Sgùrr nan Gillean, Sligachan

Name: Sgùrr nan Gillean
Address: Sligachan, United Kingdom

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Natural attraction, Top attraction, Mountain

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Sgùrr nan Gillean is a mountain in the northern section of the Cuillin range on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. With a height of 966.1 metres, it is one of eleven Munros in the Cuillin ridge. It is the Munro closest to Sligachan, and its impressive triangular profile is visible behind the Sligachan hotel, making it perhaps the most recognised peak in the Cuillin range. ()

Alternative names: First ascent: 1836Elevation: 3170 ftProminence: 673 ftCoordinates: 57°14'52"N, 6°11'32"W

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Sgùrr nan Gillean – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Sgùrr Dearg, Sgùrr Alasdair, Sgùrr nan Eag, Sgùrr Dubh Mòr.

2.9 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
Sgùrr Dearg, Glenbrittle
74 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.
3.1 miS
Soaring peak popular for rock climbing
Sgùrr Alasdair, Glenbrittle
79 min walk • Sgùrr Alasdair is the highest peak of the Black Cuillin, and the highest peak on the Isle of Skye and in the Inner Hebrides, and indeed in all the Scottish islands, at 992 m. Like the rest of the range it is composed of gabbro, a rock with excellent grip for mountaineering.
3.7 miS
Mountain
Sgùrr nan Eag, Glenbrittle
94 min walk • Sgùrr nan Eag is a 924-metre mountain, a Munro, in the Cuillin range on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. It is the southernmost Munro on the Cuillin ridge and it lies between Loch Brittle to the west and the Scavaig River, the outlet from Loch Coruisk, to the east.
3.1 miS
Mountain
Sgùrr Dubh Mòr, Glenbrittle
78 min walk • Sgùrr Dubh Mòr is a 944-metre mountain, a Munro, in the Cuillin range on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. It is slightly to the east of the main Cuillin ridge at the highest point of the Dubh ridge which extends eastwards to Loch Coruisk.
3 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Loch Coruisk, Isle of Skye
76 min walk • Loch Coruisk is an inland fresh-water loch, lying at the foot of the Black Cuillin in the Isle of Skye, in the Scottish Highlands. Loch Coruisk is reputed to be the home of a kelpie or water horse, a shape-shifting creature that can assume human form.
3.3 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
Cuillin, Isle of Skye
85 min walk • The Cuillin is a range of rocky mountains located on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. The main Cuillin ridge is also known as the Black Cuillin to distinguish it from the Red Cuillin, which lie to the east of Glen Sligachan.
0.4 miW
Natural attraction, Mountain
Am Basteir, Sligachan
12 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.
4.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Blà Bheinn, Isle of Skye
107 min walk • Blà Bheinn, is a mountain on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. It is usually regarded as an outlier to the Black Cuillin. It is mainly composed of gabbro, a rock with excellent grip for mountaineers and scramblers. The name Blà Bheinn is thought to mean "blue mountain", from a combination of Norse and Gaelic.
2.9 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Sgùrr MhicChoinnich, Glenbrittle
75 min walk • Sgùrr MhicChoinnich is a mountain on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. It is in the Black Cuillin range of mountains and is classified as a Munro. Like all the other Black Cuillin mountains it is made predominantly of gabbro rock and has little vegetation. The mountain is named after the mountain guide, John MacKenzie.
3.6 miNE
Mountain
Beinn Dearg Mhor, Sligachan
91 min walk • Beinn Dearg Mhor, is a mountain in the Red Cuillin mountains of the Isle of Skye. It is located between Loch Ainort and the settlement of Sligachan.
0.7 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Bruach na Frìthe, Isle of Skye
18 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.