Scotland's Munros

A' Bhuidheanach Bheag (936m) — "the little yellow place" — is the southern of the two eastern Drumochter Munros (with Càrn na Caim), a vast featureless plateau hill east of the A9 pass. The summit is barely a defined high point — just bare ground on a broad mossy table. Most often climbed alongside Càrn na Caim on a quick Drumochter ticking day, or as a fast solo when the western Munros are weathered out.

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A' Chailleach (998m) — "the old woman" — is the westernmost of the western Fannaichs, sitting paired with Sgùrr Breac at the western end of the long Fannaich chain. The hill is widely regarded as one of the best Northern Highlands viewpoints for An Teallach, lying directly opposite its sandstone walls across Strath na Sealga. The two western Fannaichs are almost always climbed together from Loch a' Bhraoin.

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A' Chailleach (930m) — "the old woman" — is the Monadhliath version of the name (the Fannaichs has a Munro of the same name). The hill sits at the eastern edge of the Monadhliath above Glen Banchor near Newtonmore, partnered with Càrn Sgulain on a typical Monadhliath two-Munro round. The summit is a broad mossy whaleback with a cairn and windshelter at the high point.

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A' Chràlaig is the 1120m Munro that rises directly above the Cluanie Inn on the A87, the highest peak in the rolling country between Glen Shiel and Glen Affric. The summit is a very large cairn on a broad grassy top with views south to the Five Sisters of Kintail, north into Glen Affric, and west into the Knoydart wilderness. With 786m of prominence the hill stands clear of its neighbours and is one of the easier-to-bag of the major north-west Highland Munros.

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A' Ghlas-bheinn (918m) — "the greenish-grey hill" — is the isolated Kintail Munro overlooking the Falls of Glomach to the north and the Five Sisters to the south. It is a small grassy peak with a knobbly summit ridge of small tops, separated from neighbouring Beinn Fhada by the deep Bealach an Sgairne. Often combined with the Glomach approach for a long Affric-to-Kintail walk.

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A' Mhaighdean (967m) — "the maiden" — is widely regarded as the most remote Munro in mainland Scotland, lying at least 10km from the nearest road in every direction, deep inside the Fisherfield Forest. The summit gives one of the great Highland panoramas: Loch Maree, the Torridon peaks, An Teallach, the Cuillin and the Outer Hebrides on a clear day. The hill is one of the Fisherfield Six and is invariably climbed alongside Ruadh Stac Mòr.

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A' Mharconaich (975m) — "place of the horses" — is one of the four Drumochter Munros that line the western flank of the A9 pass, sitting between Beinn Udlamain to the west and the Geal-charn / Boar of Badenoch group to the north. The hill has an unusually long flat summit ridge — almost a kilometre of broad mossy plateau between the south and north tops, with the official Munro at the south end. Almost always paired with Beinn Udlamain on a Drumochter round.

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Am Basteir (934m) — "the executioner" — is one of the more dramatic Cuillin Munros, a sharp pointed peak immediately east of Sgùrr nan Gillean. The summit is most famously approached via the airy "bad step" near the top, with the nearby Basteir Tooth providing one of the more challenging Cuillin obstacles (Grade 3/4). The hill is most often climbed alongside Bruach na Frithe by experienced scramblers on a long Cuillin day from Sligachan.

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Am Bodach (1031m) — "the old man" — is the eastern bastion of the Ring of Steall in the Mamores, the celebrated four-Munro horseshoe above Glen Nevis. From its summit the famous Devil's Ridge curves west to Sgurr a' Mhaim, while the south-east ridge drops to the deep Coire a' Mhail. Despite its modest profile from Loch Leven, Am Bodach holds a key position on the Ring of Steall and gives commanding views over Ben Nevis to the north.

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Am Faochagach (954m) — "the heather place" — is a solitary, broad whaleback Munro standing isolated above the south side of Loch Glascarnoch in the Northern Highlands. The hill has a reputation as one of the more tedious Munros to reach due to its notoriously boggy approach, but the summit gives surprisingly fine views across to the Beinn Dearg group, the Fannaichs and out to the Cromarty Firth.

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An Caisteal (995m) — "the castle" — is one of the Crianlarich Munros, the cluster of summits that wall in the south side of Strath Fillan above the A82. The hill takes its name from the prominent rocky summit cone that resembles a small castle when seen from the south. Almost always climbed in tandem with its eastern neighbour Beinn a' Chroin on a fine short Southern Highlands round.

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An Coileachan (923m) — "the little cock" — is the easternmost Munro of the Fannaichs, a flattish heathery summit with an impressive corrie face dropping north into Garbh Choire Mor above Loch Gorm. The hill marks the end of the long Fannaich ridge that begins at Meall Gorm. Often paired with Meall Gorm as the easier two of the seven Fannaich Munros.

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An Gearanach (982m) — "the complainer" — is the northernmost Munro of the Ring of Steall in the Mamores, sitting at the eastern edge of one of the great Mamores horseshoes above Glen Nevis. The hill is famous for the airy "An Garbhanach" ridge that connects it south to Stob Coire a' Chairn — a Grade 1 scramble on a narrow rocky crest. An Gearanach itself rises directly above the spectacular Steall Falls and Steall Meadows.

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An Riabhachan — "the brindled or speckled one" — is the 1129m Munro on the long Mullardoch ridge between Sgurr na Lapaich and An Socach, in the great ridge north of Loch Mullardoch. The hill is one of the longest in Scotland: a 4km undulating crest with four named tops, all linked by broad easy ridge walking. Its position deep in the Mullardoch wilderness means few visit it alone — almost always it forms part of a multi-Munro traverse with its neighbours.

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An Sgarsoch (1006m) is one of the most remote Munros in Scotland — a broad mossy summit standing on the watershed between Glen Feshie, Glen Tilt and the Geldie river. The name means "the place of sharp rocks" though the hill itself is anything but sharp. Historically a cattle drovers' tryst site (the great Sgarsoch fair) — there are still remains of stone-built drovers' shielings near the summit. Always paired with its near-twin Càrn an Fhìdhleir on a long expedition through some of the wildest country in Scotland.

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An Socach (1069m) is the westernmost Munro of the four-summit Glen Cannich / Mullardoch ridge, sitting at the head of Loch Mullardoch. It is one of the most remote of all Scottish Munros — there is no short way in, and most parties either commit to the full Mullardoch four-Munro round or take a boat across the loch. The summit is a rocky cone with views west into the heart of the Affric–Mullardoch wilderness.

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An Socach (944m) — the Glenshee version, distinct from the Glen Affric An Socach — is the westernmost of the Glenshee plateau Munros, sitting on the broad upland between Glas Tulaichean and the Glas Maol group. The hill has a long, low summit ridge with two tops; the western (slightly higher) top is the official Munro. Most often climbed alongside Càrn Bhac and Beinn Iutharn Mhòr in a long round, or as a standalone via the Baddoch Burn from Spittal of Glenshee.

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An Socach (920m) — "the snout" — is the western Munro of the long Affric ridge from A' Chralaig, set deep in the country between Loch Cluanie and Glen Affric. The summit is a small rocky cairn perched at the western tip of an undulating high-level ridge. Often combined with A' Chralaig and Mullach Fraoch-choire on a long Cluanie day.

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An Stuc — "the pinnacle" — is the steepest and most rocky of the Ben Lawers group of Munros, sitting between Meall Garbh and Ben Lawers itself on the long Lawers ridge. At 1118m it has the most exposed summit of any hill in the range, with a famous steep north-side scramble onto the cap that catches out parties expecting a straightforward Munro. The rocky summit is a large boulder on a small platform with sustained drops on three sides.

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Bidein a' Ghlas Thuill (1062m) is the higher of the two Munro summits on An Teallach — "the forge" — one of the most spectacular mountains in Scotland. The peak crowns the north-east end of the famous pinnacled sandstone ridge above Loch Toll an Lochain, well inside the Northern Highlands. The full traverse takes in Bidein a' Ghlas Thuill, the second Munro Sgurr Fiona, and the celebrated Corrag Bhuidhe pinnacles — sustained Grade 2/3 scrambling that ranks among the very finest mountaineering days in Britain.

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Sgurr Fiona (1058m) — "the fair peak" — is the second An Teallach Munro and the gateway to the celebrated Corrag Bhuidhe pinnacles. Where Bidein a' Ghlas Thuill is the high point, Sgurr Fiona is the architectural climax of the ridge: a needle-pointed sandstone summit immediately above the dizzy Lord Berkeley's Seat overhang. Almost universally climbed in tandem with Bidein on the same long traverse from Dundonnell, this is one of the great Munro pairings in Scotland.

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Aonach air Chrith (1019m) — "trembling ridge" — is the highest of the seven Munros on the celebrated South Glen Shiel Ridge, the long undulating crest that walls in the southern side of Glen Shiel. The full seven-Munro traverse is one of the great Scottish ridge walks. Aonach air Chrith itself sits at the central high point of the ridge, with the most striking views from any summit on the line — south across Loch Quoich to Knoydart and north over Glen Shiel to the Five Sisters.

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Aonach Beag — confusingly higher than its name-twin Aonach Mor — is the 1234m Munro east of Ben Nevis, the seventh highest hill in Britain. The pair sits across the deep Allt a' Mhuilinn glen from Ben Nevis, and the east face of the Aonachs is a major Scottish winter climbing venue with steep mixed routes that hold ice into late spring. The summit is a small cairn at the south end of a broad plateau, looking directly across to the north face of Ben Nevis — one of the great mountain views in the country.

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This Aonach Beag — not to be confused with the better-known Aonach Beag east of Ben Nevis — is the 1116m Munro in the Ben Alder forest, one of the four "Pattack Munros" alongside Geal-charn, Beinn Eibhinn and Carn Dearg. The summit is a small cairn on a rocky platform along the broad Ben Alder plateau, looking out over Loch Pattack and across to the bigger Ben Alder massif. Almost always tackled as part of a multi-Munro round from Culra.

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Meall Dearg (952m) — "red hill" — is the eastern Munro of the Aonach Eagach, the celebrated narrowest mainland ridge in Scotland. The hill sits at the eastern end of the famous pinnacles, between Am Bodach (the eastern start of the ridge) and Sgòrr nam Fiannaidh at the western end. Meall Dearg is reached only by committing to the full Aonach Eagach traverse — there is no realistic alternative ascent.

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Sgòrr nam Fiannaidh (967m) — "peak of the warriors" — is the western Munro of the Aonach Eagach, regularly cited as the narrowest mainland ridge in Britain. The full Aonach Eagach traverse from Am Bodach (east) to Sgòrr nam Fiannaidh is one of the most committing scrambles on the British mainland — a sustained Grade 3 line over the famous pinnacles, with no realistic escape once committed. Sgòrr nam Fiannaidh itself is the broad western terminus where the ridge widens out before descending to Glencoe village.

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Aonach Meadhoin (1001m) — "middle ridge" — is the easternmost Munro of the Brothers of Kintail group on the north side of Glen Shiel. Along with Sgùrr a' Bhealaich Dheirg and Sàileag it forms the trio sometimes called the "Brothers" or simply the South Cluanie hills. The full traverse of the three from the A87 is one of the great Kintail ridge days. Aonach Meadhoin is the natural starting or finishing summit when the round is done as an east-west traverse.

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Aonach Mor is the 1220m Munro north of Aonach Beag — the larger but slightly lower of the Aonach pair. The Nevis Range ski centre sits on its lower north-east flank, the gondola lifting walkers and skiers to 650m and shaving an hour off the ascent. The summit is a large cairn at the south end of a long flat plateau, with the steep eastern slopes dropping into Coire an Lochain, home to one of the most popular avalanche-condition snow-pit research sites in Scotland.

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Sgorr Dhearg (1024m) — "red peak" — is the higher of the two Munros that make up Beinn a' Bheithir, the elegant horseshoe of summits standing on the south side of the Ballachulish narrows. Visible to every traveller heading north on the A82 from Glencoe, the mountain forms a magnificent backdrop to Loch Linnhe. The traverse of both Munros (Sgorr Dhearg and Sgorr Dhonuill) is one of the great short Argyll ridge walks with seaward views across to Mull and Morvern.

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Sgorr Dhonuill (1001m) — "Donald's peak" — is the western Munro of Beinn a' Bheithir, the double-peaked mountain that walls in the south side of Loch Leven above Ballachulish. The hill is the slightly lower but no less elegant twin of Sgorr Dhearg, the two linked by a narrow, partially-rocky ridge. The summit gives panoramic seaward views across the Firth of Lorn to Mull and Morvern, and on clear days the Paps of Jura are visible far to the south.

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Beinn a' Bhuird — "the table mountain", from the broad table-flat top — is a 1197m Munro in the eastern Cairngorms between Glen Avon and Glen Quoich. The summit (North Top) sits on a vast granite plateau dotted with arctic-alpine vegetation, ringed on its east side by a continuous arc of cliffs above the Slochd Mor and the great corries of An Diollaid and Coire na Ciche. The hill is one of the least-visited of the high Cairngorms because of its sheer distance from any road; most parties walk in 18-22km each way.

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This Beinn a' Chaorainn — "hill of the rowan tree" — is the 1083m eastern-Cairngorm Munro between Glen Derry and Glen Avon, north of Derry Cairngorm. The summit is a large cairn on a broad granite plateau with views west into the heart of the main Cairngorm massif and east across the wide Geldie watershed. Often paired with Beinn Bhreac across the broad bealach to the south for a two-Munro Glen Derry round.

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Beinn a' Chaorainn (1049m) — the Glen Spean hill, not to be confused with its Cairngorm namesake — is a long three-topped Munro east of Spean Bridge. It is invariably paired with Beinn Teallach to the north-west, the easternmost of all Munros to be promoted (only just over 914m). The hill has a distinctive trio of summits running along a north-south ridge, with the central top the official high point. The east face holds an impressive series of cliffs and gullies above Coire na h-Uamha.

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Beinn a' Chlachair — "stonemason's hill" — is the 1087m Munro on the north side of Loch Laggan in the Ardverikie Forest, the highest of three Munros that form the long ridge between Loch Laggan and the Aonach Beag plateau. The summit is a cairn on a broad rocky platform with views east across the Ardverikie deer-forest country to the Cairngorms, and west to Ben Alder. The hill is rarely climbed alone; it usually forms part of a three-Munro Ardverikie round.

