Sgurr a' Mhuilinn
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
- 878.8 m · 2,883 ft
- Prominence
- 580 m
- Grid reference
- NH 26469 55736
- Coordinates
- 57.55838, -4.90229
- County / area
- Highland
- OS Landranger
- 25
- OS Explorer
- 430
- Summit feature
- cairn
- Key col
- NH169522 (299 m)
About Sgurr a' Mhuilinn
Sgurr a' Mhuilinn occupies a remote position in the Northwest Highlands, roughly 64 km west of Inverness.
The summit is recorded at 878.8 m, which makes it a Corbett as well as a Marilyn, HuMP and Simm.
Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Sgùrr a' Mhuilinn (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 57.558, -4.902. Plan your finish with the daylight safety planner.
Summit weather live
Loading forecast for the summit (879 m)…
Forecast adjusted to summit altitude. Weather data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0).
Finding the summit
trig point remnants incorporated in cairn.
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/Leica RX1250
- Record revised
- 04-Aug-19
- Drop measured from
- NH169522 · 299 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.
Reaching Sgurr a' Mhuilinn by train
One National Rail station sits within 8 km of the summit — close enough to make a car-free day of it. Distances are straight lines, not walking routes.
| Station | From summit | Summit lies |
|---|---|---|
| Achanalt | 5.7 km | S of the station |
Each station page lists every hill in its reach, long-distance paths from the door and a live-times link — see all stations with hills in reach. Station positions from NaPTAN (OGL v3.0).
Nearest listed peaks
| Peak | Height | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Meallan nan Uan | 838.3 m | 1.3 km |
| Meall na Faochaig | 680.6 m | 3.3 km |
| Carn na Coinnich | 673.4 m | 7.6 km |
| Bac an Eich | 849 m | 8 km |
| Beinn Mheadhoin | 664.3 m | 8 km |
| Carn nan Gobhar | 992 m | 11.9 km |