Sgùrr a' Mhadaidh, Glenbrittle

Name: Sgùrr a' Mhadaidh
Address: Glenbrittle, United Kingdom

#8 among attractions in Glenbrittle

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Sgùrr a' Mhadaidh is a Munro summit on the Black Cuillin ridge on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. Like the rest of the range it is composed of gabbro, a rock with excellent grip for mountaineering. ()

Alternative names: First ascent: 1887Elevation: 3012 ftCoordinates: 57°13'51"N, 6°13'55"W

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Glenbrittle United Kingdom

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Sgùrr a' Mhadaidh – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Sgùrr Dearg, Am Basteir, Bruach na Frìthe, Sgùrr na Banachdaich.

1.2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
Sgùrr Dearg, Glenbrittle
31 min walk • Sgùrr Dearg is a mountain in the Cuillin on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. It is topped by the Inaccessible Pinnacle, a fin of rock measuring 50 metres along its longest edge. The top of the Inaccessible Pinnacle, which at 985.8 m is the highest point of Sgùrr Dearg and the only Munro with a peak that can only be reached by rock climbing.
1.6 miNE
Natural attraction, Mountain
Am Basteir, Sligachan
41 min walk • Am Basteir is a mountain in the northern Cuillin range on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. It is 934 metres high and classed as a Munro. It forms a narrow blade of rock, which bears comparison with the Inaccessible Pinnacle.
1.4 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Bruach na Frìthe, Isle of Skye
35 min walk • Bruach na Frìthe is one of the principal summits on the Black Cuillin ridge, on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. Like the rest of the range it is composed of gabbro, a rock with excellent grip for mountaineering.
0.8 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Sgùrr na Banachdaich, Glenbrittle
20 min walk • Sgùrr na Banachdaich is most difficult of the main Black Cuillin peaks to ascend. The simplest route ascends via Coire nan Eich from Glen Brittle. Knowledge of ropes are likely to be required until the summit is reached.
~1410 ftS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Sgùrr a' Ghreadaidh, Glenbrittle
7 min walk • Sgùrr a' Ghreadaidh is the highest summit on the northern half of the Black Cuillin ridge on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. Like the rest of the range it is composed of gabbro, a rock that provides good grip for mountaineering.