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Beinn a' Chleibh (916m) — "hill of the chest/creel" — is the small grassy western satellite of Ben Lui, separated from the parent peak by a narrow bealach above Glen Lochy. It is invariably climbed alongside Ben Lui as a short additional ascent and detour. The summit is a flat top with three small cairns close together — the middle one is the official high point.

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Beinn a' Chochuill (980m) — "hill of the hood" — is the western half of the Glen Strae two-Munro pair above Loch Awe, alongside Beinn Eunaich. The hill is the broader and lower of the two and gives a fine open ridge linking eastward to Eunaich. Together with Eunaich it forms one of the quieter Argyll horseshoes — a fine alternative to the busy Ben Cruachan group across Glen Noe.

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Beinn a' Chreachain (1080m) is the easternmost and highest of the four Bridge of Orchy Munros — the long ridge that walls in the northern edge of Loch Tulla above Rannoch Moor. The summit gives one of the great panoramic views of the Moor itself, a vast watery wilderness stretching east to Schiehallion and Ben Alder. Usually combined with Beinn an Dòthaidh and often with Beinn Achaladair and Beinn Dorain in a single round.

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Beinn a' Chroin (940m) — "hill of harm" — is the eastern Munro of the Crianlarich pair, partnered with An Caisteal across a high broad bealach. The hill has an unusually complex summit ridge with two main tops at almost equal height; the official Munro is the western top (the central top was the official summit until 2014). Almost always tackled as part of the An Caisteal / Beinn a' Chroin round from Crianlarich.

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Bràigh Coire Chruinn-bhalgain (1070m) — "the height of the corrie of round blisters" — is the central and highest Munro of the Beinn a' Ghlo massif above Blair Atholl. The three Munros of Beinn a' Ghlo (Càrn Liath, Bràigh Coire Chruinn-bhalgain, Càrn nan Gabhar) make one of the great Cairngorms-edge horseshoes, often described as having "nineteen corries". The group sits south of the main Cairngorm massif on the southern margin of the Drumochter–Atholl deer forest country.

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Càrn Liath (975m) — "grey hill" — is the southernmost and lowest of the three Beinn a' Ghlo Munros above Blair Atholl. It is the first summit reached on the standard north-bound traverse from Loch Moraig and gives the most accessible viewpoint of the celebrated three-Munro round. The summit cairn sits on a stony top with sweeping views west to the Cairngorm massif and south down Strath Tay. Almost always climbed as the start of the full Beinn a' Ghlo round.

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Beinn a' Ghlo — "hill of the mist" — is the great rolling mountain massif east of Blair Atholl, the dominant skyline feature from the A9 corridor through Perthshire. Carn nan Gabhar is the highest of its three Munros at 1121m, the eastern peak of a 4km horseshoe that includes Bràigh Coire Chruinn-bhalgain and Carn Liath. The hill is famous for its endless rolling summit ridges and broad heathery flanks; Queen Victoria called it her favourite Highland mountain.

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Beinn Achaladair (1038m) is the second-highest of the four Bridge of Orchy Munros, sitting between Beinn an Dòthaidh to the west and Beinn a' Chreachain to the east. The hill's steep south-west face plunges 700m straight into Coire Achaladair above the West Highland Line, giving it the most striking profile of the four. The traverse from Achallader, taking in Achaladair and Chreachain, is one of the classic Highland Munro pairings.

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Sgùrr Mòr (986m) is the higher of the two Munros on Beinn Alligin — "the jewelled mountain" — the dramatic Torridon peak that crowns the north side of upper Loch Torridon. Together with the second Munro Tom na Gruagaich and the famously airy Horns of Alligin (three rocky pinnacles requiring Grade 1/2 scrambling), Beinn Alligin offers one of the great traverse rounds in the Northern Highlands. The summit cairn is unmistakable — a huge stone-built tower visible from Liathach across the glen.

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Tom na Gruagaich (922m) — "hill of the maiden" — is the southern Munro of Beinn Alligin in Torridon, the "Jewelled Mountain" of the western Highlands. The summit is a small platform with a trig pillar perched at the top of the steep south face above the Coire nan Laoigh approach. The classic Alligin traverse takes both Munros and the Horns — one of the great Highland ridge days.

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Beinn an Dòthaidh (1002m) is the western Munro of the celebrated Bridge of Orchy pair, sharing the Coire an Dòthaidh approach with Beinn Dòrain. The summit is a broad three-topped plateau looking directly out over Rannoch Moor — one of the great Highland viewpoints across the great watery wilderness east to Schiehallion. Almost always climbed alongside Beinn Dòrain on the same day from Bridge of Orchy station.

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Beinn Bheoil (1019m) — "the hill of the mouth" — is the immediate eastern neighbour of Ben Alder, the great wedge-shaped Munro that dominates the Ben Alder forest. The two are separated by the deep Bealach Breabag and are almost always climbed together as a pair. Beinn Bheoil itself is a long whaleback summit with the iconic view of Ben Alder's east cliffs falling directly to Loch a' Bhealaich Bheithe. The classic approach is via a wild camp or bothy stay at Culra (now ruinous) or Ben Alder Cottage.

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Beinn Bhreac (931m) — "speckled hill" — is the quieter eastern Munro of the Cairngorms, sitting north-east of Ben Macdui above the upper end of Glen Derry. Almost always paired with Beinn a' Chaorainn (Cairngorms) on a long day from Linn of Dee, the hill provides a peaceful alternative to the busy central Cairngorms summits. The Glen Derry approach passes through some of the finest surviving Caledonian pinewood in Scotland.

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Beinn Bhrotain — "the hill of the mastiff" — is the 1157m Munro that forms the southern wall of the Lairig Ghru pass, looking across to Ben Macdui. The summit is a trig pillar on a wide granite plateau dotted with the Cairngorms' distinctive weathered tors and boulder fields. With its near-neighbour Monadh Mor, the hill forms the southern wall of the Lairig Ghru and overlooks the source of the River Eidart and the head of Glen Geusachan. Long approach distances from any road keep this one of the least-visited high Cairngorms.

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Beinn Bhuidhe (948m) — "yellow hill" — is a solitary Munro at the head of Glen Fyne in Argyll, the southernmost Munro in the county and notable for its long approach across estate tracks. Despite the modest height the hill stands genuinely alone with 592m of prominence — no realistic option to combine with another Munro. The summit gives commanding views across Loch Fyne south to the Kintyre peninsula.

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Beinn Chabhair (933m) — "hill of the antler" — is the westernmost of the Crianlarich Munros, the most southerly of the chain walling in the south side of Strath Fillan. Reached from Inverarnan via the long Beinn Glas Burn glen — a notoriously boggy approach earning the hill a reputation as one of the more wearying Southern Highlands Munros. The summit gives fine views south down Loch Lomond and across to the Arrochar Alps.

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Beinn Challuim (1024m) — anglicised as Ben Challum or "Malcolm's hill" — is the long whaleback Munro that rises north of Strath Fillan, visible to all walkers on the West Highland Way between Tyndrum and Crianlarich. The hill has a deceptive twin-topped summit: the South Top at the end of the long south ridge is the obvious end-point, but the true summit lies 500m further north across a narrow connecting crest. A classic standalone Munro day from Kirkton near Tyndrum.

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This Beinn Dearg — "red hill", not the Torridon Corbett of the same name — is the 1084m Munro that dominates the south side of Loch Broom, the highest peak in the rough country south of Ullapool. An exceptional 810m of topographic prominence makes it among the most isolated summits in the Northern Highlands, with a striking summit cairn on a small rocky platform and views in every direction. The hill is the gateway to the Beinn Dearg group of four Munros, often climbed together on a long Inverlael round.

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Beinn Dearg (1008m) — "red hill" — is the most prominent Munro in the Forest of Atholl, the remote upland country north of Blair Atholl that historically formed the Atholl Estate deer forest. The hill is a broad, isolated summit with no immediate Munro neighbours, demanding a dedicated approach via the long Glen Tilt or shorter from the Bruar Lodge / Allt Scheicheachan side. The summit views span the Cairngorms to the north, the Beinn a' Ghlo group to the east and the Schiehallion country to the west.

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Beinn Dòrain (1076m) is one of the most instantly recognisable mountains in Scotland — the perfect cone seen end-on from the A82 as the road climbs out of Tyndrum. It is the subject of Duncan Bàn MacIntyre's great Gaelic poem "Moladh Beinn Dòbhrain" and a Munroist's rite of passage. The standard ascent from Bridge of Orchy is steep and direct; almost everyone pairs it with neighbouring Beinn an Dòthaidh on the same day.

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Beinn Dubhchraig (978m) — "hill of the dark crag" — is the easternmost of the three Tyndrum Munros (with Ben Oss and Ben Lui), forming the long crest of summits south of Strath Fillan. The lower slopes cross some of the finest surviving Caledonian pinewood in the Highlands — Coille Coire Chuilc near Coninish farm. Often climbed alongside Ben Oss for a long two-Munro day, or as a quieter standalone from the West Highland Way at Coninish.

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Beinn Eibhinn — "fair-coloured hill" — is the 1102m western Munro of the four-Munro Loch Pattack round, sitting on the long Ben Alder plateau ridge. The summit is a small cairn on a broad ridge of stones, with views down to Loch Ossian and Corrour to the west, and across to the great hulk of Ben Alder south. With Aonach Beag, Geal-charn and Carn Dearg, it forms one of the major remote Munro rounds in the central Highlands.

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Ruadh-stac Mòr (1010m) — "big red stack" — is the highest summit of Beinn Eighe, the great quartzite-capped mountain ridge that walls in the north side of Glen Torridon. The Munro is unusual in that the highest point sits slightly back from the main east-west summit ridge, accessed via a side spur. The approach via Coire Mhic Fhearchair is among the most spectacular walks in Scotland, taking in the famous Triple Buttress — the three great sandstone-and-quartzite walls that rim the corrie. Beinn Eighe was Britain's first National Nature Reserve.

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Spidean Coire nan Clach (993m) — "peak of the corrie of stones" — is the eastern Munro of Beinn Eighe, sitting near the central point of the great east-west quartzite-capped ridge. The summit gives unrivalled views across to Liathach to the south-west and the An Teallach peaks to the north. The standard ascent via Coire an Laoigh from Glen Torridon is one of the great single-Munro walks in the Northern Highlands.

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Beinn Eunaich (989m) — "fowling hill" — is the eastern Munro of the pair above Glen Strae and Loch Awe, sitting alongside its slightly lower companion Beinn a' Chochuill. The two are almost always climbed together as a fine quieter alternative to the popular Ben Cruachan massif. The summit gives wide-open views across Loch Awe to Kilchurn Castle, the Glen Strae country to the north and the great Cruachan ridge to the west.

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Beinn Fhada (1031m) — anglicised as Ben Attow, "the long mountain" — lives up to its name with a vast summit plateau stretching for 5km east-west above Gleann Lichd. The hill is the immediate eastern neighbour of the Five Sisters of Kintail and is usually paired with A' Ghlas-bheinn to its north. The Plaide Mhòr summit plateau is among the largest in Scotland and a serious navigation challenge in cloud.

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Beinn Fhionnlaidh (1004m) — "Findlay's hill" — is the long whaleback Munro that connects the head of Loch Mullardoch to the Carn Eige massif of Glen Affric. The hill is one of the most awkward to reach in Scotland: a long out-and-back from Carn Eige via the high ridge, or alternatively a remote approach across the head of Loch Mullardoch. The summit gives views deep into the heart of the Affric–Mullardoch wilderness.

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Beinn Fhionnlaidh (959m) — the Glen Creran version, not the Glen Affric Munro of the same name — is a remote Munro in the upper Glen Creran country south of Glencoe. The hill is a long whaleback ridge connecting east to Sgùrr na h-Ulaidh. The summit sits in genuinely quiet country with views west to the Firth of Lorn and east into the heart of the Glen Coe peaks. Often climbed alone via the long Gleann an Fhiodh approach.

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Beinn Ghlas — "the green-grey hill" — is the 1103m Munro that pairs with Ben Lawers on the long Loch Tay ridge, the first Munro encountered on the standard route from the NTS visitor centre. The summit is a cairn on a broad grassy dome with views south down Loch Tay to the Trossachs and north-east along the Lawers ridge. Almost every party combines Beinn Ghlas with Ben Lawers itself on the same day — the high col between them is only 100m down.

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Beinn Ìme (1012m) — "butter hill" — is the highest summit in the Arrochar Alps, the cluster of rocky peaks above Loch Long that includes The Cobbler, Beinn Narnain and Ben Vane. While its neighbours are more famous individually, Beinn Ìme is the high point of the group and gives commanding views over Loch Fyne, Loch Long and the Firth of Clyde. Often climbed alongside Beinn Narnain or The Cobbler from Succoth, or from the Rest and Be Thankful in the north.

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Beinn Iutharn Mhòr (1045m) — "great hill of the edge" — is a broad, remote Munro on the watershed between Glen Ey and Glen Lochsie, deep in the Atholl deer forest country south of Braemar. Together with Càrn Bhac, An Socach (Glenshee) and Càrn an Righ it forms a long round of four somewhat featureless Mounth Munros. The hill is rarely climbed in isolation and the standard approach is a long bike-in from either Glen Ey to the north or Dalmunzie to the south.

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Beinn Liath Mhor (926m) — "big grey hill" — is the long, ice-pale quartzite ridge that forms the eastern half of the Coire Lair horseshoe at Achnashellach. The summit ridge is one of the longest in the Northern Highlands, dropping in steps over a series of bouldery tops above the railway. Almost always paired with Sgorr Ruadh on the classic Coulin round.

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Beinn Liath Mhòr Fannaich (954m) — "big grey hill of the Fannaichs", distinguishing it from the Achnashellach Beinn Liath Mhòr — is one of the central Fannaich Munros, sitting on the long curving ridge that walls in the south side of Loch Fannich. The hill is most often climbed alongside the higher Sgùrr Mòr (Fannich) and An Coileachan as part of a long Fannaich ridge round from the A835 in the north.

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Beinn Mhanach (953m) — "the monk's hill" — is the tucked-away Munro behind the Bridge of Orchy chain, sitting east of Beinn Achaladair on the rough watershed between Glen Lyon and the Loch Tulla country. The hill is awkward to combine with its more famous neighbours due to the deep bealach between Beinn an Dòthaidh and Beinn Mhanach. Most often climbed as a long standalone via the Water of Tulla from Achallader.

