Scotland

Sgurr Dubh

CorbettMarilynHuMPSimm

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.

Sgurr Dubh, 782 m, Highland
Sgurr Dubh, 782 m, Highland. Photo by Nigel Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Height
782 m · 2,566 ft
Grid reference
NG 97912 55778
Coordinates
57.54690, -5.37878
County / area
Highland
OS Landranger
25
OS Explorer
429 433
Summit feature
ground within 3m of shelter cairn
Key col
NG974544 (567 m)

About Sgurr Dubh

Sgùrr Dubh, the black steep hill, rises abruptly from the south side of Glen Torridon, south-west of Kinlochewe in Wester Ross. Beinn Eighe fills the far side of the glen, and although Sgùrr Dubh is much the smaller of the two it has a distinct character of its own.

Its 782 metres make it a Corbett, with Marilyn, HuMP and Simm listings too.

Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Sgùrr Dubh (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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Civil twilight ends

Computed astronomically for 57.547, -5.379. 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 ground within 3m of shelter cairn. On broad or flat summits the obvious cairn is not always the true high point.

Survey method
obvious summit
Record revised
03-Dec-13
Drop measured from
NG974544 · 567 m

Classification history: Alternative col at NG973542.

Survey notes are field observations recorded in the Database of British & Irish Hills (v18.3, CC BY 4.0) by the hill-surveying community.

Long-distance paths past this hill

One waymarked long-distance route runs within 2.5 km of the summit — useful if you are linking this hill into a longer walk, or want a made path for the approach.

RouteTotal lengthFrom summit
Cape Wrath Trail (Bendronaig → Strathcarron → Kinlochewe) 38 km 1.8 km

Route lines © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); distance from the summit computed by OpenFell.

Nearest listed peaks

PeakHeightDistance
Sgorr nan Lochan Uaine 871 m 2.8 km
Beinn Liath Mhor 926 m 4.1 km
Beinn Eighe - Spidean Coire nan Clach 993 m 4.2 km
Sgurr Ban 970 m 4.2 km
Sgurr nan Fhir Duibhe 963 m 4.2 km
Stuc a' Choire Dhuibh Bhig 915.4 m 4.4 km