Meall a' Phubuill
3 classifications here — Marilyn, HuMP and Simm — belong to lists OpenFell holds only part of, so they have no list page. See how far the coverage goes.
- Height
- 772.7 m · 2,535 ft
- Prominence
- 467 m
- Grid reference
- NN 02942 85408
- Coordinates
- 56.91801, -5.23903
- County / area
- Highland
- Region
- Mallaig to Fort William
- OS Landranger
- 41
- OS Explorer
- 399
- Summit feature
- cairn
- Key col
- NN092858 (306 m)
About Meall a' Phubuill
Meall a' Phubuill is a rounded, grassy hill at the head of Glen Loy, north-west of Fort William in Lochaber. The surrounding country is little visited grass and heather moorland, though the summit ridge itself is steep.
It reaches roughly 773 metres, enough for Corbett status, and is also a Marilyn, HuMP and Simm.
Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Meall a' Phubuill (CC BY-SA 4.0). Heights, prominence and grid references come from the Database of British & Irish Hills, not from Wikipedia.
Access rights here
Yes Right to roam: Statutory right of responsible access to most land and inland water.
Yes Wild camping: Wild camping is broadly lawful under the 2003 Act.
General position for Scotland — local byelaws, seasonal restrictions and closures can override it. Full details: access rights in Scotland · check another location.
Daylight at this summit today
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Computed astronomically for 56.918, -5.239. Plan your finish with the daylight safety planner.
Summit weather live
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Forecast adjusted to summit altitude. Weather data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0).
Finding the summit
rock 10m N of cairn at NN 02947 85418 may be as high.
The recorded summit point is cairn. That distinction matters on broad or flat tops, where the obvious cairn is not always the true high point.
- Survey method
- Leica RX1250
- Record revised
- 04-Aug-19
- Drop measured from
- NN092858 · 306 m
Survey notes are field observations recorded in the Database of British & Irish Hills (v18.3, CC BY 4.0) by the hill-surveying community.
Nearest listed peaks
| Peak | Height | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Meall Onfhaidh | 679.3 m | 2.3 km |
| Gulvain | 987 m | 3.4 km |
| Gulvain South Top | 961 m | 3.4 km |
| Mullach Coire nan Geur-oirean | 727 m | 4.3 km |
| Aodann Chleireig | 662.6 m | 4.5 km |
| Braigh nan Uamhachan | 765 m | 5.5 km |