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Beinn Mheadhoin — "the middle hill", pronounced roughly "vain" — is the 1182m Munro at the heart of the central Cairngorms, overlooking Loch Avon and the great basin of the Garbh Choire. The hill is famous for its summit: a series of huge granite tors that erupt from the plateau like miniature Wyoming rock formations. You climb a short Grade 1 scramble onto the highest tor to claim the true summit, an experience unique among Scottish Munros. The view down to Loch Avon and the Shelter Stone climbing routes is one of the great Cairngorm panoramas.

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Beinn na Lap (935m) — "dappled hill" — is a broad whaleback Munro on the north shore of Loch Ossian, uniquely reached only by the West Highland Line train to Corrour Station. The hill is the most accessible of the Corrour Munros despite its remoteness, with a short direct ascent from the station. The summit gives commanding views across Rannoch Moor and out to the Grey Corries.

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Beinn nan Aighenan (960m) — "hill of the hinds" — is a quiet, hidden Munro in the upper Glen Etive country, somewhat overshadowed by its more famous neighbours Ben Starav and Glas Bheinn Mhòr. The hill is most often added to a long Glen Etive day after climbing the Starav round, but can also be reached as a standalone via the Allt Mheuran. Its remoteness keeps the summit quiet even at peak season.

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Beinn Narnain (926m) is the central peak of the classic Arrochar trio above Loch Long, sitting between The Cobbler and Beinn Ime. It is recognised by the curious Spearhead — a leaning rock pinnacle on the final pull — and a flat summit plateau topped by a trig point. The hill has a tougher, more direct character than its neighbours and is a Glasgow weekend favourite.

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Beinn Sgritheall (974m) — pronounced "skreel", "hill of the screes" — rises directly out of Loch Hourn on its south shore at Arnisdale, giving one of the most dramatic ascent profiles of any Scottish Munro: 900m of height gain in barely 2km of horizontal distance. The summit looks straight across Loch Hourn to Ladhar Bheinn in Knoydart, and west out to Skye. Despite the modest height, the position makes Beinn Sgritheall one of the great west-coast Munros.

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Beinn Sgulaird (937m) — "hill of the hat" — is an isolated coastal Munro standing at the head of Loch Creran in Argyll, partnered loosely with Beinn Fhionnlaidh further north. The hill has 662m of prominence and a long undulating summit ridge with multiple tops; the highest is the Munro proper. Best known for its commanding seaward views across the Lorn coast to Lismore and Mull, with the Cuillin visible in the distance on clear days.

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Beinn Heasgarnich (1077m) is one of the great upper Glen Lochay whalebacks — a vast, flat-topped Munro with a steep, broken north face dropping into the Allt Bad a' Mhaim. It sits centrally on the Breadalbane plateau and is almost always paired with Creag Mhòr to the west, with the two summits linked by a notorious peat-hagged bealach. The summit itself is a huge mossy plateau where finding the exact high point in mist requires good navigation.

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Beinn Tarsuinn (933m) — "transverse hill" — is one of the Fisherfield Six Munros, sitting deep within the Fisherfield Forest wilderness on the long ridge between Mullach Coire Mhic Fhearchair and A' Mhaighdean. The summit area is famous for the "Table" — a flat grassy area at the high point that gives the hill its distinctive horizontal profile. The view from the summit ridge across to An Teallach is one of the great Northern Highlands panoramas.

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Beinn Teallach (915m) — "forge hill" — earned celebrity in 1984 when re-surveying confirmed it as a Munro at exactly the 3000ft threshold, becoming the lowest Munro in the table. The summit is a small cairn on a flat grassy top above Glen Spean, paired naturally with Beinn a' Chaorainn across the deep Tom Mor bealach. Approaches from the A86 at Roughburn near Loch Laggan.

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Beinn Tulaichean (946m) — "hill of the hillocks" — is a Crianlarich Munro sitting just south of Cruach Àrdrain, accessed from the southern side at Inverlochlarig at the head of Loch Voil. The two hills are linked by a high broad ridge and almost always climbed together on a Trossachs / Crianlarich round. Beinn Tulaichean itself is the lower companion, with a small rocky cairn perched on a flat top.

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Beinn Udlamain (1010m) — "hill of the unsteady place" — is the highest of the four Drumochter Munros that flank the A9 in the great glacial trench between Glen Garry and Speyside. Together with A' Mharconaich, Geal-charn (Drumochter) and Sgàirneach Mhòr it forms a rounded plateau group that contrasts with the rocky west-coast hills. The summit is a wide flat top with a substantial stone windshelter built around the cairn — useful in the often-savage westerly weather that scours these hills.

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Ben Alder is the 1148m Munro at the heart of the Central Highlands wilderness, sitting in the great empty quarter between Dalwhinnie, Loch Ossian and Loch Rannoch. The summit is a trig point on a wide rocky plateau, ringed on its east side by the dramatic cliffs of Garbh Choire and Coire na Lethchois — among the great corrie systems of the country. The hill has a strong cultural place in Highland history: Bonnie Prince Charlie hid in a cave on the south flank after Culloden, and the Ben Alder estate remains one of the most remote inhabited spots in Britain.

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Ben Avon — Leabaidh an Daimh Bhuidhe, "the bed of the yellow stag" — is the easternmost of the high Cairngorms at 1171m, a vast sprawling plateau studded with around twenty named granite tors. The summit tor itself requires a short scramble to claim the top, an experience matched only by Beinn Mheadhoin among Munros. The hill sits in some of the remotest country in the eastern Cairngorms, and its position high above Glen Avon and the Loch Builg watershed makes it one of the longest walks-in to any Munro.

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Ben Chonzie (931m) — sometimes called Ben-y-Hone — is the most southerly Perthshire Munro, an isolated rounded summit standing well clear of the main Breadalbane chain above Comrie. The hill is famous for its mountain hare population and is widely regarded as one of the easiest Munros — a broad gentle whaleback with a clear stalkers' path most of the way to the summit shelter cairn. A popular first Munro for Central Belt walkers.

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Ben Cruachan is the highest peak in Argyll at 1126m, the most dominant skyline feature on the west coast between Oban and Glen Coe. The mountain is a twin-peaked massif of seven tops — the "Cruachan Horseshoe" being one of the great ridge rounds in Scotland — with a hydroelectric reservoir on its eastern flank and the famous Ben Cruachan power station carved into the mountain itself. The summit is a small rocky knob beside a trig point, looking down 1100m to Loch Awe and out west across the firth to Mull.

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Ben Hope (927m) is the most northerly Munro, rising in splendid isolation above Strath More in Sutherland. Its long west face presents a near-continuous line of sandstone crags while the south ridge offers a straightforward walk-in route. Climbers know it as the natural finish or start to a Munro round, and on a clear day the summit reveals Cape Wrath, Foinaven and the empty Flow Country to the east. The trig point sits a few metres back from a sheer eastern drop.

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Ben Klibreck (Meall nan Con, 962m) is one of only two Munros in the Sutherland Far North (with Ben Hope), standing alone on the edge of the great Flow Country peatlands south of Loch Naver. The hill is a long broad whaleback ridge — Meall nan Con is the high point at the south-west end of the ridge. The summit views span the vast emptiness of Sutherland: out to the north Atlantic, across to Ben Hope, and south over the lonely Flow Country.

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Ben Lawers is the highest Munro south of Strath Tay at 1214m, towering above Loch Tay and the village of Killin. With 914m of prominence it dominates Perthshire and gives a 360-degree view from the Cairngorms to the Arrochar Alps. The hill is owned by the National Trust for Scotland as a National Nature Reserve, protecting the largest expanse of arctic-alpine flora in southern Scotland — alpine forget-me-not and rare gentians grow on the schist outcrops here. The summit is a trig point on a small rocky platform at the head of a long undulating ridge of seven Munros.

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Ben Lomond (974m) is the most southerly of the Munros and far and away the most climbed mountain in Scotland — its iconic profile rising directly above Loch Lomond is visible to walkers across the Central Belt. The summit gives one of the great Highland viewpoints over the long sweep of Loch Lomond and out across the Firth of Clyde. Owned by the National Trust for Scotland; the Tourist Path from Rowardennan is one of the most-trodden mountain routes in the British Isles.

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Ben Lui — Beinn Laoigh, "calf mountain" — is the 1130m Munro that dominates the country between Tyndrum and Dalmally, often called the finest mountain in profile in the Southern Highlands. The summit is a shapely peak above the great north-east corrie of Coire Gaothach, a horseshoe of cliffs that holds snow late into spring and gives one of the most photogenic outlines of any Scottish hill. The mountain is the source of the River Tay — the spring rising near the summit feeds Scotland's longest river system.

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Ben Macdui — Beinn Macduibh — is the second-highest mountain in the British Isles at 1309m, sitting at the heart of the Cairngorms plateau across Lairig Ghru from Braeriach. Until the 1840s it was actually believed to be the highest, and the Victorian summit shelter and trig pillar are a legacy of the long debate. The plateau here is the largest expanse of arctic-alpine ground in Britain, home to ptarmigan and snow buntings, with the Cairngorm reindeer herd often grazing nearby. The summit is also legendary as the haunt of the Big Grey Man — the Am Fear Liath Mòr ghost reported by climbers in mist for over a century.

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Ben More (Crianlarich) is the 1174m Munro that dominates the view east from Crianlarich, the highest peak in the Southern Highlands and a defining feature of the central Highlands skyline. The hill is a near-perfect cone seen from the A85 — a relentlessly steep grass-and-rock ascent of 1000m from the road. With 986m of prominence it stands clear of its Munro twin Stob Binnein to the south by a deep bealach. The summit trig pillar gives one of the broadest views in Scotland: Mull and Jura west, the Cairngorms north-east, the Pentlands east.

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Ben More (966m) is the only Munro on the Isle of Mull and the only Munro on a Scottish island outside Skye. The hill rises directly from sea-level on the south shore of Loch na Keal, giving it 966m of prominence and one of the most spectacular Munro positions in Scotland. From the summit on a clear day the view extends across the Treshnish Isles, Coll, Tiree, Iona, Jura, Colonsay, the Outer Hebrides and even occasionally the mountains of Ireland.

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Ben More Assynt (998m) is the highest mountain in Sutherland and one of only two Munros north of Ullapool (with Conival, its immediate western neighbour). The peak is a massive quartzite-capped ridge running north-south, looking out over an extraordinary landscape of glacial knock-and-lochan terrain — the strange "cnoc and lochan" country unique to Assynt. The two Munros (Conival and Ben More Assynt) are always climbed as a pair, with a fine connecting ridge that includes the airy "South Top" out-and-back.

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Ben Nevis — Beinn Nibheis, "the venomous mountain" — is the highest peak in the British Isles at 1344m, rising directly above Fort William and Loch Linnhe in Lochaber. The hill takes around 100,000 ascents a year, most up the well-built Mountain Track from Glen Nevis, but its north face hides one of the great alpine cliff faces in Europe: 600m of crag where ice climbers and mountaineers have written much of the history of British climbing. The summit is a wide stony plateau with the ruins of an old observatory and an emergency shelter on top of a triangulation pillar.

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Ben Oss (1029m) is the more retiring partner of the famous Ben Lui above Tyndrum, separated from Lui by a high bealach that gives the two summits their natural pairing. Despite living in Lui's shadow Ben Oss has its own fine character — a long, sustained ridge ascent with views west across the heart of the Crianlarich hills. The hill is almost always climbed in combination with Ben Lui on a classic two-Munro day from Coninish.

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Ben Starav (1079m) is one of the great Glen Etive mountains — a steep granite pyramid that rises almost straight out of the sea-loch at the head of Loch Etive. The north-east ridge is one of the finest single ascents in the southern Highlands: 1000m of climb in under 3km, almost all on clean rock and short turf. Usually paired with Glas Bheinn Mhòr and sometimes the full four-Munro horseshoe over Stob Coir' an Albannaich and Meall nan Eun.

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Ben Vane (915m) — "the middle hill" — is the smallest of the Arrochar Alps Munros but probably the steepest for its height, a striking pyramidal cone above Inveruglas on Loch Lomond. The summit is a small rocky platform with views over Loch Lomond to Ben Lomond and across to Beinn Ime. Almost always climbed by the direct east face from Inveruglas — there are no easy lines.

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Ben Vorlich (985m) — the Loch Earn version, not the Loch Lomond Munro of the same name — is a shapely conical Munro rising directly above the south side of Loch Earn near Lochearnhead. Together with its lower companion Stuc a' Chroin to the west, it forms one of the most popular Southern Highlands Munro pairs, easily accessible from Edinburgh and Glasgow. The summit gives commanding views over Loch Earn, the Ochil Hills and as far south as the Pentlands on clear days.

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Ben Vorlich (943m) — the Loch Lomond / Loch Sloy version, distinct from the Loch Earn Ben Vorlich — is the easternmost of the Arrochar Alps proper, sitting above the Loch Sloy hydroelectric scheme. The hill rises directly out of Loch Lomond on its western shore, giving one of the great views east across the loch to the lowlands beyond. Often climbed as a standalone day from the Loch Sloy access road or from Inveruglas on the A82.

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Glas Leathad Mòr (1046m) — "the big grey-green slope" — is the high point of Ben Wyvis, the great whaleback that dominates the skyline north of Dingwall and is visible across most of the Moray Firth. The summit ridge is over 3km of almost-flat plateau, carpeted with woolly fringe-moss that makes it one of the easiest summit walks in Scotland in summer and one of the most disorienting in winter. The hill is a National Nature Reserve, important for dotterel and arctic-alpine vegetation.

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Bidean nam Bian — "peak of the mountains" — is the highest mountain in the old county of Argyll at 1150m and the heart of the Glen Coe massif. From the A82 the mountain is hidden behind the famous Three Sisters of Glen Coe (Beinn Fhada, Gearr Aonach, Aonach Dubh), and reaching the summit means climbing into the great hidden corries that hang above the road. The summit is a small rocky cairn on a slender ridge connecting multiple satellite tops; the position is one of the most dramatic of any Munro.

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Bidein a' Choire Sheasgaich (945m) — universally known as "Cheesecake" by hillgoers — is a strikingly pointed quartzite Munro at the head of Loch Monar in genuinely remote Achnashellach country. Despite its modest height the hill has a dramatic profile and is paired with the broader Lurg Mhòr to the south on a long expedition through some of the wildest land in Scotland. The summit views span the Mullardoch, Strathfarrar and Torridon hills.

