Stob a' Choin
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
- 867.2 m · 2,845 ft
- Prominence
- 478 m
- Grid reference
- NN 41724 15968
- Coordinates
- 56.30967, -4.56016
- County / area
- Stirling
- Region
- Loch Lomond to Strathyre
- OS Landranger
- 56
- OS Explorer
- OL46N 365N
- Summit feature
- cairn on outcrop
- Key col
- NN451141 (389 m)
About Stob a' Choin
Stob a' Choin rises north of Loch Katrine, inside the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park, and belongs to the Grampian Mountains. At 867.2 m it is a Corbett, and Balquhidder is the nearest village.
Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Stob a' Choin (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.
In defined Camping Management Zones (roughly 1 March – 30 September) camping requires a permit or use of a designated site, despite the general Scottish access right. Zones cover parts of east Loch Lomond, Trossachs lochshores and other honeypot areas.
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
- Sunrise
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- Sunset
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- Daylight
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- Civil twilight ends
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Computed astronomically for 56.310, -4.560. Plan your finish with the daylight safety planner.
Summit weather live
Loading forecast for the summit (867 m)…
Forecast adjusted to summit altitude. Weather data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0).
Finding the summit
this is the S top which is 1m higher than N top 120m away at NN 41678 16074; outcrop 50m W is 0.5m lower.
The recorded summit point is cairn on outcrop. 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
- 03-Jun-24
- Drop measured from
- NN451141 · 389 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.
Get food nearby
One place to eat or drink within 10 km of the summit, rated under the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (Scotland runs its own Food Hygiene Information Scheme, a pass/fail equivalent).
| Place | Type | Rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inversnaid Hotel | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | Pass | 9.5 km · SW |
Classifications and ratings are the local authority's own and can be coarse — this is a lead, not a guarantee of opening hours or that food is served to non-residents. Follow a name through to the official rating page to check, and confirm before you rely on it.
Food hygiene data from the Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Scotland (Open Government Licence v3.0). Distances and directions computed by OpenFell from the summit.
Nearest listed peaks
| Peak | Height | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Stob Breac | 686.4 m | 3.1 km |
| Meall Mor | 746 m | 3.4 km |
| Beinn a' Chroin East Top | 940.1 m | 3.5 km |
| Beinn Tulaichean | 945.8 m | 3.6 km |
| Beinn a' Chroin | 941.4 m | 3.9 km |
| An Caisteal | 995.9 m | 5.1 km |