Scotland
Beinn Mhanach
953M
3125FT
About Beinn Mhanach
Tucked away east of the A82, this rounded Munro offers a surprisingly remote atmosphere despite its proximity to the West Highland Line. The long approach through Gleann Auch leads to steep, grassy southern slopes. From the summit, walkers are rewarded with a focused, linear view down the full length of Loch Lyon.
Key Statistics
Rank
38th Highest in Region
Parent Range
The Grampians
Prominence
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315m
Nearest Town
Data coming soon
Geology
You are hiking over a foundation of hard, pebbly stone and ancient layers of compressed sand and mud that have been baked into tough, durable rock.
Find It
OS Grid Reference
NN373411
Latitude
56.5340°N
Longitude
4.6460°W
Did You Know?
- •The name translates from Scottish Gaelic as 'Monk’s Mountain,' thought to refer to the monks of Inchaffray Abbey who historically owned land in the nearby Glendochart and Strathfillan areas.
- •The standard approach requires navigating the Allt Kinglass multiple times; these crossings are trivial in a dry summer but can become formidable obstacles requiring a detour or retreat after heavy Highland rainfall.
- •The summit provides one of the best perspectives of the Orchy hills, specifically looking across to the massive, steep-sided cones of Beinn Dorain and Beinn an Dothaidh to the west.
- •The hill features a secondary western top, Beinn a' Chuirn, which at 923 metres is high enough to be its own Munro but lacks the necessary prominence to be classified as more than a subsidiary top.
- •It is a Munro that tests your commitment to the long game, requiring a seven-kilometre walk along the glen floor before the actual climbing even begins.