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Binnein Beag (943m) — "small peak" — is the smaller eastern companion of Binnein Mòr in the Mamores, sitting north of its bigger neighbour above Loch Eilde Mòr. The hill has a distinctive pointed quartzite summit cone — far more dramatic than its modest height suggests. Most often climbed with Binnein Mòr or Sgùrr Eilde Mòr on a long eastern Mamores day from Kinlochleven.

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Binnein Mor is the highest of the Mamores at 1130m — the long sinuous chain of ten Munros that fills the country between Kinlochleven and Glen Nevis. The summit is a sharp pointed top reached by a narrow rocky ridge with serious exposure on the east side above Coire na Lochan. With 759m of prominence it stands clear of its Mamore neighbours and offers a striking near-equilateral pyramid profile from the south. Often climbed in tandem with its small but perfectly formed Munro cousin Binnein Beag.

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Blà Bheinn (928m) — anglicised as Blaven — is the only Cuillin Munro separated from the main Black Cuillin ridge, standing in splendid isolation east of the main range above Loch Slapin. The hill is widely regarded as the finest viewpoint for photographing the Cuillin and offers a Cuillin scrambling experience without the navigation challenges of the main ridge. The summit ridge has two close tops with an airy traverse between them.

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Braeriach is the third-highest Munro at 1296m, sitting on the western side of the Lairig Ghru opposite Ben Macdui. The summit cairn perches right on the edge of one of the most extensive corrie systems in Britain — Coire Bhrochain, Coire an Lochain Uaine and the Garbh Choire — a continuous 1.5km arc of cliffs and snow patches that hold permanent névé well into July most years. The hill's name means "the brindled upland" and the views across the Lairig Ghru to Macdui, with the Falls of Dee plunging into the An Garbh Choire below the summit, are among the great Cairngorm spectacles.

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Broad Cairn (998m) is the southernmost Munro of the White Mounth plateau between Glen Muick and Glen Clova. The hill sits at the south-eastern corner of the broad upland that rises from Loch Muick — natural pairing with Cairn Bannoch to the north-west. Despite its modest profile the position above the Loch Muick cliffs and the views down Glen Clova give it real character. The standard approach is from Spittal of Glenmuick on the same path system as the other Lochnagar / White Mounth Munros.

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Bruach na Frithe (958m) — "slope of the deer forest" — is universally regarded as the most accessible Munro on the main Cuillin Ridge, reached by walking and easy scrambling rather than the sustained Grade 3 routes that characterise the rest of the range. The hill sits in the central Cuillin between Sgùrr a' Bhasteir to the north and Bidein Druim nan Ramh to the south. The summit gives panoramic views along the entire Cuillin Ridge — one of the great Cuillin viewpoints.

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Stob Coire Raineach (925m) — "peak of the corrie of ferns" — is the smaller, northern Munro of the Buachaille Etive Beag — the "Little Herdsman" of Glencoe. It is the more accessible of the pair, a sharp pyramidal summit at the north end of the narrow Bidean ridge with classic views down Glen Coe to the Three Sisters. Almost always traversed with Stob Dubh on a single day from the Lairig Gartain.

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Stob Dubh (958m) — "black peak" — is the higher of the two Munros on Buachaille Etive Beag, "the small herdsman of Etive" — the smaller, slightly lower companion of the more famous Buachaille Etive Mòr across the Lairig Gartain pass. The hill is a fine sustained ridge walk and one of the best short days in Glen Coe, with easier going than its bigger neighbour. The summit views span the Glen Coe peaks to the north-west and Rannoch Moor to the east.

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Stob Dearg (1021m) — "red peak" — is the iconic pyramid summit of the Buachaille Etive Mòr, "the great herdsman of Etive", probably the most photographed mountain in Scotland. The peak rises dramatically from the eastern end of Rannoch Moor as one of the great mountain images of the Highlands. Stob Dearg is the higher and more famous of two Munros on the Buachaille (with Stob na Bròige to the south-west); together they form the full ridge of one of Scotland's most celebrated mountains.

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Stob na Bròige (956m) — "peak of the shoe" — is the southern Munro of Buachaille Etive Mòr (the great herdsman of Etive), the iconic Glen Coe pyramid. Less famous than its northern neighbour Stob Dearg but reached on the same long ridge traverse, Stob na Bròige gives commanding views down Glen Etive and across to the Black Mount. Promoted to Munro status in the 1997 revision; the full Buachaille traverse covers both Munros over the long undulating crest.

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Bynack More is the 1090m Munro at the eastern fringe of the Cairngorm plateau, famous for the Barns of Bynack — three enormous granite tors that erupt from the hillside just south of the summit, the largest weathered into a giant balanced rock. The hill is one of the more accessible high Cairngorms, reached via the well-built path through the Pass of Ryvoan from Glenmore. The summit cairn sits on a small rocky platform looking south to the Cairngorm plateau and east into Strathspey.

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Cairn Bannoch (1011m) is a broad Munro on the southern margin of the White Mounth plateau between the Lochnagar massif and Glen Muick. The hill sits on the historic Mounth drove route used for centuries to drive cattle south. The summit is a small cairn on otherwise featureless mossy turf — its identity comes from its position rather than its profile. Usually combined with Broad Cairn (Munro) on the same plateau, or as part of a longer Lochnagar / White Mounth circuit.

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Cairn Gorm gives its name to the entire range of mountains and to the National Park around them. At 1244m it is the sixth-highest Munro and arguably the most accessible — the Cairngorm ski road brings drivers up to 635m at Coire Cas, halving the height that needs to be walked off. The mountain has a complex role in modern Scottish mountain culture: ski resort, funicular railway, weather station, the SAIS Northern Cairngorms snow report's namesake, and a serious mountain in its own right with corries that hold winter climbing classics like Aladdin's Couloir and the Mess of Pottage.

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Cairn of Claise (1064m) is a broad, gentle Munro sitting in the middle of the Mounth plateau — the high tableland that links the Glenshee Munros to the southern Cairngorms. It can be reached as part of a longer Mounth round including Càrn an Tuirc, Tom Buidhe and Tolmount, or paired with Glas Maol from the Cairnwell. The summit is a low cairn on the county march between Perth & Kinross and Aberdeenshire, on what was historically one of the great drove roads through the hills.

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Cairn Toul is the fourth-highest Munro at 1291m, the southern peak of the great Braeriach–Cairn Toul horseshoe that flanks the western side of the Lairig Ghru. Where Braeriach sprawls, Cairn Toul rises in a single shapely cone — the most distinctive profile in the Cairngorms when seen from Glen Lui. The summit is a large cairn directly above the cliffs of Coire an Lochain Uaine; views east across the Lairig Ghru to Ben Macdui and south down the Dee to Lochnagar are among the finest in the range.

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Càrn a' Chlamain (963m) — "hill of the buzzard" — is a remote Atholl Munro standing alone in the wild interior north of Glen Tilt. The hill sits on the broad watershed between Glen Tilt to the south and the upper Geldie country to the north, making it one of the more inconveniently positioned Munros. The standard approach is a long bike-in or walk via Glen Tilt from Blair Atholl.

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Carn a' Choire Bhoidheach — "cairn of the beautiful corrie" — is the 1110m Munro on the White Mounth plateau west of Lochnagar. The summit is a small cairn on a featureless expanse of granite gravel and arctic-alpine vegetation — among the broadest plateau summits in the country. The hill is rarely visited alone; almost every ascent forms part of a multi-Munro round with Lochnagar, Carn an t-Sagairt Mor and the other White Mounth peaks.

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Càrn a' Gheoidh (975m) — "hill of the goose" — is the western Munro of the Cairnwell cluster at Glenshee, completing a quick three-Munro round with The Cairnwell and Càrn Aosda from the ski-centre car park. Despite the modest height the hill sits at the western end of a long broad ridge running out into the upper Glen Fernate country, so the round can be extended significantly. The summit is unremarkable but the access is exceptionally fast.

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Càrn a' Mhàim (1039m) is the southern outlier of the Ben Macdui plateau, separated from the main massif by one of the few genuine narrow ridges in the Cairngorms — a rare feature in a landscape otherwise dominated by broad mossy tablelands. The hill offers spectacular views straight down the length of the Lairig Ghru pass and across to the Devil's Point and Cairn Toul. Often paired with Ben Macdui via the famous narrow connecting ridge — one of the great Cairngorms walks.

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Càrn an Fhìdhleir (994m) — "fiddler's hill", also known as Càrn Ealar — is one of the remotest Munros in Scotland, sitting on the watershed where Glen Tilt, Glen Feshie and the Geldie all meet. The hill stands alone in a vast roadless interior, its broad summit a marker on the historic Mounth drove route. Almost always paired with An Sgarsoch on the same expedition, the two Munros forming a long traverse that is among the great Scottish wilderness days.

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Càrn an Rìgh (1029m) — "the king's cairn" — is a broad, remote Munro standing on the high ground between Glas Tulaichean to the south-east and Beinn Iutharn Mhòr to the east. The hill is rarely climbed in isolation and is almost always paired with Glas Tulaichean or included in a longer round of Beinn Iutharn Mhòr too. The summit cairn has a small stone shelter perched at the top, welcome on the often-windy plateau.

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Càrn an t-Sagairt Mòr (1047m) — "the priest's big cairn" — is the Munro immediately west of Lochnagar on the Balmoral side of the Mounth plateau. The summit is famously littered with the scattered wreckage of an RAF Canberra bomber that crashed in 1956 — fragments of fuselage and engine still lie around the cairn. The hill sits on the watershed between the south-flowing Glen Callater and the east-flowing Glen Muick, and is most often included as part of a Lochnagar / White Mounth round.

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Càrn an Tuirc (1018m) — "hill of the boar" — is the northern Munro of the Glenshee plateau group, sitting on the watershed between Glen Clunie to the north and the Cairnwell to the south. It is most efficiently climbed as part of a long round of four Munros (Càrn an Tuirc, Cairn of Claise, Glas Maol, Creag Leacach) from the Glenshee ski-centre car park, or alternatively as a shorter direct outing from the A93 head of Glen Cluny.

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Càrn Aosda (917m) — "hill of age" — is widely regarded as the easiest Munro in Scotland, rising directly above the Glenshee ski centre car park on the A93. Ski tows reach almost to the summit and a worn track leads up under the chairlifts. The view from the small summit cairn looks across the rolling Mounth plateau to Glas Maol and Cairnwell.

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Càrn Bhac (946m) — "hill of peat banks" — is one of the remoter Atholl Munros, sitting on the broad watershed between Glen Ey and the upper Geldie / Tilt country. The hill is invariably climbed alongside Beinn Iutharn Mhòr on a long bike-in expedition from Linn of Dee or via the Glen Ey track from Inverey. The summit is unremarkable but the position deep in the Atholl deer forest gives a real sense of remoteness.

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Càrn Dearg (1034m) is the easternmost of the four "Pattack Munros" — the remote group at the head of Loch Pattack in the Ben Alder forest that also includes Beinn Eibhinn, Aonach Beag and Geal-charn. The hill is a long broad shoulder rather than a sharp summit, with a small cairn at the high point and panoramic views east towards Drumochter and west to Ben Alder itself. Access requires a long walk or bike-in from Dalwhinnie.

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Càrn Dearg (945m) — the Monadhliath version, distinct from the several other Munros named Càrn Dearg — is the highest summit of the Monadhliath range, the great rolling upland west of Speyside. The hill is approached from Glen Banchor near Newtonmore via long landrover tracks and rough peat moor, characteristic of the Monadhliath. The summit gives sweeping views east across Speyside to the Cairngorms.

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Càrn Dearg (941m) — the Corrour version, distinct from the several other Càrn Deargs — is the northern Munro of the Corrour pair, partnered with Sgòr Gaibhre to the south. The hill stands on the watershed between Loch Ossian and the upper Allt Eigheach, best reached by ScotRail train to Corrour halt on the West Highland Line. The summit gives commanding views across Rannoch Moor and north toward the Grey Corries.

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Carn Eighe is the highest hill north of the Great Glen at 1182m, the high point of the Glen Affric Munros and one of the most remote major summits in Britain. With 1147m of prominence it ranks as one of the most freestanding peaks in the country — only Ben Nevis, Ben Macdui and Ben More on Mull exceed it. The summit is a trig pillar in a stone windshelter on a small rocky platform at the western end of the great Mullardoch ridge, sharing a high bealach with Mam Sodhail to the south.

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Càrn Ghluasaid (957m) — "hill of movement" — is the easternmost of the Sgùrr nan Conbhairean group above the south side of Loch Cluanie. It is the most accessible Munro of the group, sitting closest to the A87 with a direct ascent line that climbs almost from the lochside. Almost always paired with Sgùrr nan Conbhairean and often Sail Chaorainn on a long Cluanie ridge round.

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Càrn Gorm (1029m) is the westernmost Munro of the Càrn Mairg group of four — the long ridge that walls in the northern side of Glen Lyon. The hill is the natural first summit of the classic four-Munro round from Invervar, with a long sustained pull up the south ridge to a flat-topped summit. Càrn Gorm is itself a fine viewpoint west over Glen Lyon to Schiehallion and south to the Ben Lawers range.

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Càrn Liath (1006m) — "grey hill" — is the eastern Munro of the Creag Meagaidh group above Loch Laggan, paired with Stob Poite Coire Ardair and Creag Meagaidh itself in a classic three-Munro horseshoe round of the famous Coire Ardair. The hill is the first summit reached on the standard round, with its east shoulder dropping directly to the Aberarder car park on the A86. The summit itself is a featureless broad area with a substantial cairn.

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Càrn Mairg (1041m) is the highest of the four Munros of the Càrn Mairg group, the long ridge of summits that walls in the northern side of Glen Lyon — Scotland's longest enclosed glen. The group also includes Meall Garbh, Càrn Gorm and Meall na Aighean (Creag Mhòr), and the full traverse takes in all four with a long high-level ridge connecting them. The hills are mossy and grassy in character rather than rocky, offering one of the most enjoyable horseshoe rounds in southern Scotland.

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Càrn Mòr Dearg — "the big red cairn" — is the 1220m Munro immediately east of Ben Nevis, separated from it by the long curving CMD Arête. The hill is the eighth-highest in Britain but rarely climbed for its own sake; almost every visit comes as half of a classic ridge round with Ben Nevis. The summit is a small cairn on a knife-edge crest of pink granite blocks. The view west across the Allt a' Mhuilinn glen onto the great north face of Ben Nevis — Tower Ridge, Observatory Buttress, North-East Buttress — is one of the great mountain panoramas in Britain.

