About Glas Mheall Mor
Sitting prominently on the eastern edge of the Fannichs, this high Munro Top forms a rugged shoulder between An Coileachan and Meall Gorm. Its rocky, wind-swept plateau offers a wild perspective across the Loch Fannich forest towards the Beinn Dearg massif, providing a true sense of the range's remote scale.
Key Statistics
Rank
16th Highest in Region
Parent Range
Data coming soon
Nearest Town
Dundonnell
Prominence
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102.7
Geology
You are walking on the Applecross Formation, a sturdy sandstone filled with small pebbles and pockets of gravel.
Classifications
Did You Know?
- •The name is derived from the Gaelic 'Glas Mheall Mòr', which translates as 'Great Grey Hill', a reference to the weathered stone and scree that characterises its upper slopes.
- •It is typically visited as part of the 'Big Fannichs' traverse, situated on the high-level ridge that connects the eastern peaks of the range above the deep trough of Loch Fannich.
- •The summit cairn offers an exceptional, earned view across the Dirrie More to the sprawling wilderness of the Dundonnell Forest and the jagged skyline of the Fisherfield Forest peaks.
- •At 979 metres, it is significantly higher than many official Munros, yet it remains a 'Top' due to the shallow col separating it from its parent peak, An Coileachan—a distinction that feels entirely academic when you are battling the wind on its exposed plateau.
Find It
OS Grid Reference
NH076853
Latitude
57.8165°N
Longitude
5.2404°W