Scotland
Mount Bouie
585M
1919FT
About Mount Bouie
Rising on the wild island of Jura, this 585m peak offers a rugged, pathless ascent typical of the Inner Hebrides. Its slopes look out across the Sound of Jura towards the mainland, providing a quieter alternative to the island's famous Paps while retaining the same sense of remote, windswept isolation.
Key Statistics
Rank
169th Highest in Region
Parent Range
Data coming soon
Prominence
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23
Nearest Town
Glenprosen Lodge
Geology
Mount Bouie is part of the Cairn Gibbs Psammite Formation. You are standing on layers of hardened lava and compacted volcanic ash.
Classifications
Nearby Fells
Find It
OS Grid Reference
NO304706
Latitude
56.8216°N
Longitude
3.1419°W
Did You Know?
- •The name is an anglicised phonetic spelling of the Gaelic Beinn Bhuidhe, meaning 'Yellow Mountain'. This likely refers to the golden-brown hue of the bent grasses and mosses that cover the hillside during the autumn and winter months.
- •The summit provides a grandstand view of the three Paps of Jura—Beinn an Òir, Beinn Shiantaidh, and Beinn a' Chaolais—dominating the skyline to the south, as well as the distant hills of Argyll across the sound.
- •Located in the sparsely populated northern half of Jura, the hill is situated in a landscape where red deer significantly outnumber the human residents.
- •The approach involves enough saturated bog and hidden holes to explain why many visitors prefer to admire Jura's skyline from the safety of the distillery at Craighouse instead.