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Càrn na Caim (941m) — "hill of the curve" — is one of the two eastern Drumochter Munros (with A' Bhuidheanach Bheag) on the high broad plateau east of the A9 pass. The hill is one of the shortest direct Munro ascents in Scotland — barely 4km from the A9 lay-by — but the broad featureless summit demands serious navigation in cloud. A popular quick winter Munro tick when the west coast is weathered out.

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Càrn nan Gobhar (992m) — "hill of the goats" — is one of two Munros of that name (this is the Mullardoch version on the south side of Loch Mullardoch, not the Strathfarrar Càrn nan Gobhar to the north). The hill is the easternmost summit of the famous Mullardoch four — Sgùrr na Lapaich, An Riabhachan, An Socach and Càrn nan Gobhar — and is typically the first or last summit on the long horseshoe round of Loch Mullardoch.

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Càrn nan Gobhar (992m) — "hill of the goats" — is the Strathfarrar version of the name (there is another Càrn nan Gobhar of identical height on the south side of Loch Mullardoch). The hill is the third of the four Strathfarrar Munros from west to east, sitting between Sgùrr a' Choire Ghlais and Sgùrr na Ruaidhe along the high crest above Glen Strathfarrar. Access through the Struy gate is regulated by the estate — verify the day's timings before driving in.

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Càrn Sgulain (920m) — "hill of the basket" — is a low rolling Monadhliath summit reached over endless peat hags above Glen Banchor near Newtonmore. A modest cairn rises from a patch of bare gravel set amid the characteristic Monadhliath bog. Universally combined with A' Chailleach as a two-Munro day from Glen Banchor.

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Chno Dearg (1046m) — "red nut" — is the higher of the two Munros above the deep glacial trench of Loch Treig, paired with Stob Coire Sgriodain to the south-west. It is a broad whaleback summit looking out over the West Highland Line as it runs along the shore of Loch Treig to Corrour. Best climbed as a horseshoe of both Munros from the small hamlet of Fersit, which sits at the head of the loch and the start of the rough track south.

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Ciste Dhubh (979m) — "black chest" — is a striking pointed Munro that rises directly above the Cluanie Inn area, north of the A87 across from the South Glen Shiel ridge. The hill has a distinctively sharp summit cone and a narrow connecting ridge to Aonach Meadhoin to the south-west. The standard ascent is via the long Allt a' Chaorainn Bhig glen leading up to the An Caorann Mòr pass.

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Cona' Mheall (980m) — "the joined hill" — is the eastern Munro of the Beinn Dearg group above the Inverlael Forest, paired with Beinn Dearg itself across a steep narrow connecting ridge above Coire Ghranda. The hill stands above the magnificent Loch a' Choire Ghranda — a spectacular dark glacial loch hemmed in by sandstone cliffs. Almost always climbed alongside Beinn Dearg (and often Meall nan Ceapraichean) on a Northern Highlands round.

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Conival (987m) — "hill of the meetings" — is the westernmost Munro in Sutherland, paired with Ben More Assynt across one of the most distinctive quartzite-block ridges in Scotland. The hill sits directly above Inchnadamph and the limestone caves of the Allt nan Uamh — geologically unique country where the Moine Thrust brings ancient gneiss over younger limestone. Conival is reached on the same day as Ben More Assynt by every party.

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Creag a' Mhaim (947m) — "rock of the rounded hill" — is the easternmost Munro of the celebrated South Glen Shiel ridge, the seven-Munro chain above the south side of Glen Shiel. The hill is a fine pointed summit with steep east and south flanks above the Allt Coire Sgoireadail. Almost always tackled as the first or last summit on the full seven-Munro ridge traverse from Cluanie Inn.

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Creag Leacach (987m) — "slabby crag" — is the rockier, more distinctive south-western neighbour of Glas Maol on the Glenshee plateau group. Where the other Glenshee Munros are broad mossy summits, Creag Leacach has a true narrow rocky summit ridge with a granite-blocky cairn. Almost always paired with Glas Maol on a round from the Glenshee ski centre, and often combined with Càrn an Tuirc and Cairn of Claise for the full four-Munro Mounth round.

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Creag Meagaidh — pronounced "Mecky" — is the 1128m Munro that dominates the north side of Loch Laggan, one of the great mountain massifs of the central Highlands. The hill is most famous for the spectacular Coire Ardair on its eastern flank, a giant cliffed amphitheatre with a small lochan at its foot and the dramatic notch known as "The Window" cutting through its head wall. Coire Ardair is among the most important winter climbing venues in Scotland with steep mixed lines that hold ice into May.

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Creag Mhòr (1046m) is the rockier and shapelier neighbour of Beinn Heasgarnich at the head of Glen Lochay in the Breadalbane group. Where Heasgarnich is a vast mossy plateau, Creag Mhòr presents an exposed rocky summit ridge with steep crags falling to the east into Coire Cheathaich, a fine corrie that has given its name to a celebrated Gaelic poem by Duncan Bàn MacIntyre. Always tackled together with Heasgarnich and the two are notoriously linked by the boggy Bealach na Bidh.

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Creag nan Damh (918m) — "rock of the stags" — is the westernmost Munro of the South Glen Shiel Ridge, the seven-Munro ridge above the A87 between Cluanie and Shiel Bridge. The summit is a small rocky outcrop at the end of a long undulating ridge with steep drops south into Glen Quoich. Usually traversed last on the great seven-Munro day from Cluanie.

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Creag Pitridh (924m) is the smallest of the three Ardverikie Munros above Loch Laggan, a craggy little dome of granite-and-schist tucked between Geal Charn and Beinn a' Chlachair. The summit is a sharp rocky cone with a small cairn and a sudden 200m drop down its south-western face. Universally walked as the third Munro of the Loch Laggan triple from Moy.

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Creise is the 1100m Munro that forms the southern wall of the Glen Etive head, paired with Meall a' Bhuiridh across the broad high col. The mountain sits at the heart of the Black Mount range, with steep crag-broken faces dropping into Coireach a' Bha both ways and a long ridge running south over Clach Leathad and Stob a' Ghlais Choire. The summit is a small rock 3m from the main cairn, with views west across Rannoch Moor and north to Glen Coe.

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Cruach Àrdrain (1045m) is the dominant Munro of the Crianlarich group — the cluster of summits visible to walkers heading north on the A82 as it climbs past Crianlarich into the Highlands proper. The peak forms a distinctive twin-topped pyramid seen from the A85 to the south, with a steep south face above the Allt Coire Ardrain. Almost always paired with the adjoining Beinn Tulaichean, which sits as a southern outlier connected by a high broad ridge.

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Derry Cairngorm is the 1155m Munro south of Ben Macdui, sitting on the broad ridge that separates Glen Derry from Loch Etchachan. The summit is the northern of two cairns on a rocky platform — distinguishing the true top from a near-twin demands attention in cloud. The hill is one of the original Cairngorms, the name itself meaning "the blue mountain", and it gives a striking front-row view of Ben Macdui's south face across the broad upper Glen Derry basin.

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Driesh (947m) — "thorn-bush" — is the eastern of the Glen Clova / Glen Doll pair (with Mayar), the most popular Munro day in the Angus glens. The hill is reached via the spectacular Corrie Fee — a National Nature Reserve famed for its arctic-alpine flora and rim of crags. The summit gives commanding views south across the Sidlaws to the Tay estuary and north to the Mounth and Lochnagar.

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Druim Shionnach (987m) — "ridge of the fox" — is the second easternmost Munro on the long South Glen Shiel ridge, sitting between Creag a' Mhaim and Aonach air Chrith. It is usually one of the first summits gained on the classic seven-Munro ridge traverse from Cluanie Inn. The hill has a distinctively long flat summit ridge giving wide-ranging views west along the rest of the South Glen Shiel chain.

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Eididh nan Clach Geala (927m) — the web of white stones — sits at the northern end of the Beinn Dearg group above Loch Broom. The pale quartzite blocks scattered across its summit dome give the hill its name and a distinctive look from below. It is most often climbed on a long day from Inverlael paired with Meall nan Ceapraichean. The view north into the empty country towards Seana Bhraigh is one of the most committing in the Highlands.

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Fionn Bheinn (933m) — "white hill" — is a solitary Munro rising directly above Achnasheen on the A832, well separated from the Fannaichs to the north. The hill is one of the more accessible Northern Highlands Munros — barely a 4km direct ascent from the village. Despite the unassuming profile the summit gives unexpectedly far-reaching views across the Northern Highlands, including a fine outlook to the Torridon hills.

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Gairich (919m) — "roaring hill" — is the conspicuous isolated peak that dominates the south side of Loch Quoich, a steep-sided pyramid visible for miles up Glen Garry. The summit is a small cairn at the end of a long airy ridge with deep loch on one flank and Glen Kingie on the other. Climbed alone from the Loch Quoich dam — no easy partners exist.

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Garbh Chioch Mhòr (1013m) — "big rough hill" — is the immediate eastern neighbour of Sgùrr na Cìche and the two share one of the wildest ridge connections in Scotland: a rough rocky crest crossed by the famous old drystane dyke that runs along the high crest of the Rough Bounds of Knoydart. The two Munros are invariably climbed together, and most parties combine them with Sgùrr nan Coireachan to the east in a long three-Munro round from Strathan.

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Geal Chàrn (1049m) — sometimes called Mullach Coire an Iubhair — is the highest of the three Ardverikie Munros north of Loch Laggan, with Beinn a' Chlachair to its west and Creag Pitridh to its east. Together the three are usually walked as a long but rewarding round from the dam at the western end of Loch Laggan. The summit is a broad mossy plateau crowned with a trig pillar and a large cairn, with views east along the length of Loch Laggan to the Monadhliath beyond.

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Geal Charn (926m) — "white hill" — is the highest Munro in the Monadhliath, a rolling expanse of peat and granite north-west of Newtonmore. The summit is a flat plateau marked by a substantial 2m drystone cairn that doubles as a wind shelter. The hill is usually walked alone from Glen Markie or paired with the four-summit Monadhliath round from Garva Bridge.

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This Geal-charn — one of several so named across the Highlands — is the 1132m Munro east of Loch Pattack, well inside the Ben Alder forest. The summit cairn is on a wide pale stony top, looking south to Ben Alder itself across the high bealach, west into the great Loch Ossian wilderness, and east across the Pattack moors to Dalwhinnie. The hill is one of the four Pattack Munros (Geal-charn, Aonach Beag, Beinn Eibhinn, Carn Dearg) that form a classic remote ridge round from Culra.

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Geal-charn (917m) — the "Ben Alder Geal-charn" — is a remote rolling summit at the heart of the Loch Pattack / Ben Alder Forest, one of the highest of the four Loch Pattack Munros. The summit is a broad bouldery top with a small cairn set on a vast undulating plateau. Almost universally walked as one of the four Pattack Munros (with Beinn Eibhinn, Aonach Beag, Càrn Dearg) on a long round from Corrour or Loch Pattack.

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Glas Bheinn Mhòr (997m) — "big grey-green hill" — is the central Munro of the upper Glen Etive cluster, sitting between Ben Starav to the west and Stob Coir' an Albannaich to the north-east. The hill has a distinctive shapely pointed summit visible from the head of Loch Etive and forms one of the key tops on the classic Glen Etive four-Munro round. Almost always combined with Ben Starav and often Stob Coir' an Albannaich on a long horseshoe.

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Glas Maol (1067m) is the highest of the four Munros that ring the Cairnwell Pass at Glenshee — the highest paved road pass in Britain at 670m. Together with Creag Leacach, Carn an Tuirc and Cairn of Claise it forms a classic short-day round of four Munros that starts only 400m below the first summit. The hill itself is a broad subarctic plateau where alpine plants survive in deep gravel beds and red deer graze in summer.

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Glas Tulaichean (1051m) is a broad, rounded Munro at the head of Gleann Taitneach above the Spittal of Glenshee. It sits south of the main Cairnwell Munros, on the watershed between the south-flowing Tay and the east-flowing Isla. Usually paired with Càrn an Righ in a long round, or climbed alone via the excellent Dalmunzie stalkers' track — one of the longer and easier approaches to a high Munro. Quiet by Glenshee standards.

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Gleouraich (1035m) is the highest summit on the long ridge that runs along the northern shore of Loch Quoich. Together with its eastern neighbour Spidean Mialach it forms a classic two-Munro round above one of the wildest sea-lochs in Scotland. The hill is famous for one of the very best stalkers' paths in the country — a beautifully-engineered zigzag track that climbs from the lochside almost to the summit ridge.

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Gulvain (983m) — Gaor Bheinn in Gaelic, "noisy hill" — is an isolated Munro in the country south of Loch Arkaig, west of Fort William. The hill is a long whaleback ridge with a sharp summit at the north-east end and a similarly steep south-west top. With 839m of prominence it stands genuinely alone — a single-Munro day with no realistic option to combine it with another. The long approach from Fassfern via Gleann Fionnlighe is the standard line.

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Ladhar Bheinn (1020m) — pronounced "Larven", "hoof mountain" — is the most westerly Munro on the British mainland and widely considered the most dramatically positioned of all Munros. The peak rises straight out of the sea-lochs of Knoydart, with no roads within 10km. Its west-facing corrie, Coire Dhorrcaill, is among the most spectacular in Scotland — a great Atlantic-facing amphitheatre with views to Skye, Rum, Eigg and the Outer Hebrides. A genuine adventure regardless of approach.

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Mullach an Rathain (1023m) — "summit of the row of pinnacles" — is the western Munro of Liathach, the magnificent quartzite-capped Torridonian sandstone ridge above Glen Torridon. The peak sits at the western end of the famous Am Fasarinen pinnacles, the technical crux of the full ridge traverse. Mullach an Rathain can be climbed by itself via the steep north-west ridge from Torridon village, avoiding the pinnacles — a route that gives access to one of the most scenic summits in Scotland without the technical scrambling.

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Spidean a' Choire Lèith (1054m) is the higher Munro on Liathach — "the grey one" — the tremendous Torridonian sandstone wall that rises straight from sea-level on the north side of Glen Torridon. The full Liathach traverse from west to east includes both Munros (Mullach an Rathain and Spidean a' Choire Lèith) and the famous Am Fasarinen pinnacles, a Grade 2/3 scramble that is one of the most exposed walking lines in Scotland. Together with An Teallach and the Skye Cuillin it is one of the great mountaineering objectives in the British Isles.

