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A track and path climb Carn Liath. The ridge leads over Braigh Coire Chruinn-bhalgain and Airgiod Bheinn to Carn nan Gabhar.
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Cloud inversion · 7 days
The chance of standing above a sea of cloud on Beinn a' Ghlo - Carn nan Gabhar each morning this week, from overnight temperature, humidity and low cloud below the 1122m summit.
Dark sky · 7 days
How dark the sky gets over Beinn a' Ghlo - Carn nan Gabhar each night this week, from cloud cover, moonlight and local light pollution.
Snow · 7 days
Snow is forecast at the summit on 1 of the next 7 days, about 1.3 cm in all, most on Saturday (1.3 cm). Lying snow up to 5 cm deep.
Sun today
9h 25m of daylight. Golden hour ends 08:13 and starts 15:43. From the summit you see the sun 07:07 to 16:48.
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About Beinn a' Ghlo - Carn nan Gabhar
Carn nan Gabhar is the highest summit of Beinn a' Ghlo, the big, many-corried mountain north-east of Blair Atholl in Highland Perthshire. It is a Munro and a Marilyn, with a broad stony top at the north-east end of the massif. Airgiod Bheinn lies 1.6 km to the south-west. Beinn Bhrotain, the nearest higher hill, lies 19.0 km to the north in the Cairngorms.
The usual route starts at the Loch Moraig car park on the minor road above Blair Atholl. A track and path lead to Carn Liath, and the ridge continues over Braigh Coire Chruinn-bhalgain. You then cross to Airgiod Bheinn and on to Carn nan Gabhar. The full round of the massif makes a long day, and you return by the same ridges or down the glen.
The tops are broad and stony, and steep slopes fall from the ridges into deep corries. In mist you need a compass to keep to the ridges.
Beinn a' Ghlo - Carn nan Gabhar is 1,122 m (3,681 ft) high with 658 m of prominence. It is in Cairngorms, Scotland. It is the 31st highest of the 525 summits Peakify lists in Cairngorms. The nearest summits are Carn nan Gabhar North Top (1.3 km), Meall na h-Eilrig (1.7 km) and Meall a' Mhuirich (1.9 km).
Yes. Fit walkers do the full round from Loch Moraig over Carn Liath and Braigh Coire Chruinn-bhalgain to Carn nan Gabhar in one long day.
Start at the Loch Moraig car park on the minor road east of Blair Atholl.
Yes. Carn nan Gabhar is the highest of the Beinn a' Ghlo summits.
Beinn a' Ghlo - Carn nan Gabhar is 1,122 metres high with 658 metres of prominence.
Beinn a' Ghlo - Carn nan Gabhar is listed in Cairngorms, Scotland.
Peakify lists 1 route for Beinn a' Ghlo - Carn nan Gabhar, including available distance, ascent, start point, and difficulty details.
Peakify rates each day on the summit Good, Marginal or Poor from the forecast summit wind, gusts, chance of rain and wind chill. Wind of 40 mph or gusts of 65 mph make it Poor; wind of 25 mph, gusts of 45 mph, a 60% chance of rain or a feels-like temperature of -8°C or below make it Marginal. Today's and tomorrow's ratings are at the top of this page. The rating covers the weather only: also check your route, daylight, kit and experience, and in winter whether you need an ice axe and crampons.
The page includes cached mountain forecast context, snow outlook, dark-sky signals, cloud-inversion information, sunrise, sunset, and summit planning details where available.
About Beinn a' Ghlo - Carn nan Gabhar
Carn nan Gabhar is the highest summit of Beinn a' Ghlo, the big, many-corried mountain north-east of Blair Atholl in Highland Perthshire. It is a Munro and a Marilyn, with a broad stony top at the north-east end of the massif. Airgiod Bheinn lies 1.6 km to the south-west. Beinn Bhrotain, the nearest higher hill, lies 19.0 km to the north in the Cairngorms.
The usual route starts at the Loch Moraig car park on the minor road above Blair Atholl. A track and path lead to Carn Liath, and the ridge continues over Braigh Coire Chruinn-bhalgain. You then cross to Airgiod Bheinn and on to Carn nan Gabhar. The full round of the massif makes a long day, and you return by the same ridges or down the glen.
The tops are broad and stony, and steep slopes fall from the ridges into deep corries. In mist you need a compass to keep to the ridges.
Beinn a' Ghlo - Carn nan Gabhar is 1,122 m (3,681 ft) high with 658 m of prominence. It is in Cairngorms, Scotland. It is the 31st highest of the 525 summits Peakify lists in Cairngorms. The nearest summits are Carn nan Gabhar North Top (1.3 km), Meall na h-Eilrig (1.7 km) and Meall a' Mhuirich (1.9 km).
Yes. Fit walkers do the full round from Loch Moraig over Carn Liath and Braigh Coire Chruinn-bhalgain to Carn nan Gabhar in one long day.
Start at the Loch Moraig car park on the minor road east of Blair Atholl.
Yes. Carn nan Gabhar is the highest of the Beinn a' Ghlo summits.
Beinn a' Ghlo - Carn nan Gabhar is 1,122 metres high with 658 metres of prominence.
Beinn a' Ghlo - Carn nan Gabhar is listed in Cairngorms, Scotland.
Peakify lists 1 route for Beinn a' Ghlo - Carn nan Gabhar, including available distance, ascent, start point, and difficulty details.
Peakify rates each day on the summit Good, Marginal or Poor from the forecast summit wind, gusts, chance of rain and wind chill. Wind of 40 mph or gusts of 65 mph make it Poor; wind of 25 mph, gusts of 45 mph, a 60% chance of rain or a feels-like temperature of -8°C or below make it Marginal. Today's and tomorrow's ratings are at the top of this page. The rating covers the weather only: also check your route, daylight, kit and experience, and in winter whether you need an ice axe and crampons.
The page includes cached mountain forecast context, snow outlook, dark-sky signals, cloud-inversion information, sunrise, sunset, and summit planning details where available.
