Scotland
Stob Dubh
883M
2897FT
About Stob Dubh
Rising steeply from the head of Loch Etive, this rugged Corbett offers a sense of profound isolation compared to its busier Munro neighbours. Its slopes are pathless and demanding, yet the reward is a quiet summit with a spectacular, plunging perspective straight down the length of the sea loch.
Key Statistics
Rank
68th Highest in Region
Parent Range
The Grampians
Prominence
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521m
Nearest Town
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Geology
You’re walking over tough sandstone and layered mudstone, all reinforced by veins of granite and hardened magma.
Find It
OS Grid Reference
NN166488
Latitude
56.5954°N
Longitude
4.9881°W
Did You Know?
- •The name is derived from the Scottish Gaelic 'Stob Dubh', meaning 'Black Peak' or 'Black Stump', a descriptive title shared with the much more famous Munro summit on nearby Buachaille Etive Beag.
- •Most walkers approach from the road-end at Gualachulain, following the track along the River Etive before tackling the steep, often pathless eastern slopes that lead to the summit ridge.
- •The summit provides a rare, direct line of sight down the full 30-kilometre length of Loch Etive, reaching all the way towards the Connel Bridge and the Firth of Lorn.
- •It is frequently climbed in tandem with its southern neighbour, Beinn nan Aighenan, though the significant drop into the col between them makes for a physically taxing day of ascent and descent.
- •Given its name translates simply as 'Black Peak,' navigating to the correct Stob Dubh requires more attention to the map than the Gaelic dictionary, as the Highlands contain dozens of hills with exactly the same title.