Sgairneach Mhor
4 classifications here — Marilyn, HuMP, Simm and Murdo — belong to lists OpenFell holds only part of, so they have no list page. See how far the coverage goes.
- Height
- 991.4 m · 3,253 ft
- Prominence
- 182 m
- Grid reference
- NN 59866 73117
- Coordinates
- 56.82841, -4.29808
- County / area
- Perth and Kinross
- OS Landranger
- 42
- OS Explorer
- OL50 393
- Summit feature
- mound
- Key col
- NN582727 (809 m)
About Sgairneach Mhor
Sgairneach Mhòr is one of a group of seven Munros gathered around the summit of the Pass of Drumochter, known collectively as the Drumochter mountains or informally as the A9 Munros. It lies 13 km south-southwest of Dalwhinnie and four kilometres east of the long expanse of Loch Ericht.
Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Sgairneach 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 56.828, -4.298. 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
ground 20m E by trig point at NN 59884 73121 is 20cm lower.
The recorded summit point is mound. 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
- 15-Dec-24
- Drop measured from
- NN582727 · 809 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Beinn Udlamain | 1010.2 m | 2.1 km |
| The Sow of Atholl | 798.9 m | 2.8 km |
| A' Mharconaich | 973.2 m | 3.2 km |
| Geal-charn | 917.1 m | 5.1 km |
| Meall na Leitreach | 777.1 m | 5.1 km |
| Stob an Aonaich Mhoir | 855.6 m | 7.1 km |