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The standard route to Faochag West Top starts from Cluanie Inn, it involves a steady ascent with some steep sections, offering stunning views of the surrounding peaks.
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Cloud inversion · 7 days
The chance of standing above a sea of cloud on Faochag West Top each morning this week, from overnight temperature, humidity and low cloud below the 880m summit.
Dark sky · 7 days
How dark the sky gets over Faochag West Top 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 5.4 cm in all, most on Sunday (5.3 cm). Lying snow up to 2 cm deep.
Sun today
9h 23m of daylight. Golden hour ends 08:21 and starts 15:48. From the summit you see the sun 07:16 to 16:53.
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About Faochag West Top
Faochag West Top is 880 m (2,887 ft) high with 24 m of prominence. It is in Highland, Scotland. It is the 475th highest of the 1,458 summits Peakify lists in Highland. The nearest summits are Sgurr na Sgine NW Top (0.7 km), Sgurr na Sgine (0.8 km) and Sgurr na Forcan (1.1 km).
Faochag West Top is 880 metres high with 24 metres of prominence.
Faochag West Top is listed in Highland, Scotland.
Peakify lists 1 route for Faochag West Top, 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 Faochag West Top
Faochag West Top is 880 m (2,887 ft) high with 24 m of prominence. It is in Highland, Scotland. It is the 475th highest of the 1,458 summits Peakify lists in Highland. The nearest summits are Sgurr na Sgine NW Top (0.7 km), Sgurr na Sgine (0.8 km) and Sgurr na Forcan (1.1 km).
Faochag West Top is 880 metres high with 24 metres of prominence.
Faochag West Top is listed in Highland, Scotland.
Peakify lists 1 route for Faochag West Top, 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.