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Lochnagar — Cac Carn Beag, the cairn-topped summit at 1156m — is the great mountain of Royal Deeside, rising directly behind Balmoral Castle. The hill carries enormous cultural weight: Byron wrote about it, Queen Victoria climbed it, Prince Charles published a children's book named after it. The eastern face holds one of the most dramatic corrie cliffs in the country — a 250m wall above Lochan na Gaire that is among the most popular winter climbing venues in Scotland. The summit is a rocky tor on the rim of this great corrie.

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Luinne Bheinn (939m) — "hill of melody" — is the central of the three Knoydart Munros, sitting between Ladhar Bheinn and Meall Buidhe on the south side of Loch Hourn. The hill is most often paired with Meall Buidhe on a long Knoydart day from Inverie. The summit gives spectacular views across Loch Hourn to Sgùrr a' Mhaoraich and out to Skye on clear days.

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Lurg Mhòr (986m) — "the big leg" — is one of the most isolated of all Scottish Munros, set at the head of the eastern arm of Loch Monar deep in the Achnashellach hinterland. The hill is invariably paired with its dramatic neighbour Bidein a' Choire Sheasgaich ("Cheesecake"), whose pointed quartzite summit is far more striking than Lurg Mhòr's broad whaleback. Reaching either requires a long expedition from Craig (north) or Strathcarron (south).

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Mam Sodhail is the 1181m Munro at the head of Glen Affric, second-highest peak north of the Great Glen and the southern twin of Carn Eighe. The summit carries the substantial stone-built ruin of one of the great Victorian Ordnance Survey signal stations, used as a primary triangulation point for the 1840s national survey. The view is one of the broadest in the Highlands — west to Skye and the Cuillin, south to Ben Nevis, north into the wild Mullardoch country.

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Maoile Lunndaidh (1007m) is the easternmost of the four Strathconon Munros — a vast, flat-topped plateau hill at the head of Gleann Fhiodhaig deep in the Achnashellach country. The summit area is exceptional in size, a great mossy tableland whose true high point can be elusive in cloud. Most parties tackle the hill in tandem with Sgùrr a' Chaorachain and Sgùrr Choinnich on a long round, or as a standalone via the long but excellent stalkers' path from Craig.

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Maol Chean-dearg (933m) — "bald red head" — is a striking Torridonian sandstone Munro above the head of Strathcarron, paired with Sgòrr Ruadh further east on the long Achnashellach round. The hill's name comes from the warm reddish hue of the sandstone cap, particularly noticeable at sunset. Often climbed alone via the Coulags Glen approach — among the more direct sandstone Munro ascents in the Northern Highlands.

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Maol Chinn-dearg (981m) — "bald red head" — is the central Munro of the South Glen Shiel ridge, sitting between Aonach air Chrith to the east and Sgurr an Doire Leathain to the west. It is one of the rounder, less dramatic summits on the long undulating chain, but its position at the high point of the central ridge gives commanding views in both directions along the seven-Munro line. Almost always reached as part of the full ridge traverse.

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Mayar (928m) is the lower and quieter half of the popular Glen Doll pair, set on the southern edge of the Mounth plateau above the dramatic crag-rimmed bowl of Corrie Fee. The summit is a flat broad top with a modest cairn just above the western lip of the corrie. While Driesh draws most of the traffic, Mayar gives a more sheltered character and the finer position above the headwall.

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Meall a' Bhuiridh — the Gaelic name evokes the roaring of red deer in the autumn rut — is the 1108m Munro that hosts the Glencoe Mountain ski area on its north-east flank, rising directly above Rannoch Moor at the eastern entrance to Glen Coe. The summit is a rocky outcrop on a broad plateau with one of the most extensive views in the Highlands: the full length of Rannoch Moor east, the Black Mount ridge south, and the Glen Coe peaks west. Often paired with Creise via the high south ridge.

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Meall a' Choire Leith (926m) — "round hill of the grey corrie" — is the most westerly Munro of the Ben Lawers group, an outlying grass-covered dome separated by a deep bealach from Meall Corranaich. The summit is a small rocky cairn on a flat top with sweeping views down Glen Lyon and across to the Mamlorn group. Almost always combined with Meall Corranaich on a quiet day off the busy NTS path system.

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Meall a' Chrasgaidh (934m) — "hill of the crossing" — is a central Fannaich Munro, sitting between Sgùrr nan Clach Geala to the south and Sgùrr Mòr (Fannich) to the east. The hill is a rounded grassy summit on the long curving Fannaich ridge, most often climbed alongside the higher Sgùrr Mòr and Sgùrr nan Clach Geala on a long ridge round from Loch a' Bhraoin.

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Meall Buidhe (946m) — "yellow hill" — is the easternmost of the three Knoydart Munros (with Ladhar Bheinn and Luinne Bheinn), a broad whaleback summit above Loch Nevis. Together with Luinne Bheinn it makes the classic two-Munro Knoydart day from Inverie or via the Sourlies bothy approach. The hill is one of the more accessible Knoydart Munros but still requires the long ferry-and-walk approach via Inverie.

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Meall Buidhe (932m) — the upper Glen Lyon version, distinct from the Knoydart Munro of the same name — is the broad, golden-grassed Munro east of Loch an Daimh in upper Glen Lyon. The hill is paired with Stuchd an Lochain across the Giorra dam, the two often combined on a short Glen Lyon round. Where Stuchd an Lochain has a dramatic north corrie, Meall Buidhe is a gentle whaleback summit with extensive grassland.

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Meall Chuaich (951m) — "hill of the cup" — is a solitary rounded Munro rising directly above the A9 corridor north of Dalwhinnie. Despite its proximity to the busy A9, the hill has a genuinely remote feel due to the long approach via the Cuaich aqueduct and reservoir track. The summit gives sweeping views west to Loch Ericht and the Ben Alder forest, and east to the Drumochter and Atholl hills.

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Meall Corranaich (1067m) is the westernmost of the seven Munros of the Ben Lawers range above Loch Tay. It is the shapely whaleback seen on the right as you drive over the Lochan na Lairige road from Killin. Most parties pair it with Meall a' Choire Lèith, the next Munro to the north, for a relatively short day from the high road. The summit panorama spans Ben Lawers itself, Schiehallion to the north-east and the Crianlarich hills to the west.

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This Meall Garbh — "rough hill", one of several so named — is the 1118m Munro in the Ben Lawers group, the second peak going east from Ben Lawers itself along the great Loch Tay ridge. The summit is a small cairn on a rounded grassy top, with the steeper north face dropping to Lochan nan Cat. Almost always climbed in tandem with An Stuc and the other Lawers Munros as part of a long ridge traverse rather than as a single hill.

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Meall Garbh (968m) — "rough hill" — is the central Munro of the Càrn Mairg group above Glen Lyon (this is the Càrn Mairg version, distinct from the Ben Lawers Meall Garbh of similar name). The hill is the second summit reached on the standard four-Munro Invervar horseshoe, with a distinctive boulder-strewn summit area. The connecting ridges to Càrn Gorm (west) and Càrn Mairg (east) cross broad mossy bealachs.

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Meall Ghaordaidh (1039m) is the isolated whaleback Munro that rises between Glen Lochay and Glen Lyon, a substantial hill standing well clear of its Breadalbane neighbours. The summit gives one of the best panoramas in the Southern Highlands — Schiehallion to the north, the Lawers wall east, Ben More and Stob Binnein south, and the Crianlarich hills west. Despite its modest profile from the south, the hill demands a respectable day with steep grass climbs from every direction.

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Meall Glas (959m) — "grey-green hill" — is the western Munro of the pair above Glen Dochart, partnered with Sgiath Chuil to the east. Both are broad, rounded grassy summits — characteristic Breadalbane country with extensive views east to Schiehallion and west to Cruach Ardrain. The two are usually climbed together as a horseshoe round from the Glen Dochart side, though access via Kenknock in Glen Lochay is the more popular northern approach.

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Meall Gorm (949m) — "blue hill" — is one of the eastern Fannaich Munros, sitting on the long curving ridge between Loch Fannich to the south and Loch Droma to the north. Most often climbed alongside An Coileachan and the central Fannaichs in a long ridge round, the hill itself is a broad rounded summit with a small outcrop cairn at the high point.

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Meall Greigh (1001m) — "hill of the horse-studs" — sits at the eastern end of the Ben Lawers chain on the north side of Loch Tay. It is the most rounded and least dramatic of the seven Lawers Munros, a broad whaleback summit overlooking Lawers village. Usually paired with Meall Garbh on a long Lawers traverse, or climbed as a quieter standalone day from the lochside village.

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Meall na Aighean (981m) — also known as Creag Mhòr in some lists — is the easternmost Munro of the Càrn Mairg group on the north side of Glen Lyon, the four-Munro chain often climbed as a horseshoe round from Invervar. The hill is the southernmost and least dramatic of the four, but its position gives perhaps the best southward views across Glen Lyon and Loch Rannoch towards the Mamores and Ben Nevis.

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Meall na Teanga (917m) — "rounded hill of the tongue" — sits on the steep north-west wall of the Great Glen, looking down over the length of Loch Lochy from one of the highest points in this corner of Lochaber. It is paired with Sron a' Choire Ghairbh on the standard horseshoe round. The summit is a small grassy dome with a rocky cairn looking south to Ben Nevis.

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Meall nan Ceapraichean (977m) — "hill of the small caps" — is the central Munro of the Beinn Dearg group above Inverlael, sitting between Beinn Dearg to the south and Eididh nan Clach Geala to the north. The hill is the natural linking summit on the long round of the Beinn Dearg four-Munro group, with views across the Coire Lair to Seana Bhraigh and out into the wild Inverlael deer forest country.

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Meall nan Eun (928m) — "hill of the birds" — is the easternmost of the upper Glen Etive four, sitting east of Stob Coir' an Albannaich on the watershed between Glen Etive and the Black Mount. The hill is a broad, gently-sloped summit usually combined with Stob Coir' an Albannaich on a long Glen Etive day from Coileitir. The hill is one of the quieter Glen Etive Munros, with much less traffic than Ben Starav.

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Meall nan Tarmachan (1043m) — "hill of the ptarmigan" — is the highest summit of the Tarmachan Ridge, the rocky knobbly chain of tops immediately west of the Ben Lawers range. Although only one of the four tops is a Munro, the full traverse is one of the finest short ridge walks in Scotland — a series of grassy and rocky humps, mild scrambling, and continuous views over Loch Tay and across to the Ben Lawers wall. Ptarmigan, true to the name, are commonly seen above 900m.

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Monadh Mor is the 1113m Munro on the southern Cairngorm plateau, paired with Beinn Bhrotain across a broad bealach. The hill is one of the remotest summits in the range — its very name simply means "big mountain" and the position high above the head of Glen Geusachan gives a real sense of wilderness. The summit is a rock on a wide flat plateau with arctic-alpine vegetation; the view east toward Devil's Point and Cairn Toul across the head of the Glen Dee basin is among the great Cairngorm panoramas.

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Moruisg (928m) — "big water" — is the rounded grass-and-gravel Munro that fills the head of Glen Carron east of Achnashellach. It is a quiet hill compared with its dramatic Coulin neighbours, often dismissed as featureless yet rewarded by an enormous panoramic outlook from Beinn Eighe to the Fannaichs. Sgurr nan Ceannaichean to the south-west is the usual partner.

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Mount Keen (939m) — "smooth hill" — is the most easterly Munro in Scotland, a rounded, gentle summit standing alone above Glen Esk in eastern Angus. The hill is reached via the historic Mounth drove road from Invermark, the long route that crossed the hills from Glen Esk to Deeside. Despite its modest profile the summit gives surprisingly extensive views east over the Angus lowlands and out to the North Sea on clear days.

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Mullach Clach a' Bhlair (1019m) — "summit of the stone of the battlefield" — is the southernmost Munro of the great Cairngorms plateau, sitting at the head of Glen Feshie. The hill itself is a broad mossy table, almost flat-topped, but the approach through Glen Feshie is one of the great Highland glens — ancient Caledonian pinewood, sweeping river plains, and the Aviemore-side estates ongoing rewilding work. Often paired with Sgòr Gaoith on the same long day.

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Mullach Coire Mhic Fhearchair (1015m) is the highest peak of the celebrated Fisherfield Six — the great cluster of remote Munros (now five since A' Mhaighdean's neighbour Beinn a' Chlàidheimh was demoted) deep in the Fisherfield Forest north of Loch Maree. The Fisherfield wilderness is the largest roadless area in Britain and a multi-day expedition is the normal way to tackle these peaks. Mullach Coire Mhic Fhearchair sits at the centre of the round, with views across some of the most uncompromising wild country in Scotland.

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Mullach Fraoch-choire — "summit of the heathery corrie" — is the 1102m Munro north of A' Chralaig, the second peak on the rolling ridge between Glen Cluanie and Glen Affric. The summit carries a stone windshelter on a small rocky platform, with the unusual feature of a series of small pinnacles along the connecting ridge to A' Chralaig — one of the more interesting traverses in the area. Almost always done in tandem with A' Chralaig from the Cluanie Inn.

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Mullach na Dheiragain (982m) — "summit of the heron" — is one of the most awkward Munros to reach in Scotland, set out on a long northern spur of Sgùrr nan Ceathreamhnan deep in the Glen Affric / Glen Mullardoch hinterland. The hill is invariably paired with its parent Sgùrr nan Ceathreamhnan and approached either via Glen Affric to Alltbeithe Hostel, from the Mullardoch shore, or in a long traverse from Morvich in Kintail. All approaches involve significant commitment.

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Mullach nan Coirean (939m) — "summit of the corries" — is the western terminus of the Mamores chain in upper Glen Nevis. The hill pairs with Stob Bàn (Mamores) for a fine short horseshoe round from Polldubh. Where Stob Bàn has a distinctive quartzite-capped summit, Mullach nan Coirean is a broader rounded peak with a large cairn at the high point. Together the two make one of the most accessible Mamores Munro pairs.

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Na Gruagaichean (1054m) — "the maidens" — is the twin-topped Munro at the eastern end of the Mamores horseshoe above Kinlochleven. The South-West Top is the Munro proper; the North-East Top is a slightly lower subsidiary. The connecting ridge between them is the technical interest of the hill — a narrow rocky crest with a short scrambling step. Almost always tackled together with Binnein Mòr, which it directly faces across the deep Bealach a' Chumhainn.

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Ruadh Stac Mor (918m) — "big red stack" — is the striking red Torridonian sandstone summit at the heart of the Fisherfield Forest, the largest stretch of pathless wilderness in Britain. The mountain looks across to A' Mhaighdean and is the most northerly of the Fisherfield Six. Its remoteness and the long approach mean it is rarely climbed without an overnight stop at Carnmore or Shenavall.

