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Meaning |
Big peak (Jewel hill) |
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Altitude
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986 metres (3234 feet)
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Grid Ref.
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Beinn Alligin
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Our first view of the Horns of Alligan as we near the end of our walk.
© Steve Marlow
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Image by Steve Marlow
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Mountain Description
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Sgurr Mor is the highest peak on Beinn Alligin and is a very distinctive mountain with its great cleft, the Eag Dubh, on its S face. From the summit a ridge runs SW, curving S to a col below the rocky slopes of Tom na Gruach. The col is the normal ascent route, either from Tom na Gruach or from Coire Toll a Mhadaidh Mor to the E. To the E of the summit a craggy ridge leads to Na Rathan with its rocky crest. This ridge is known as the Horns of Alligin. A traverse of the Horns, which requires scrambling, leads to a descent into Bealach a' Chomla. Beinn Alligin is a relatively steep sided mountain with much of its slopes formed of terraced layers of red sandstone which erode to a rounded profile making hand and footholds difficult.
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Hazards you may encounter on Sgurr Mhor include
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| Steep slopes on or near ascent routes. |
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| Crags on or near ascent routes. |
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| Crags near summit. |
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| Narrow Ridges, with exposure. |
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| Scrambling (minor), easy hand and footholds. |
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General Considerations
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| Temperature decreases by 1degree C for every 100m of ascent. |
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| Wind usually increases with altitude. |
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| Visibility can change markedly with cloud level. |
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| River/Stream levels can increase markedly in one day. |
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Available Routes
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Liathach from the summit of Sgurr Mhor. What a way to spend your 50th, even if it meant having to suffer the balloon all the way up!
© Ian Munro
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Image by Ian Munro
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Sgurr Mhor from the summit of Tom na Gruagaich. Joyce complete with balloon to commemorate her 50th birthday that day!
© Ian Munro
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Image by Ian Munro
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on the Horns of Alligin with Sgurr Mhor behind us 15th may 2008
© Dougie Mccoll
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Image by Dougie Mccoll
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A brief break in the mist to get a view of the Horns of Alligan
© Steve Marlow
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Image by Steve Marlow
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David and Peppa on the summit
© David Nichols
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Image by David Nichols
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Weather & Maps, etc ...
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| Links to the nearest available forecast to Sgurr Mhor. |
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View Location
(Detailed Ordnance Survey maps are available to registered users)
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Rodger Moffet
wrote on April 18, 2009:
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A great mountain with some stunning views. The Eag Dubh gully is jaw dropping as you round the ridge. The horns were good fun but getting off them was tricky if you try to come off in a straight line from where the path fades over the rock slab area. I would recommend doing this route in reverse.
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john dickson
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Did this walk early Sept 2008. Set off from car park at 9am on a sunny Tuesday morning with Gill and a sack of chocolate, bananas and factor 15 sun cream. Weather was a s good as I've ever had on Scotland's mountains as we did clockwise traverse. Have to say it's a great ridge walk when weather is clear, you can see every step of the ridge from either summit and the views are fantastic. The drop of Tom na Gruach summit was a wee bit tricky with steep cliffs to the south but well worth the effort once on the ridge. Back to the Old Inn at Gairloch for well deserved beer afterwards, a great walk.
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David Roy
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could not find first bridge at 800m so did walk anti clockwise from second bridge.met others who missed bridge also{is it there?} Nice scrambling on the horns.put midge repellent on BEFORE opening car door in the car-park.Hardly any midges once i left the car-park. july 2001
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Local Accommodation Options
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| Showing the nearest 10 of 45 within 100Km of the summit of Sgurr Mhor. Would you like to view all 45? |
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| 19.1 km |
Coulags Croft - Coulags, Strathcarron, IV54 8YU Tel: 07753 633825
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Caolas Beag - 2 Big Sand, Big Sand, Gairloch, Wester Ross, IV21 2DD Tel: 0131 466 0308
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Sgurr Alasdair - Main Street, Lochcarron, Strathcarron, Ross-shire, IV54 8YB Tel: 01463 798526
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Easter Badbea B&B - Easter Badbea, Badbea, Dundonnell, IV23 2QX Tel: 01854 633704
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Alder Cottage - Nostie, Kyle of Lochalsh, Rosshire, IV40 8EQ Tel: 01875 830566
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