Buidhe Bheinn

About Buidhe Bheinn

Overlooking the dark waters of Loch Hourn, this rugged, twin-peaked Corbett offers a quintessential West Highland experience. Its rocky slopes are steep and largely pathless, leading to a wild summit ridge. It provides a quieter, rougher alternative to the nearby Munros, rewarding climbers with an untamed, remote character.

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• •The name is derived from the Scottish Gaelic for 'Yellow Hill,' likely a reference to the distinctive hue of the dead grasses and sedges that cover the slopes during the autumn and winter months.
• •The mountain features two distinct summits of almost equal height; while the western top is the official high point, the eastern top is only slightly lower and sits at the end of a narrow, rocky ridge.
• •The summit offers a spectacular, earned view across the fjord-like Loch Hourn to the peaks of the Knoydart wilderness, most notably the massive northern precipices of Ladhar Bheinn.
• •It is frequently climbed in combination with the neighbouring Corbett, Sgùrr a' Bhac Chaolais, though the route between them involves a steep and demanding drop into the Bealach a' Chàis.
• •Naming a peak the 'Yellow Hill' seems an act of extreme optimism in a region where the prevailing weather usually limits the colour palette to various shades of wet granite and Atlantic cloud.