Scotland
Stob Ban
977M
3205FT
About Stob Ban
Situated at the eastern end of the Grey Corries, this striking Munro is defined by its pale quartzite screes. While often overshadowed by its higher neighbours, it offers a steep, rewarding ascent and provides an exceptional vantage point looking back towards the massive ridge of Stob Choire Claurigh and the Loch Treig hills.
Key Statistics
Rank
50th Highest in Region
Parent Range
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Prominence
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174
Nearest Town
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Geology
You are walking on hard, white quartz rocks and shiny, mica-flecked sandstone. These durable layers give the mountain its strikingly pale and rugged character.
Find It
OS Grid Reference
NN266723
Latitude
56.8107°N
Longitude
4.8409°W
Did You Know?
- •The name is Scottish Gaelic, where 'Stob' means peak or stump and 'Bàn' means white or fair. This refers to the distinctive cap of light-coloured quartzite rock that covers the summit, making the mountain appear snow-capped even in the height of summer.
- •While many walkers bag this peak as an outlier during a full traverse of the Grey Corries ridge, it is also frequently climbed as a single objective from the Lairig Leacach bothy to the south.
- •From the summit, the view west provides the best perspective of the Grey Corries' main spine, while looking east offers a clear sightline over the remote expanse of Rannoch Moor toward the peaks of the Ben Alder forest.
- •The hill is composed of Dalradian quartzite, a metamorphosed sandstone over 500 million years old that is famously hard on the knees and even harder on a pair of leather walking boots.
- •Navigators must be precise when logging their progress, as there is another Munro named Stob Bàn located just nine miles to the west in the Mamores range.