Sgurr Dubh
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
- 782 m · 2,566 ft
- Prominence
- 215 m
- Grid reference
- NG 97912 55778
- Coordinates
- 57.54690, -5.37878
- County / area
- Highland
- Region
- Applecross to Achnasheen
- 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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Computed astronomically for 57.547, -5.379. Plan your finish with the daylight safety planner.
Summit weather live
Loading forecast for the summit (782 m)…
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.
| Route | Total length | From 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
| Peak | Height | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |