Scotland
Sgor Dearg
801M
2629FT
About Sgor Dearg
Tucked away in the Gaick Forest, Sgor Dearg is the perfect retreat for hikers who find the nearby Munros a bit too mainstream. It offers rugged solitude and sweeping views of the Drumochter hills, assuming the Highland mist hasn't decided to swallow the landscape whole.
Key Statistics
Rank
35th Highest in Loch Treig to Loch Ericht
Parent Range
Lochaber
Prominence
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57.3m
Nearest Town
Newtonmore
Geology
Highland Granite & Schist
Nearby Fells
Find It
OS Grid Reference
NN747846
Latitude
56.9357°N
Longitude
4.0608°W
Did You Know?
- •The hill sits within the historic Gaick Forest, a region famous for a devastating 1800 avalanche that became a staple of grim local folklore.
- •Its name translates from Gaelic as 'Red Peak', referring to the granite scree that glows when the sun occasionally remembers to shine on Lochaber.
- •Though technically a 'Top' of the Munro Meall Chuaich, its position offers a much more intimate look at the remote interior of the Gaick Pass.
- •The plateau is a favored haunt for the dotterel, a mountain bird known for being remarkably tame or perhaps just unimpressed by human presence.
- •The local bog has a voracious appetite for expensive Gore-Tex boots; if you finish the walk with both shoes still attached to your feet, consider it a successful expedition.