Tom a' Choinnich

Situated deep within the remote mountains at the head of Glen Affric, this Munro Top occupies a lonely position on the long eastern ridge of Sgùrr nan Ceathreamhnan. It offers a rugged, high-altitude experience far from any road, overlooking the wild, empty glens of the North West Highlands.

• •The name is Gaelic, translating as 'The Mossy Hillock,' a description that fits its rounded, high-plateau character compared to the sharper shattered rock found on its parent peak.
• •It serves as a subsidiary summit to Sgùrr nan Ceathreamhnan, a mountain widely regarded as one of the most complex and remote in the Scottish Highlands.
• •Reaching this summit typically requires an overnight stay at the remote Alltbeithe youth hostel or a significant expedition from the road end at Loch Mullardoch or Glen Affric.
• •The summit provides a spectacular vantage point for viewing the vast, multi-ridged eastern face of Sgùrr nan Ceathreamhnan and the dramatic, steep-sided peak of Càrn Eige to the south.
• •For many walkers, this hill is less a destination and more a mandatory high-altitude tax paid in sweat while traversing the long ridge back toward civilization.