Fells/Carn Breac Mor
Scotland
Carn Breac Mor
510M
1673FT
Rank
154th Highest in Region
Parent Range
Scotland
Nearest Town
Auchlunachan
About Carn Breac Mor
A remote Dodd in the Northwest Highlands, standing at 510 metres above Loch Duich's inland watershed. The summit lies amid rugged, pathless terrain typical of this sparsely visited corner of Wester Ross, offering solitude far from the popular Munros that dominate the skyline to the south and east.
Key Statistics
Rank
154th Highest in Region
Parent Range
Scotland
Nearest Town
Auchlunachan
Prominence
?
56
Geology
Beneath your feet lie the Glen Achall and Glascarnoch formations, composed of sandy and muddy metamorphic rocks containing shiny mica.
Classifications
Nearby Fells
Did You Know?
- •The name derives from Scottish Gaelic, with 'Càrn Breac Mòr' translating to 'big speckled cairn', likely describing the mottled appearance of the summit rocks or the scattered boulders across its upper slopes.
- •The hill's grid reference places it in an area of complex, knobbly topography where small lochans multiply between forested glens and open moorland, making navigation more interesting than the modest height might suggest.
- •As a Tump with 30 metres of prominence and a Dodd requiring 15 metres, this summit earns both classifications by a comfortable margin, suggesting it stands distinctly from its surrounding ridges despite the crowded terrain.
Find It
OS Grid Reference
NH160809
Latitude
57.7799°N
Longitude
5.0961°W
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