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Sail Chaorainn (1002m) — "shoulder of the rowan tree" — is the northern Munro of the Conbhairean group above Glen Affric. The hill is paired with Sgùrr nan Conbhairean to the south and forms part of the long undulating ridge between Glen Affric and Glen Moriston. Sail Chaorainn is usually climbed as an extension of a Conbhairean day, with a long out-and-back along the broad connecting ridge.

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Sàileag (956m) — "little heel" — is the westernmost Munro of the Brothers of Kintail trio above the north flank of Glen Shiel, paired with Sgùrr a' Bhealaich Dheirg and Aonach Meadhoin in the classic three-Munro Brothers traverse. The hill is the smallest and least dramatic of the three but commands fine views west to the Five Sisters across the Allt na Lapain. The standard line is to descend Sàileag at the western end of the Brothers traverse via the steep Bealach an Lapain.

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Schiehallion — "the fairy hill of the Caledonians" — is the 1083m Munro between Loch Rannoch and Glen Lyon, one of the most recognisable mountains in Scotland from its near-perfect conical profile when seen from the east. The hill carries scientific significance too: in 1774, Astronomer Royal Nevil Maskelyne used Schiehallion to make the first measurement of the Earth's mass, and his survey method gave rise to the modern technique of contour lines on maps. The summit is a small rocky crown on a wide stony top.

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Seana Bhraigh (926m) — "old upland" — is one of the most remote Munros in Scotland, hidden deep in the trackless country between Loch Broom and Strath Oykel. The summit sits at the very lip of Luchd Choire, an immense north-facing crag-bound corrie that drops 400m to the lochan below. The grassy summit and modest height belie one of the most committing approaches of any Munro.

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Sgàirneach Mhòr (991m) — "big stony slope" — is the southernmost of the four Drumochter Munros that flank the A9 glacial pass. The hill is a broad rounded summit with a substantial stone shelter at the cairn, looking south down the Pass of Drumochter towards Glen Garry. Almost always combined with Beinn Udlamain (and often A' Mharconaich) on a three-Munro Drumochter round from the Balsporran Cottages lay-by.

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Sgiath Chuil (921m) — "back wing" — is the eastern Munro of the Glen Lochay/Glen Dochart pair (with Meall Glas), a small rocky summit perched at the south edge of a long grassy ridge. The summit cairn sits on a knobbly outcrop with sudden drops to the south. Almost always traversed with Meall Glas on a long round from Glen Lochay or Glen Dochart.

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Sgor an Lochain Uaine — almost universally known as the Angel's Peak — is the small but striking 1258m Munro between Cairn Toul and Braeriach, perched on the rim of a perfect glacial bowl that holds the green lochan (Lochan Uaine) that gives the hill its name. It is one of the four highest summits in Britain and one of only nine Munros over 4000ft (1258m), yet it is almost never climbed on its own — its position between two giants means it is invariably tagged onto the great Cairngorm horseshoe round.

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Sgòr Gaibhre (955m) — "peak of the goats" — is one of the two Corrour Munros, paired with Càrn Dearg above the south side of Loch Ossian. The hill stands in genuinely remote country between the Ben Alder forest and the Rannoch Moor wilderness, reached most evocatively by ScotRail train to Corrour — one of Britain's most isolated halts. The summit gives commanding views across the Moor and into Ben Alder country.

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Sgor Gaoith — "peak of the wind" — is the 1118m Munro on the western edge of the Cairngorm plateau, with one of the most spectacular summit positions in Britain: a narrow rocky knoll directly above the 600m drop into Loch Einich. The view down to the loch is a defining Cairngorm spectacle. The hill forms part of the long Moine Mhor plateau that runs south from Cairn Toul, and the summit cairn sits on the very lip of the corrie edge — unmistakable when the visibility allows.

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Sgòrr Ruadh (962m) — "red peak" — is a striking Torridonian sandstone Munro above Achnashellach, paired with Maol Chean-dearg to the west. The hill takes its name from the warm reddish hue of the upper sandstone slopes, especially noticeable at sunrise. The summit gives one of the great Northern Highlands viewpoints — Liathach, Beinn Eighe and Beinn Alligin all visible to the north and west. Often combined with Maol Chean-dearg as a long Achnashellach round.

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Sgùrr a' Bhealaich Dheirg (1036m) — "peak of the red pass" — is the central Munro of the long South Glen Shiel ridge / Brothers of Kintail group, sitting between Sàileag to the west and Aonach Meadhoin to the east. The hill's most distinctive feature is the great square-topped summit cairn perched dramatically above the deep north corrie. The ridge as a whole gives one of the most sustained high-level traverses in Scotland — almost 10km of continuous walking above 900m.

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Sgurr a' Chaorachain (1053m) — not to be confused with the smaller Applecross Corbett of the same name — is the higher of the two Achnashellach Munros, paired with Sgurr Choinnich at the head of Strath Conon. The peak sits above the dramatic Coire Toll an Lochain and gives one of the great seaward views in the Highlands, taking in Liathach, Beinn Eighe and the Torridon group to the west. The Bidean an Eoin Deirg ridge eastwards is a fine subsidiary scramble.

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Sgurr a' Choire Ghlais — "peak of the grey corrie" — is the 1083m Munro at the centre of the Strathfarrar four-Munro ridge, the highest hill north of Glen Affric. With 819m of prominence it dominates the long Strathfarrar watershed. The summit is a large cairn on a narrow rocky crest with views in every direction across the empty Northern Highlands. Access to Glen Strathfarrar is regulated by a locked gate (permits or limited daily access via the Forestry Land gate).

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Sgùrr a' Ghreadaidh (973m) — "peak of torment" — is a fine twin-topped Cuillin Munro on the central section of the main Cuillin ridge between Sgùrr na Banachdich and Sgùrr Mhic Choinnich. The summit ridge is one of the longest sustained narrow crests on the Cuillin — a continuous Grade 2/3 scramble between the two tops. Together with Sgùrr a' Mhadaidh to the north, the hill provides the central section of the celebrated Cuillin Ridge traverse.

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Sgurr a' Mhadaidh (918m) — "peak of the fox" — is the four-topped Black Cuillin Munro between Coire na Banachdich and Coire a' Ghreadaidh. The Munro is the south-eastern of the four tops; reaching it via the standard route involves sustained Grade 3 scrambling on gabbro. One of the harder Cuillin Munros to gain without rope work.

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Sgurr a' Mhaim — "peak of the breast" — is the 1099m Munro that guards the western entrance to the Mamores, directly opposite Ben Nevis across Glen Nevis. The hill is famous for the Devil's Ridge — a narrow, exposed arête that connects to Stob Choire a' Mhail and forms the technical crux of the celebrated Ring of Steall round. A small cairn marks the rocky platform summit, with a near-vertical 900m drop down to the Steall meadows.

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Sgùrr a' Mhaoraich (1026m) — "peak of the shellfish" — is the isolated rocky Munro that dominates the western end of Loch Quoich, looking south into the heart of Knoydart and west to Loch Hourn. The hill is one of the most viewpoint-rich summits in the Western Highlands, with the seaward Knoydart Munros (Ladhar Bheinn, Luinne Bheinn, Meall Buidhe) laid out below. The standard ascent up the long east ridge from the Loch Quoich road is one of the finest sustained ridge climbs in the region.

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Sgùrr Alasdair (992m) — named after Sheriff Alexander Nicolson, the Skye Munroist who made the first ascent in 1873 — is the highest peak on the Cuillin and the highest mountain in the British Isles outside the Scottish mainland. The peak forms one of the great pinnacled summits of the Cuillin Ridge, accessed via the famous Great Stone Chute — a 400m gully of moving scree that is the standard ascent line. The summit is a small rocky platform with breathtaking exposure on all sides.

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Sgùrr an Doire Leathain (1010m) — "peak of the broad thicket" — is the highest of the western Munros on the South Glen Shiel ridge, the long sustained chain of seven Munros that walls in the southern side of Glen Shiel. It sits between Maol Chinn-Dearg and Sgurr an Lochain near the western end of the ridge. The summit cone is a small pointed top with views west into Knoydart and north across to Beinn Sgritheall and the Five Sisters.

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Sgùrr an Lochain (1004m) — "peak of the small loch" — sits among the western summits of the South Glen Shiel ridge, named for the small lochan cradled in its north-facing corrie. The summit cone is the shapeliest on the western half of the ridge, a clearly defined point amid the otherwise rolling crest. The hill is almost always tackled as part of the full seven-Munro South Glen Shiel traverse, though direct ascents from the A87 are possible if brutally steep.

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Sgùrr Bàn (989m) — "white peak" — is one of the Fisherfield Six Munros, named for the pale quartzite scree that mantles its summit. The hill sits in the interior of the Fisherfield Forest, the largest roadless wilderness in Britain, accessed only by long walks from Dundonnell (Corrie Hallie) or Poolewe. Always tackled as part of a multi-day Fisherfield expedition or a single very long day, almost always with neighbouring Mullach Coire Mhic Fhearchair.

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Sgùrr Breac (1000m) — "speckled peak" — is the western Munro of the western Fannaichs, sitting between An Teallach to the north and the main Fannaich range to the east. Together with its neighbour A' Chailleach it forms the western Fannaich pair, almost always climbed together. The hill is one of the better viewpoints in the Northern Highlands, looking out over Loch a' Bhraoin and across to the great sandstone walls of An Teallach.

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Sgùrr Choinnich (999m) — "Kenneth's peak" — is the western Munro of the Achnashellach pair, the immediate neighbour of Sgùrr a' Chaorachain across a narrow bealach at the head of the Allt a' Chonais. The hill's shapely profile is visible across the Strath Carron country and the summit gives commanding views west to the Torridon hills. The two Achnashellach Munros are always climbed together from Craig.

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Sgurr Choinnich Mor — "big mossy peak" — is the 1094m Munro at the western end of the Grey Corries ridge, the most dramatic summit of the range with a near-perfect pyramid profile when seen from the Aonachs. The summit cairn sits on a narrow rocky crest above steep slopes falling north into the upper Allt Coire Easain. Often climbed at the far end of a Grey Corries traverse, or paired with Aonach Beag via the connecting high col.

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The Inaccessible Pinnacle (985m) — universally known as the "In Pin" — sits atop Sgùrr Dearg on the Cuillin Ridge and is the most technically demanding Munro in Scotland. The summit itself is a great upright fin of gabbro that requires roped rock climbing to ascend and abseil to descend safely. It is the only Munro that absolutely requires rope work and is the principal obstacle for most aspiring Munroists. Most hillwalkers hire a qualified guide for this summit.

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Sgùrr Dubh Mòr (944m) — "big black peak" — is the southern Munro of the Cuillin Ridge, sitting on the eastern side of the main crest above Loch Coruisk. The hill is famous for the Dubh Ridge — a sustained Grade 3 scrambling line up the long sloping gabbro slabs from Loch Coruisk that is widely regarded as one of the finest scrambles in Scotland. The summit gives spectacular views over the inner Cuillin and out to Rum.

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Sgùrr Eilde Mòr (1010m) — "big peak of the hinds" — is the easternmost Munro of the Mamores chain, sitting in its own corner above Loch Eilde Mòr and the head of Glen Nevis. The peak is the most isolated of the Mamores and gives commanding views across to the Grey Corries to the east and the Ring of Steall to the west. Most efficient as a pair with Binnein Beag to the west, or as part of a long six-Munro round of the eastern Mamores.

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Sgurr Fhuar-thuill (1049m) — "peak of the cold hollow" — is the westernmost Munro of the four-summit Strathfarrar ridge, the long sweep of hills that walls in Glen Strathfarrar to the north. The ridge runs east–west for 7km at over 950m and is one of the great Highland traverses, taking in Sgurr Fhuar-thuill, Sgurr a' Choire Ghlais, Càrn nan Gobhar and Sgurr na Ruaidhe. The locked estate gate at Struy is managed by the landowners; verify timings well ahead.

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Sgurr Fhuaran (1068m) is the highest and most dramatic of the Five Sisters of Kintail — the great north–south wall of summits that rises straight out of Loch Duich on Scotland's west coast. The Five Sisters traverse from Glen Shiel to Morvich is one of the classic Scottish ridge walks, with constant exposure, technical scrambling sections and views west to Skye and the Cuillin. Sgurr Fhuaran sits roughly in the middle of the ridge and presents the steepest north face of the group.

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Sgùrr Mhic Choinnich (948m) — "MacKenzie's peak", named after the great Skye mountain guide John Mackenzie — is one of the more technically demanding Cuillin Munros, sitting between Sgùrr Alasdair to the south and the Inaccessible Pinnacle to the north on the central Cuillin Ridge. The standard ascent involves the famous "King's Chimney" — a Grade 3 scramble or short Difficult-grade rock climb. Most parties tackle this with Sgùrr Alasdair on the same long Cuillin day.

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Sgurr Mor — "big peak" — is the 1110m Munro at the heart of the Fannaichs, the long range of seven Munros between Loch Glascarnoch and Loch Fannich north of Ullapool. With 914m of prominence it stands clear of its neighbours and gives a striking view down its northern corries to the loch system below. The summit is a large cairn on a small rocky platform — the high point of one of the great undulating Highland ridges.

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Sgùrr Mòr (1003m) — "big peak" — is the highest Munro of the Glen Kingie group, the remote cluster of hills between Loch Quoich and Loch Arkaig. The hill stands on the watershed dividing Glen Kingie to the south from the Loch Quoich basin to the north. Sgùrr Mòr is often paired with Gairich and Sgùrr an Fhuarain in a long round, with the long approach from the Loch Quoich dam crossing some of the loneliest country in the West Highlands.

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Sgùrr na Banachdich (965m) — "smallpox peak" — is one of the more approachable Munros on the Cuillin Ridge, often used as the entry point for walkers building up to the more technical Cuillin summits. It sits between Sgùrr a' Ghreadaidh to the north and Sgùrr Dearg (the Inaccessible Pinnacle) to the south. The standard ascent via Coire na Banachdich involves only modest scrambling, making it the easiest Munro on the main Cuillin Ridge.

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Sgùrr na Carnach (1002m) — "peak of the stony place" — is the middle summit of the Five Sisters of Kintail, sitting between Sgùrr na Cìste Duibhe to the east and Sgùrr Fhuaran to the north. It is the broadest and least distinctive of the Five Sisters in profile but sits at the junction of the main ridge with the steep north corrie headwall above Gleann Lichd. Always reached as part of the Five Sisters traverse.

