Scotland · Cairngorms National Park

Meallach Mhor

CorbettMarilynHuMPSimm

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
769 m · 2,523 ft
Prominence
234.1 m
Grid reference
NN 77660 90868
Coordinates
56.99280, -4.01527
County / area
Highland
OS Landranger
35
OS Explorer
OL56 402
Summit feature
blocky embedded boulder
Key col
NN 8005 9019 (535 m)

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

Sunrise
Sunset
Daylight
Civil twilight ends

Computed astronomically for 56.993, -4.015. 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

Surveyor's note

boulder is higher than any ground under cairn.

The recorded summit point is blocky embedded boulder. That distinction matters on broad or flat tops, where the obvious cairn is not always the true high point.

Survey method
Abney level
Record revised
05-Feb-23
Drop measured from
NN 8005 9019 · 535 m

Classification history: surveyed heights 769.0 and 535.0.

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

PeakHeightDistance
Carn Dearg Mor 857.4 m 4.7 km
Meall Chuaich 950.8 m 6.7 km
Leathad an Taobhain 911.7 m 6.8 km
Creag Ruadh 658.8 m 9.5 km
Mullach Clach a' Bhlair 1019 m 10.7 km
A' Chaoirnich 875.7 m 11 km