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A moorland path leads into the heart of the mountain, then a climb up the rocky ridge to Sail Gharbh.
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Cloud inversion · 7 days
The chance of standing above a sea of cloud on Quinag - Sail Gharbh each morning this week, from overnight temperature, humidity and low cloud below the 809m summit.
Dark sky · 7 days
How dark the sky gets over Quinag - Sail Gharbh each night this week, from cloud cover, moonlight and local light pollution.
Snow · 7 days
No snow is forecast at the summit in the next 7 days.
Sun today
9h 16m of daylight. Golden hour ends 08:26 and starts 15:41. From the summit you see the sun 07:18 to 16:48.
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About Quinag - Sail Gharbh
Quinag is a sprawling mountain in Assynt, built of Torridonian sandstone on a base of older gneiss, and its ridges spread out in a rough Y shape above Loch Assynt and the Kylesku road. Sail Gharbh, at 809m (2654ft), is its highest point, a Corbett and a Marilyn with 550m of prominence. Spidean Coinich (764m) lies 1.5km to the south and Sail Ghorm (776m) 1.6km to the north-west, all linked by ridges with steep drops on their flanks.
Most walkers start from the car park on the Kylesku road north of Skiag Bridge. A path heads west across moorland towards the bealach in the middle of the mountain, from where you can climb north-east to Sail Gharbh. Many people make a round of the ridges, taking in Spidean Coinich from the car park first.
The ridges are rocky in places with sandstone terraces and some steep, exposed edges, but the walking route needs no scrambling. The view takes in the other Assynt hills, including Canisp, the nearest higher hill, 10.5km to the south.
Quinag - Sail Gharbh is 809 m (2,654 ft) high with 550 m of prominence. It is in Highland, Scotland. It is the 683rd highest of the 1,458 summits Peakify lists in Highland. The nearest summits are Barrel Buttress (0.8 km), Quinag - Spidean Coinich (1.5 km) and Sail Gharbh West Top (0.9 km).
Walkers use the car park on the Kylesku road north of Skiag Bridge as the start for all the Quinag summits.
Sail Gharbh, the highest summit of Quinag, is a Corbett and a Marilyn.
Yes. The main ridge links them, and most rounds from the Kylesku road car park take in both.
It is a rough mountain walk on paths and sandstone terraces, with steep drops close to the ridge edges but no scrambling on the usual line.
Quinag - Sail Gharbh is 809 metres high with 550 metres of prominence.
Quinag - Sail Gharbh is listed in Highland, Scotland.
Peakify lists 1 route for Quinag - Sail Gharbh, 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 Quinag - Sail Gharbh
Quinag is a sprawling mountain in Assynt, built of Torridonian sandstone on a base of older gneiss, and its ridges spread out in a rough Y shape above Loch Assynt and the Kylesku road. Sail Gharbh, at 809m (2654ft), is its highest point, a Corbett and a Marilyn with 550m of prominence. Spidean Coinich (764m) lies 1.5km to the south and Sail Ghorm (776m) 1.6km to the north-west, all linked by ridges with steep drops on their flanks.
Most walkers start from the car park on the Kylesku road north of Skiag Bridge. A path heads west across moorland towards the bealach in the middle of the mountain, from where you can climb north-east to Sail Gharbh. Many people make a round of the ridges, taking in Spidean Coinich from the car park first.
The ridges are rocky in places with sandstone terraces and some steep, exposed edges, but the walking route needs no scrambling. The view takes in the other Assynt hills, including Canisp, the nearest higher hill, 10.5km to the south.
Quinag - Sail Gharbh is 809 m (2,654 ft) high with 550 m of prominence. It is in Highland, Scotland. It is the 683rd highest of the 1,458 summits Peakify lists in Highland. The nearest summits are Barrel Buttress (0.8 km), Quinag - Spidean Coinich (1.5 km) and Sail Gharbh West Top (0.9 km).
Walkers use the car park on the Kylesku road north of Skiag Bridge as the start for all the Quinag summits.
Sail Gharbh, the highest summit of Quinag, is a Corbett and a Marilyn.
Yes. The main ridge links them, and most rounds from the Kylesku road car park take in both.
It is a rough mountain walk on paths and sandstone terraces, with steep drops close to the ridge edges but no scrambling on the usual line.
Quinag - Sail Gharbh is 809 metres high with 550 metres of prominence.
Quinag - Sail Gharbh is listed in Highland, Scotland.
Peakify lists 1 route for Quinag - Sail Gharbh, 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.
