Creag an Dail Mhor

About Creag an Dail Mhor

Creag an Dail Mhor is a high Munro Top on the southern flank of the Ben Avon massif. While it lacks the iconic tors of its parent, it offers grand views of the Quoich and Slugain glens. It’s perfect for those who find the main plateau too crowded—which, in the Cairngorms, usually means seeing three people instead of two.

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• •It stands as a significant southern outpost of Ben Avon, the massive granite mountain famous for its bizarre rock formations. This peak acts as a sentinel over the popular hiker's approach from Braemar via Gleann an t-Slugain.
• •Though it rises to a lofty 972m, it remains a Munro Top rather than a full Munro due to its lack of topographic separation from Ben Avon. It was included in Sir Hugh Munro's original 1891 list and has survived every SMC revision since.
• •The name translates from Gaelic as the 'crag of the big meadow,' though you will find significantly more granite scree than lush grass at this altitude. It sits near 'The Sneck,' the high, narrow pass separating Ben Avon from its neighbor Beinn a' Bhùird.
• •The surrounding Invercauld Estate has been a stalking ground for centuries and was a favorite haunt of Victorian-era mountain explorers. Queen Victoria herself frequented these glens, though there is no record of her attempting the final rocky scramble to this specific summit.
• •Navigating this plateau in a classic Cairngorm 'white-out' is less a test of map-reading and more a spiritual trial of your life choices. If you find yourself asking a granite tor for directions and it actually answers, it is definitely time to head for the pub in Braemar.