Scotland

Sgurr a' Chaorainn

GrahamMarilynHuMPSimm

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
760.6 m · 2,495 ft
Grid reference
NM 89502 66194
Coordinates
56.73980, -5.44352
County / area
Highland
OS Landranger
40
OS Explorer
391
Summit feature
boulder 1m SW of cairn
Key col
NM902665 (556 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

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Daylight
Civil twilight ends

Computed astronomically for 56.740, -5.444. 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

The recorded summit point is boulder 1m SW of cairn. On broad or flat summits the obvious cairn is not always the true high point.

Survey method
Leica NA730/Leica GS15
Record revised
19-Apr-14
Drop measured from
NM902665 · 556 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

PeakHeightDistance
Sgurr Dhomhnuill 888.4 m 1.8 km
Sgurr nan Cnamh 701.8 m 2 km
Beinn na h-Uamha 762.4 m 2.2 km
Beinn Bheag 737.4 m 3.3 km
Carn na Nathrach 786 m 3.8 km
Garbh Bheinn 885 m 4.1 km