Sgùrr a' Mhaoraich

#2253 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Sgùrr a' Mhaoraich is a Scottish mountain located to the north of Loch Quoich in the north western highlands. It has a height of 1027 m and is classed as a Munro. Viewed from Kinloch Hourn to the west, or from the north, it shows large, steep, rocky flanks with a complex series of ridges and corries, but like its neighbours such as Gleouraich, its southern side is gentler and grassier. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 3369 ftProminence: 2316 ftCoordinates: 57°6'20"N, 5°19'49"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Sgùrr na Ciste Duibhe, Buidhe Bheinn, Ben Aden, Druim Fada.

5.2 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Sgùrr na Ciste Duibhe
133 min walk • Sgùrr na Ciste Duibhe is a Scottish mountain situated on the northern side of Glen Shiel, 27 kilometres south east of Kyle of Lochalsh in the Highland council area.
2 miNW
Mountain
Buidhe Bheinn, Knoydart
52 min walk • Bhidhe Bheinn is a mountain in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. It lies between Glen Shiel and Loch Hourn. A rugged mountain, it can either be climbed from the Kinloch Hourn side or from Kintail to the north.
7.2 miSW
Mountain
Ben Aden, Knoydart
184 min walk • Ben Aden is a mountain in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. It lies on the Knoydart peninsula in Lochaber. Regarded as one of the finest Corbetts in Scotland and one of the toughest to climb, the mountain is steep and rocky on all sides.
5.6 miW
Mountain
Druim Fada, Knoydart
144 min walk • Druim Fada is a mountain in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. Located on the northern shore of Loch Hourn in Ross and Cromarty. A long, craggy ridge, it runs for several kilometres on the northern side of the loch. The nearest village is Arnisdale to the west.
5.8 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Sgùrr a' Bhealaich Dheirg
148 min walk • Sgùrr a' Bhealaich Dheirg is a Scottish mountain situated in Kintail on the northern side of Glen Shiel, 30 kilometres south east of Kyle of Lochalsh.
6.3 miSW
Mountain
Sgùrr a' Choire-bheithe, Knoydart
161 min walk • Sgùrr a' Choire-bleithe is a 913-m mountain in the remote Knoydart area of Lochaber, Northwest Highlands, Scotland. It is one of highest Corbetts at 913.3 metres, and misses out on Munro status by just over one metre. The summit is the culminating point of a long and rugged ridge that stretches from Loch Quoich to Barrisdale Bay.
3.5 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Gleouraich
90 min walk • Gleouraich is a Scottish mountain located to the north of Loch Quoich in the north western highlands. It has a height of 1035 m and is classed as a Munro.
3.8 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Sgùrr na Sgine
97 min walk • Sgùrr na Sgine is a Scottish mountain situated eight kilometres south of Shiel Bridge in the Glenshiel Forest at the lower end of Glen Shiel in the Highland District.
3.3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Loch Quoich
86 min walk • Loch Quoich is a loch and reservoir situated west of Loch Garry approximately 40 km northwest of Fort William, Lochaber, Scotland. The name means "loch of the quaich". Both lochs form part of the Glen Garry hydroelectricity project commissioned by the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board in the 1950s. The scheme was completed in 1962.
6 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Aonach Meadhoin
154 min walk • Aonach Meadhoin is a Munro mountain situated in the Kintail region of Scotland. It stands on the northern side of Glen Shiel some 31 kilometres south east of Kyle of Lochalsh.
7.3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Am Bàthach
187 min walk • Am Bàthach is a Scottish mountain situated at the head of Glen Shiel, at the western end of Loch Cluanie some 38 km south east of Kyle of Lochalsh.

Sgùrr a' Mhaoraich

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