Sgurr Breac
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
- 999.6 m · 3,280 ft
- Prominence
- 450.8 m
- Grid reference
- NH 15843 71095
- Coordinates
- 57.69194, -5.09131
- County / area
- Highland
- Region
- The Fannaichs
- OS Landranger
- 20
- OS Explorer
- 435S 436S
- Summit feature
- slab
- Key col
- NH 1751 7059 (548.8 m)
About Sgurr Breac
Sgùrr Breac belongs to the Fannichs of Wester Ross and carries a very steep north face. It is a remote hill, with Auchindrean the nearest settlement, and ascents are normally made from the eastern side. At 999.6 m it falls only just short of the 1,000 m mark while comfortably qualifying as a Munro.
Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Sgùrr Breac (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 57.692, -5.091. 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
base of cairn c.30m to WNW at NH 15819 71110 is lower.
The recorded summit point is slab. 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
- 11-Feb-21
- Drop measured from
- NH 1751 7059 · 548.8 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.
The Sgurr Breac group
One other listed summit sits in the same prominence group, with Sgurr Breac as the independent hill at its head.
| Summit | Height | Drop |
|---|---|---|
| Toman Coinnich | 937 m | 73 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Toman Coinnich | 936.6 m | 1 km |
| A' Chailleach | 998.6 m | 2.2 km |
| Sgurr nan Clach Geala | 1093 m | 2.6 km |
| Sgurr nan Each | 923 m | 2.9 km |
| Meall a' Chrasgaidh | 934 m | 3.4 km |
| Carn na Criche | 961.7 m | 4 km |