Tom Dubh
2 classifications here — Simm and Murdo — belong to lists OpenFell holds only part of, so they have no list page. See how far the coverage goes.
- Height
- 919.8 m · 3,018 ft
- Prominence
- 40.1 m
- Grid reference
- NN 92144 95269
- Coordinates
- 57.03593, -3.77889
- County / area
- Highland
- Region
- Cairngorms
- OS Landranger
- 36 43
- OS Explorer
- OL57S 403S
- Summit feature
- boulder 8m SE of large cairn
- Key col
- NN 9223 9582 (879.7 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 57.036, -3.779. 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
0.1m higher than large cairn (NN 92137 95275); 0.02m higher than rock 55m W at NN 92091 95263; 1.4m higher than small cairn 135m SW at NN 92039 95179; 2.2m higher than small cairn 165m NW at NN 92026 95352.
The recorded summit point is boulder 8m SE of large cairn. That distinction matters on broad or flat tops, where the obvious cairn is not always the true high point.
- Survey method
- Leica NA730/Leica RX1250
- Record revised
- 28-Aug-24
- Drop measured from
- NN 9223 9582 · 879.7 m
Classification history: Topographical Munro parent is Braeriach, as given in Munro's Tables 1891-1990 and The Murdos.
Survey notes are field observations recorded in the Database of British & Irish Hills (v18.3, CC BY 4.0) by the hill-surveying community.
Which hill this one belongs to
Tom Dubh is not counted as an independent hill in its own right. In prominence terms it belongs to Braeriach (1,296 m) — the nearest Marilyn you can reach from this summit without first dropping below its key col, 880 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
| Peak | Height | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Monadh Mor | 1113.4 m | 2 km |
| Carn Ban Mor | 1050.5 m | 3.4 km |
| Carn na Criche | 1265 m | 3.5 km |
| Sgor an Lochain Uaine | 1258 m | 4.1 km |
| Sgor Gaoith | 1116 m | 4.1 km |
| Meall Dubhag | 997.4 m | 4.1 km |