Scotland
Creag an Dubh-chadha
841M
2758FT
About Creag an Dubh-chadha
Tucked away on the high, peaty plateau west of the Gaick Forest, this remote summit offers a stark sense of isolation away from the busier Munros. Its broad, heather-clad slopes require careful navigation, but the effort reveals an expansive, wind-scoured landscape typical of the wilder fringes of the Monadhliath.
Key Statistics
Rank
26th Highest in Region
Parent Range
Lochaber
Prominence
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69m
Nearest Town
Cuaich
Geology
You are walking over the Gaick Psammite Formation, a durable rock that began as ancient layers of sand before being compressed and hardened deep underground.
Classifications
Nearby Fells
Sidhean Coire an Dubh-chadha
Sidhean Coire an Dubh-chadha
Stac Dearg
Meall Odhar Mor
Bruthach na Craoibhe [Bruthaich na Craoibhe]
Find It
OS Grid Reference
NN732829
Latitude
56.9200°N
Longitude
4.0846°W
Did You Know?
- •The name is Scottish Gaelic, meaning 'crag of the black pass,' likely a reference to the shadowed, narrow defiles that break the high ground in this part of the Lochaber and Badenoch borders.
- •The summit provides a clear, elevated view across the deep trench of the Gaick Pass toward the prominent peak of An Sgùrr and the sprawling northern slopes of the Drumochter hills, including Geal-chàrn.
- •Navigating the approach is less about technical mountaineering and more a test of one's patience for peat hags; it is a place where a dry foot is usually a rare and temporary luxury.