Sgurr nan Ceathramhnan · Sgurr nan Ceathreamhnan
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
- 1149.7 m · 3,772 ft
- Prominence
- 433 m
- Grid reference
- NH 05705 22840
- Coordinates
- 57.25491, -5.22273
- County / area
- Highland
- Region
- Loch Duich to Cannich
- OS Landranger
- 25 33
- OS Explorer
- 414N
- Summit feature
- cairn
- Key col
- NH098238 (717 m)
About Sgurr nan Ceathramhnan
Sgùrr nan Ceathreamhnan, 'peak of the quarters', lies in the Northwest Highlands between Glen Affric and Glen Elchaig, roughly 30 kilometres east of Kyle of Lochalsh. It is a Munro and the third-highest mountain north of the Great Glen, behind Carn Eighe and Mam Sodhail.
Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Sgùrr nan Ceathramhnan (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 57.255, -5.223. 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 cairn. On broad or flat summits the obvious cairn is not always the true high point.
- Survey method
- obvious summit/Leica RX1250
- Record revised
- 27-Jan-24
- Drop measured from
- NH098238 · 717 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 nan Ceathramhnan group
8 other listed summits sit in the same prominence group, with Sgurr nan Ceathramhnan as the independent hill at its head.
| Summit | Height | Drop |
|---|---|---|
| Sgurr nan Ceathreamhnan West Top | 1,142 m | 33 m |
| Stuc Bheag | 1,075 m | 48 m |
| Stuc Mor | 1,042 m | 52 m |
| Mullach na Dheiragain | 982 m | 144 m |
| Mullach Sithidh | 974 m | 49 m |
| Carn na Con Dhu | 967 m | 82 m |
| An Socach | 920 m | 124 m |
| Stuc Fraoch Choire | 918 m | 37 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 nan Ceathreamhnan West Top | 1142.3 m | 0.4 km |
| Stuc Bheag | 1074.9 m | 0.9 km |
| Stuc Mor | 1041.6 m | 1.5 km |
| Carn na Con Dhu | 967 m | 2.1 km |
| Sgurr Gaorsaic | 838.2 m | 2.3 km |
| Stuc Fraoch Choire | 918.4 m | 2.5 km |