Stob Dubh
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
- 883 m · 2,897 ft
- Prominence
- 521 m
- Grid reference
- NN 16642 48822
- Coordinates
- 56.59540, -4.98811
- County / area
- Highland
- Region
- Glen Etive to Glen Lochy
- OS Landranger
- 50
- OS Explorer
- 384
- Summit feature
- cairn
- Key col
- NN180472 (362 m)
About Stob Dubh
Stob Dubh lies at the head of Loch Etive, north of Taynuilt, in the Grampian Mountains. The ground is rough in places, but the summit can be gained without scrambling.
The height here is 883 m, and the hill appears on the Corbett, Marilyn, HuMP and Simm lists.
Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Stob Dubh (Corbett) (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 56.595, -4.988. 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
rocky ground 10m NE of cairn is highest visible ground.
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.
- Survey method
- Abney level
- Record revised
- 28-Oct-01
- Drop measured from
- NN180472 · 362 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.
Nearest listed peaks
| Peak | Height | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Stob Coir' an Albannaich | 1044.9 m | 4.5 km |
| Buachaille Etive Mor - Stob na Broige | 953.4 m | 4.5 km |
| Meall nan Eun | 928.1 m | 4.7 km |
| Buachaille Etive Beag - Stob Dubh | 958 m | 4.9 km |
| Beinn Maol Chaluim | 906.3 m | 4.9 km |
| Stob Coire Sgreamhach | 1072 m | 5 km |