Meall nan Tarmachan West Top

This is the 'other' Meall nan Tarmachan, the one that didn't make it into the Munro club. While its famous namesake near Killin boasts a thrilling ridge, this 690m top near Crianlarich offers a quieter, significantly boggier alternative for the discerning hill-bagging hipster.

• •Located on the northern boundary of the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park, this peak forms a strategic western shoulder to the Munro, Meall Glas.
• •Its name translates from Gaelic as 'Hill of the Ptarmigan,' a bird that usually prefers summits at least 300 meters higher than this one, suggesting either a naming error or very lazy birds.
• •The fell sits within the historic Breadalbane region, an area once dominated by the Clan Campbell, though today it's mostly dominated by stubborn clumps of sphagnum moss.
• •It is classified as a 'Graham Top,' a category reserved for those who find Munros too high and Corbetts too popular, or for those who simply enjoy collecting obscure map coordinates.
• •Climbing this specific peak instead of the famous ridge nearby is a bold social statement; it says 'I am here for the solitude,' while your damp socks say 'I should have checked the map twice.'