Sgurr Choinnich Beag

About Sgurr Choinnich Beag

Situated on the eastern tail of the Grey Corries, this sharp Munro Top offers a rugged, quartzite-scattered landscape characteristic of the Lochaber giants. It is usually reached via the airy ridge from Sgurr Choinnich Mor, providing spectacular views across the deep trough of Gleann na h-Eilde towards the Mamores.

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• •The name translates from Scottish Gaelic as the 'Little Peak of Kenneth' or 'Little Mossy Peak'. While Choinnich often refers to the name Kenneth, in a topographic context it frequently derives from 'coinneach', meaning moss, though this particular summit is notably rocky.
• •Though classified as a Munro Top rather than a full Munro, its position on the main ridge means it is rarely visited in isolation. Most walkers traverse it as part of a high-level circuit of the Grey Corries, often using the Lairig Leacach bothy as a base.
• •The summit offers a commanding perspective of the Ben Nevis massif to the west, while looking south across the glen reveals the elegant silhouettes of Binnein Mor and Na Gruagaichean in the Mamore Forest.
• •The hill is capped with white Dalradian quartzite, which gives the Grey Corries their distinctive colour. This shattered rock creates a bright, scree-covered landscape that can be surprisingly slick and unstable underfoot in wet conditions.
• •Despite its name meaning 'little', the 963-metre summit sits higher than dozens of standalone Munros; its only misfortune is being tethered to a neighbour that happens to be thirty metres taller.