Sgurr Thuilm
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
- 963 m · 3,159 ft
- Prominence
- 614 m
- Grid reference
- NM 93910 87970
- Coordinates
- 56.93706, -5.38921
- County / area
- Highland
- Region
- Mallaig to Fort William
- OS Landranger
- 40
- OS Explorer
- 398E
- Summit feature
- cairn
- Key col
- NM966865 (349 m)
About Sgurr Thuilm
Sgurr Thuilm stands at the head of Glen Finnan in the Glenfinnan area of the Highlands, roughly seven kilometres north of Loch Shiel.
Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Sgùrr Thuilm (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 56.937, -5.389. Plan your finish with the daylight safety planner.
Summit weather live
Loading forecast for the summit (963 m)…
Forecast adjusted to summit altitude. Weather data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0).
Finding the summit
rock 5m S of cairn at NM 93907 87964 may be as high.
The recorded summit point is cairn. That distinction matters on broad or flat tops, where the obvious cairn is not always the true high point.
- Record revised
- 10-Nov-12
- Drop measured from
- NM966865 · 349 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.
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 | 1.2 km |
Route lines © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); distance from the summit computed by OpenFell.
Nearest listed peaks
| Peak | Height | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Streap | 909 m | 1.8 km |
| Sgurr nan Coireachan | 956.3 m | 3.6 km |
| Braigh nan Uamhachan | 765 m | 3.8 km |
| Carn Mor | 830 m | 4.6 km |
| Gulvain South Top | 961 m | 5.9 km |
| Gulvain | 987 m | 6.4 km |