Sgurr a' Mhaim
5 classifications here — Trail 100, 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
- 1099 m · 3,606 ft
- Prominence
- 316 m
- Grid reference
- NN 16469 66721
- Coordinates
- 56.75592, -5.00369
- County / area
- Highland
- OS Landranger
- 41
- OS Explorer
- 392
- Summit feature
- cairn
- Key col
- NN193656 (783 m)
About Sgurr a' Mhaim
Sgurr a' Mhaim is the second-highest peak of the Mamores, standing directly across Glen Nevis from Ben Nevis. The Gaelic name means rocky peak of the rounded hill.
Its cap of quartzite stones lends the summit a pale grey cast that is regularly mistaken at a distance for snow cover.
Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Sgùrr a' Mhàim (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 56.756, -5.004. 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).
The Sgurr a' Mhaim group
2 other listed summits sit in the same prominence group, with Sgurr a' Mhaim as the independent hill at its head.
| Summit | Height | Drop |
|---|---|---|
| Sgurr an Iubhair | 1,000 m | 77 m |
| Stob Choire a' Mhail | 990 m | 66 m |
Grouping is by prominence alone: a summit belongs to the nearest higher Marilyn it connects to without a deeper intervening col. Over a large massif that can gather hills no one would walk in a single day, and which few would describe as parts of the same mountain — it is a measure of independence, not a suggested route.
Nearest listed peaks
| Peak | Height | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Stob Choire a' Mhail | 990 m | 0.7 km |
| Sgurr an Iubhair | 999.7 m | 1.2 km |
| Am Bodach | 1031.8 m | 2 km |
| Stob Ban | 999.7 m | 2.1 km |
| Stob Coire a' Chairn | 981.3 m | 2.2 km |
| An Gearanach | 981.5 m | 2.3 km |