Stob a' Choire Odhair
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
- 945 m · 3,100 ft
- Prominence
- 279.4 m
- Grid reference
- NN 25735 45973
- Coordinates
- 56.57331, -4.83830
- County / area
- Argyll and Bute/Highland
- Region
- Glen Etive to Glen Lochy
- OS Landranger
- 50
- OS Explorer
- 377E 384
- Summit feature
- cairn
- Key col
- NN 2434 4576 (665.5 m)
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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- Civil twilight ends
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Computed astronomically for 56.573, -4.838. 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
- 06-Apr-22
- Drop measured from
- NN 2434 4576 · 665.5 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.
Reaching Stob a' Choire Odhair by train
One National Rail station sits within 8 km of the summit — close enough to make a car-free day of it. Distances are straight lines, not walking routes.
| Station | From summit | Summit lies |
|---|---|---|
| Bridge of Orchy | 7.9 km | NW of the station |
Each station page lists every hill in its reach, long-distance paths from the door and a live-times link — see all stations with hills in reach. Station positions from NaPTAN (OGL v3.0).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings House Hotel | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | Pass | 8.7 km · N |
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 Ghabhar | 1089.2 m | 2.7 km |
| Sron a' Ghearrain | 990 m | 3.6 km |
| Clach Leathad | 1099 m | 3.7 km |
| Meall a' Bhuiridh | 1107.9 m | 4.4 km |
| Stob a' Bhruaich Leith | 941.5 m | 4.9 km |
| Creise | 1099.8 m | 5 km |