Sgurr Choinnich Mor

Munro · Scottish Highlands

Sgurr Choinnich Mor

1,094 m · 3,589 ft

Sgurr Choinnich Mor

Munro · Scottish Highlands

Sgurr Choinnich Mor

1,094 m · 3,589 ft

Hill data: The Database of British and Irish Hills v18.6 (CC BY 4.0)Height1,094 m3,589 ft
Grid RefNN 227 714
OS Map392OS Explorer
RegionBen Nevis, Mamores & Ben Alder

Sgùrr Chòinnich Mòr sits at the western end of the Grey Corries, where the ridge twists round before dropping towards the Aonachs and Ben Nevis. The top is a narrow, grassy crest with a cairn, set above slopes of shattered rock. The name is usually given as 'big mossy peak', and its north-east shoulder carries the high ridge on to the rest of the Grey Corries.

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Summit

Cairn

Rock & Ground

Narrow grassy crest above shattered rock, on the quartzite ridge of the Grey Corries.

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Summit Weather

Our Route

Distance13.5 mi21.7 km
Ascent2,150 m7,050 ft
Time8h 50mwalking
StartThe car park at the end of the Glen Nevis roadNN 1685 6914
Directions

No path for 12.7 kmAbout 12.7 km of this route has no path on the map (longest stretch 3.1 km). Expect rough, pathless ground. You will need a map and compass and the skills to use them.

Also on this route: Aonach Beag (Nevis Range)

Safety: Routes are a guide only. Carry a map and compass and know how to use them, check the weather before you go, and turn back if in doubt. You use this route at your own risk.

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