Scotland
Baosbheinn East Top
805M
2641FT
About Baosbheinn East Top
Situated on the sprawling Torridonian ridge of Baosbheinn, this high point offers a rugged, sandstone-strewn perspective of the Flowerdale Forest. It serves as a spectacular grandstand for the Great Wilderness of Fisherfield and the jagged northern faces of Beinn Eighe, providing a more intimate, less crowded experience than the nearby Munros.
Key Statistics
Rank
48th Highest in Region
Parent Range
North West Highlands
Prominence
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102m
Nearest Town
Highland
Geology
You are walking on the Applecross Formation. This durable, gravelly sandstone is filled with small pebbles, giving the rock its famously rough and gritty texture.
Find It
OS Grid Reference
NG877651
Latitude
57.6265°N
Longitude
5.5571°W
Did You Know?
- •The name Baosbheinn is likely derived from the Gaelic 'baoth', meaning wild or foolish, leading to the common translation 'Mad Mountain', although it is also frequently referred to as 'Wizard Hill'.
- •The peak forms part of an impressive five-kilometre ridge of Torridonian sandstone, a rock so ancient that its layers were deposited hundreds of millions of years before the arrival of complex life on Earth.
- •The summit provides one of the most celebrated views in the Northwest, looking directly over the deep trough of Loch na h-Oidche toward the 'Triple Buttress' of Coire Mhic Fhearchair on Beinn Eighe.
- •The approach through the Flowerdale Forest is famously sodden; the local terrain is less of a path and more of a testing ground for the structural integrity of modern waterproof gaiters.