Sgurr nan Eugallt
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
- 897.5 m · 2,945 ft
- Prominence
- 612 m
- Grid reference
- NG 92719 04857
- Coordinates
- 57.08796, -5.42264
- County / area
- Highland
- Region
- Knoydart to Glen Kingie
- OS Landranger
- 33
- OS Explorer
- 413S
- Summit feature
- small cairn
- Key col
- NG928029 (286 m)
About Sgurr nan Eugallt
Sgùrr nan Eugallt is the high point of a compact group of hills south of Loch Hourn, running from Barrisdale across to Loch Quoich. Though lower than several mountains nearby, it is separated from all of them by a ring of deep glens, which gives it a distinctly self-contained feel.
Access is less awkward than the setting suggests — a ruined roadside cottage roughly 4 km east of the summit offers limited parking — but the road there is single track and the cottage lies some 20 miles from the nearest main road. Falling short of Munro height and lying in wild country, the hill sees few visitors.
Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Sgùrr nan Eugallt (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 57.088, -5.423. Plan your finish with the daylight safety planner.
Summit weather live
Loading forecast for the summit (898 m)…
Forecast adjusted to summit altitude. Weather data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0).
Finding the summit
rock 5m W is 5cm lower.
The recorded summit point is small cairn. 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-Nov-18
- Drop measured from
- NG928029 · 286 m
Classification history: Relocated from hill 745 in May 2001.
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 (Fort William → Glenfinnan → Morvich) | 114 km | 1.9 km |
Route lines © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); distance from the summit computed by OpenFell.
Nearest listed peaks
| Peak | Height | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Meall nan Eun | 667 m | 2.4 km |
| Slat Bheinn | 700.6 m | 2.7 km |
| Sgurr a' Choire-bheithe | 913.3 m | 4.5 km |
| Druim Fada | 710.7 m | 4.7 km |
| Sgurr a' Mhaoraich Beag | 947.1 m | 5.3 km |
| Buidhe Bheinn | 885.5 m | 5.5 km |