Scotland · Cairngorms National Park

Stob Coire Etchachan

Height
1082 m · 3,550 ft
Grid reference
NJ 02477 00522
Coordinates
57.08540, -3.61075
County / area
Aberdeenshire/Moray
OS Landranger
36
OS Explorer
OL57S 403S
Summit feature
small cairn
Key col
NJ022006 (1055 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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Computed astronomically for 57.085, -3.611. 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).

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).

Rated places to eat within 10 km of Stob Coire Etchachan
PlaceTypeRatingDistance
The Pine Marten Bar & KitchenRestaurant/Cafe/CanteenPass9.7 km · NW

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.

Which hill this one belongs to

Stob Coire Etchachan is not counted as an independent hill in its own right. In prominence terms it belongs to Beinn Mheadhoin (1,183 m) — the nearest Marilyn you can reach from this summit without first dropping below its key col, 1,055 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

PeakHeightDistance
Beinn Mheadhoin1182.9 m1.2 km
Sgurr an Lochan Uaine982.9 m1.4 km
Creagan a' Choire Etchachan1107.2 m1.6 km
Stacan Dubha1014 m1.6 km
Carn Etchachan1120 m2.2 km
Beinn a' Chaorainn1083.3 m2.2 km