Scotland
Stob Choire Claurigh
1178M
3866FT
About Stob Choire Claurigh
Dominating the eastern end of the Grey Corries, this massive Munro offers a masterclass in high-altitude ridge walking. Its rocky spine is famous for pale quartzite scree that gleams like snow, leading to a summit with expansive views across the Great Glen and the rugged peaks of the Mamores.
Key Statistics
Rank
8th Highest in Region
Parent Range
Lochaber
Prominence
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447m
Nearest Town
Fort William
Geology
This peak is built from tough, compressed sandstone and fine, clay-rich rocks. These layers were once soft sand and mud, hardened by heat and pressure deep underground.
Find It
OS Grid Reference
NN261738
Latitude
56.8231°N
Longitude
4.8511°W
Did You Know?
- •The name is derived from the Gaelic 'Stob Coire Chlamhraidh', meaning 'Peak of the Corrie of Wrangling' or 'Brawling'. It is thought to refer to the noisy, turbulent winds that are frequently funnelled through the steep-sided corries below the summit ridge.
- •The mountain is the highest point of the Grey Corries range. It is composed of Cambrian quartzite, a hard, white rock that gives the entire ridge its distinctive pale appearance, making it easily identifiable from as far away as the A9 or the summit of Ben Nevis.
- •The summit offers a particularly clear perspective of the 'Rough Bounds' of Knoydart to the northwest and the long, shimmering expanse of Loch Treig to the southeast.
- •Most walkers tackle the peak as the start or finish of the classic Grey Corries traverse, a high-level journey that links this summit with Stob Coire an Laoigh and Sgùrr Choinnich Mòr over several miles of continuous, narrow ridge.
- •While the ridge provides excellent footing, the descent toward the Lairig Leacach is a sustained lesson in the specific friction coefficients of loose quartzite rubble; it is the kind of terrain that makes a walker deeply appreciative of their boot manufacturers and their own sense of balance.