Sgurr Choinnich Beag
2 classifications here — Simm and Murdo — belong to lists OpenFell holds only part of, so they have no list page. See how far the coverage goes.
- Height
- 963 m · 3,159 ft
- Prominence
- 62 m
- Grid reference
- NN 22022 71029
- Coordinates
- 56.79673, -4.91599
- County / area
- Highland
- OS Landranger
- 41
- OS Explorer
- 392
- Summit feature
- no feature: grass a few metres E of cairn
- Key col
- NN222710 (901 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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Computed astronomically for 56.797, -4.916. 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).
Get food nearby
2 places to eat or drink within 10 km of the summit, rated under the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (Scotland runs its own Food Hygiene Information Scheme, a pass/fail equivalent).
| Place | Type | Rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rice and Chips | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | Improvement required | 9.6 km · S |
| The Factor's Inn | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | Awaiting inspection | 9.7 km · NW |
Classifications and ratings are the local authority's own and can be coarse — this is a lead, not a guarantee of opening hours or that food is served to non-residents. Follow a name through to the official rating page to check, and confirm before you rely on it.
Food hygiene data from the Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Scotland (Open Government Licence v3.0). Distances and directions computed by OpenFell from the summit.
Which hill this one belongs to
Sgurr Choinnich Beag is not counted as an independent hill in its own right. In prominence terms it belongs to Sgurr Choinnich Mor (1,094 m) — the nearest Marilyn you can reach from this summit without first dropping below its key col, 901 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sgurr Choinnich Mor | 1094 m | 0.8 km |
| Sgurr a' Bhuic | 963 m | 1.8 km |
| Stob Coire Bhealaich | 1101 m | 1.9 km |
| Stob Coire Easain | 1080 m | 2.2 km |
| Aonach Beag | 1234 m | 2.4 km |
| Stob Coire an Laoigh | 1116 m | 2.5 km |