Scotland

Sail 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.

Sail Mhor, 767 m, Highland
Sail Mhor, 767 m, Highland. Photo by Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Height
767 m · 2,516 ft
Grid reference
NH 03299 88694
Coordinates
57.84445, -5.31582
County / area
Highland
OS Landranger
19
OS Explorer
435N
Summit feature
cairn
Key col
NH036865 (445 m)

About Sail Mhor

Sail Mhor sits at the western end of a long ridge running down from An Teallach, in Wester Ross close to the remote hamlet of Dundonnell and some way south of Ullapool.

Little Loch Broom lies immediately to the north, and the summit looks out over the coast towards the Summer Isles. It is a Corbett, Marilyn, HuMP and Simm within the Northwest Highlands.

Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Sail Mhòr (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 57.844, -5.316. Plan your finish with the daylight safety planner.

Summit weather live

Loading forecast for the summit (767 m)…

Forecast adjusted to summit altitude. Weather data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0).

Finding the summit

Surveyor's note

windshelter 130m NE at NH 03398 88783 is about 2m lower.

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
Abney level
Record revised
10-Mar-07
Drop measured from
NH036865 · 445 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.

Get food nearby

2 places to eat or drink within 10 km of the summit, rated under the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (Scotland runs its own Food Hygiene Information Scheme, a pass/fail equivalent).

Rated places to eat within 10 km of Sail Mhor
PlaceTypeRatingDistance
Maggies TearoomRestaurant/Cafe/CanteenPass3.1 km · E
Pancake BarnRestaurant/Cafe/CanteenPass4.2 km · NW

Classifications and ratings are the local authority's own and can be coarse — this is a lead, not a guarantee of opening hours or that food is served to non-residents. Follow a name through to the official rating page to check, and confirm before you rely on it.

Food hygiene data from the Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Scotland (Open Government Licence v3.0). Distances and directions computed by OpenFell from the summit.

Nearest listed peaks

PeakHeightDistance
Sgurr Creag an Eich1016.4 m5.4 km
Glas Mheall Mor979.5 m5.4 km
An Teallach - Bidein a' Ghlas Thuill1062.6 m5.6 km
An Teallach - Sgurr Fiona1058.7 m5.9 km
Lord Berkeley's Seat1031.5 m6.1 km
Beinn Ghobhlach634.9 m6.1 km