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Sgùrr na Cìche (1040m) — "peak of the breast" — is one of the most iconic peaks in the Western Highlands, a perfect rocky cone forming the northern bastion of the Rough Bounds of Knoydart between Glen Dessarry and Loch Nevis. Its instantly-recognisable pointed profile is visible from as far away as Eigg, Skye and the Outer Hebrides. The hill is one of the more remote Munros, with no public road within 10km of the summit; access is either a long walk from Glen Dessarry or by boat to Inverie.

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Sgùrr na Cìste Duibhe (1027m) — "peak of the black chest" — is the easternmost of the celebrated Five Sisters of Kintail and the first major summit reached on the classic ridge traverse from the Bealach an Lapain. It sits immediately east of Sgùrr Fhuaran and gives some of the most theatrical views from any Scottish ridge, looking south down Glen Shiel and west towards Skye. Despite being lower than Fhuaran the steep south face is the most striking single drop on the Five Sisters.

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Sgor na h-Ulaidh (994m) — "peak of the treasure" — is the quieter, hidden Munro of the Glencoe group, tucked behind the more famous peaks of Bidean nam Bian. The hill is accessed via Gleann Leac na Muidhe south of Glencoe village and has a steep, dramatic north face above Coire Duibh. Despite its proximity to one of Scotland's busiest mountain areas, Sgor na h-Ulaidh sees far fewer visitors than its celebrated neighbours.

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Sgurr na Lapaich is the 1150m high point of the Mullardoch ridge in the central Highlands, north of Loch Mullardoch — not to be confused with the smaller Sgurr na Lapaich of Glen Affric. With 841m of prominence it is one of the freestanding mountains of the Northern Highlands and the dominant peak of the long Strathfarrar / Mullardoch watershed. The summit is a large boulder on a small rocky platform with one of the broadest views in the country: Sutherland north, Knoydart west, the Cairngorms east.

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Sgùrr na Ruaidhe (993m) — "the reddish peak" — is the easternmost of the four Strathfarrar Munros on the long ridge that walls in the north side of Glen Strathfarrar. It is a broad whaleback summit, usually reached as the final Munro on a west-to-east traverse of the ridge from Loch a' Mhuilidh. Access through the locked gate at Struy is regulated by the estate; check times before you go.

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Sgùrr na Sgine (946m) — "peak of the knife" — is the immediate south-eastern neighbour of The Saddle in Kintail, paired with that Munro across the Bealach Coire Mhalagain. The hill is most often climbed alongside The Saddle as part of a long Kintail day, with the Forcan Ridge on The Saddle providing the technical highlight and Sgùrr na Sgine giving a quieter follow-up summit.

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Sgurr nan Ceathreamhnan — "peak of the quarters", a name referring to ancient land divisions — is the 1151m Munro at the western end of Glen Affric, one of the most remote major hills in the country. With 433m of prominence it dominates the watershed between Affric and Kintail. The summit is a striking small cairn on a narrow rocky crest at the head of a great cliffed corrie, the Garbh Choire, that drops north toward Loch Mullardoch. The mountain is famous for genuine wilderness atmosphere — most parties stay overnight at the SYHA Alltbeithe hostel to reach it.

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Sgurr nan Clach Geala — "peak of the white stones" — is the 1093m Munro widely considered the finest summit in the Fannaichs north of Ullapool. The hill earns its name from the pale quartzite cap that crowns the upper mountain, contrasting with the darker schist of the lower slopes. The north-east face is one of the most dramatic Munro corrie walls in the area, holding Grade III-IV winter routes. The summit is a small cairn on a narrow rocky crest.

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Sgùrr nan Coireachan (956m) — the Glenfinnan version, distinct from the Loch Quoich / Knoydart Munro of the same name — is the western Munro of the Glenfinnan pair, paired with Sgùrr Thuilm to the east. The hill rises above the head of Loch Shiel and is one of the so-called "Rough Bounds outliers", connected to the great wilderness of Knoydart by long undulating ridges further west.

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Sgùrr nan Coireachan (953m) — the Loch Arkaig / Rough Bounds version, distinct from its Glenfinnan namesake — is the easternmost Munro of the great Rough Bounds trio with Sgùrr na Cìche and Garbh Chioch Mhòr at the head of Loch Arkaig. Together the three form one of the wildest and most committing three-Munro days in Scotland, in country with no roads for many kilometres in any direction. The hill is a fine rocky cone seen from the Loch Arkaig road end at Strathan.

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Sgurr nan Conbhairean — "peak of the dog-keepers" — is the 1109m Munro on the north side of Loch Cluanie, the highest of three Munros in the rolling country between Glen Affric and Glen Moriston. The summit area carries both a large cairn and a small windshelter, with views south across Loch Cluanie to the Five Sisters of Kintail and north into the Affric wilderness. Often combined with Carn Ghluasaid and Sail Chaorainn for a three-Munro round.

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Sgurr nan Each (923m) — "peak of the horses" — is the southerly satellite of Sgurr nan Clach Geala in the central Fannaichs. The summit is a small rocky top at the end of a narrow connecting ridge with steep ground falling away to the east into Coire Mor. Almost always climbed as an out-and-back from the parent peak rather than on its own.

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Sgurr nan Eag (924m) — "peak of the notches" — is the southernmost Munro of the Black Cuillin, marking the long quartz-veined gabbro ridge above Coire nan Laogh. It is one of the most accessible Cuillin Munros, requiring scrambling but no roped sections on the standard route. The hill is often the first Cuillin Munro tackled by walkers building up to the harder summits further north.

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Sgùrr nan Gillean (964m) — "peak of the young men" — is the most iconic and instantly recognisable summit of the Cuillin Ridge, its pointed gabbro spire visible from miles around. The hill marks the northern terminus of the main Cuillin Ridge and is among the most photographed Scottish mountains. The standard "Tourist Route" via Coire Riabhach involves a serious Grade 3 scramble at the top — frequently underestimated by walkers expecting a routine ascent.

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Sgùrr Thuilm (963m) — "peak of the rounded hillock" — is the eastern Munro of the Glenfinnan pair, paired with Sgùrr nan Coireachan to the west across a long undulating connecting ridge. The hill rises directly above the celebrated Glenfinnan Viaduct (of Harry Potter / West Highland Line fame) and the head of Loch Shiel. Together the two Munros form a fine horseshoe round from Corryhully bothy.

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Slioch (981m) — "the spear" — is one of the most iconic mountains in Scotland, its dramatic terraced sandstone profile rising straight out of Loch Maree opposite Beinn Eighe. The classic view from Loch Maree showing Slioch reflected in the still water is among the great images of the Highlands. Despite its bold appearance, the summit itself is a broad mossy plateau — the drama is in the cliffs falling to the loch. The hill stands genuinely alone with no immediate Munro neighbours.

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Spidean Mialach (996m) — "summit of the wild beasts" — is the eastern half of the celebrated two-Munro round above Loch Quoich, paired with Gleouraich to the west. The hill is a broad rocky summit looking down on the long isolation of Loch Quoich and across to the Knoydart hills. Together with Gleouraich it makes one of the finest short west Highland rounds, using one of the best-engineered stalkers' paths in the country.

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Sròn a' Choire Ghairbh (937m) — "nose of the rough corrie" — is the northern of the two Loch Lochy Munros, paired with Meall na Teanga to the south. The hill rises directly above the western shore of Loch Lochy in the Great Glen and gives one of the great panoramic views of the Glen, looking south down the long sweep of Loch Lochy and Loch Linnhe to Ben Nevis on clear days. Almost always climbed alongside Meall na Teanga from Kilfinnan.

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Stob a' Choire Mheadhoin is the 1106m Munro that pairs with Stob Coire Easain to form the "Easains" — the twin peaks rising directly above the west shore of Loch Treig. Slightly lower and rougher than its twin, its summit cairn sits on a rocky platform with steep ground falling east into Loch Treig and the great Allt Coire Easain corrie. The hill is rarely climbed alone; the standard outing combines both Easains in a high-level circuit from Fersit.

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Stob a' Choire Odhair (945m) — "peak of the dun-coloured corrie" — is a Black Mount Munro on the south-east edge of Rannoch Moor, paired with the higher Stob Ghabhar to its west across the deep Coire Toaig. The hill is the smaller and lower of the pair but gives commanding views east across the great expanse of Rannoch Moor — one of the great Highland panoramas. The two-Munro round from Victoria Bridge is a popular Black Mount day.

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Stob Bàn (999m) — "white peak" — is the south-westernmost Munro of the Mamores chain above Glen Nevis. The name comes from the distinctive pale quartzite scree that mantles the upper slopes, giving the summit a unique snowy appearance even in summer. The hill is usually paired with Mullach nan Coirean to the south on a short Mamores horseshoe, or extended over Sgurr a' Mhaim to its east. Not to be confused with the Grey Corries Stob Bàn (999m) some 15km to the east.

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Stob Bàn (977m) — "white peak" — is the south-western Munro of the Grey Corries chain (not to be confused with the Mamores Stob Bàn at 999m). The hill takes its name, like its Mamores namesake, from the pale quartzite scree on its summit cone. It sits on the long curving ridge above the south side of upper Glen Spean, and is most often climbed alongside the other Grey Corries Munros (Stob Choire Claurigh, Stob Coire an Laoigh, Sgùrr Choinnich Mòr) on a long ridge traverse from Corriechoille.

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Stob Binnein is the 1165m Munro twin of Ben More, joined to it by the high Bealach-eadar-dha-Bheinn 1km north. At only nine metres lower than its better-known sibling, Stob Binnein is a more shapely pyramid in profile — the textbook conical mountain seen from Strathfillan and Loch Earn. The summit cairn perches at the apex of a long south ridge that runs down to Inverlochlarig and the head of Loch Voil. Almost always done in tandem with Ben More on the same day.

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Stob Choire Claurigh is the highest of the Grey Corries — the long, pale, quartzite-capped ridge that runs east from the Aonachs above Glen Spean. At 1178m the cairn-and-shelter summit is one of the great viewpoints of Lochaber, looking south to Ben Nevis and west along the full sweep of the ridge to Stob Coire Easain and Stob Ban. The pale broken quartzite that crowns most of the Grey Corries gives the range its name — visible as a continuous grey backbone from the A82 along Glen Spean.

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Stob Coir' an Albannaich (1044m) — "peak of the corrie of the Scotsman" — is the northern Munro of the upper Glen Etive four, sitting between Ben Starav to the south-west and Glas Bheinn Mhòr to the south. The hill has a distinctive flat-topped summit cairn perched above huge, broken granite slabs falling to Coire Glas. Most parties tackle it as part of a four-Munro Glen Etive round including Glas Bheinn Mhòr and Meall nan Eun, or as a pair with Glas Bheinn Mhòr.

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Stob Coire a' Chairn (981m) — "peak of the corrie of the cairn" — is the central linking summit of the Ring of Steall in the Mamores. The hill sits between An Gearanach to the north (via the airy An Garbhanach scramble) and Am Bodach to the west, forming the southern hinge of the celebrated four-Munro horseshoe above Glen Nevis. The summit gives panoramic views across the Mamores chain and north to the Ben Nevis massif.

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Stob Coire an Laoigh is the 1116m central peak of the Grey Corries chain east of Ben Nevis, midway along the long quartzite ridge that links the Aonachs with Stob Choire Claurigh above Glen Spean. The summit is a circular stone windshelter at the high point of one of the most photogenic ridges in Britain: a continuous 5km of pale quartzite blocks that gives the range its name. Almost always climbed as part of the Grey Corries ridge traverse, not as a standalone summit.

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Stob Coire Easain is the 1115m Munro above the north shore of Loch Treig, the higher of the two "Easains" — its smaller twin Stob a' Choire Mheadhoin lies 1km north along the connecting ridge. The pair sits in the quiet country between the Grey Corries and Loch Treig, with the long water of the loch dropping 800m straight down from the summit ridge. With 611m of prominence the hill stands clear of its Grey Corries neighbours via a deep bealach.

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Stob Coire Sgreamhach (1072m) — "peak of the dreadful corrie" — is the eastern Munro of the Bidean nam Bian massif in Glen Coe, promoted to Munro status in the 1997 revision. It overlooks the Lost Valley (Coire Gabhail) and is connected by a sharp ridge to Bidean itself. Almost always climbed in tandem with Bidean nam Bian via the Lost Valley horseshoe, one of the great Glen Coe rounds.

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Stob Coire Sgriodain (979m) — "peak of the scree corrie" — is the southern Munro of the Loch Treig pair, partnered with Chno Dearg to the east above one of the deepest glacial trenches in Lochaber. The hill has a distinctive pointed summit overlooking the West Highland Line as it runs along the lochside towards Corrour. Almost always climbed in tandem with Chno Dearg on a short two-Munro horseshoe from the small hamlet of Fersit.

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Stob Daimh (998m) — "stag's peak" — is the eastern Munro of the Cruachan massif, the great ridge of summits that rises straight out of Loch Awe in Argyll. The hill is the high point of the eastern half of the celebrated Cruachan Horseshoe, a fine four-Munro round taking in Ben Cruachan, Meall Cuanail (Top), Drochaid Glas (Top) and Stob Diamh. Stob Daimh's summit gives commanding views over Loch Awe to the south-east and out to Mull and the Firth of Lorn westwards.

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Stob Ghabhar — "peak of the goats" — is the 1090m Munro at the heart of the Black Mount, the most shapely peak in the range west of Rannoch Moor. The summit is a cairn on a small rocky platform above the great north-east corrie, Coireach a' Bha. The corrie holds the famous Stob Ghabhar climbs, including the classic Upper Couloir, and the view east across Rannoch Moor to Ben Alder is one of the broadest in the western Highlands.

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Stob Poite Coire Ardair (1052m) is the western Munro of the Creag Meagaidh group above Loch Laggan — a long whaleback summit forming the northern rim of the spectacular Coire Ardair cliffs. The corrie itself is one of the great winter climbing venues in Scotland: a 400m headwall of mica-schist with classic ice routes including "The Pumpkin" and "Smith's Gully". The Munro is almost always tackled together with Creag Meagaidh and the third summit Càrn Liath in a classic horseshoe round.

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Stuc a' Chroin (975m) — "peak of the cloven foot" — is the smaller but more dramatic neighbour of Ben Vorlich (Loch Earn), the pair forming one of the most popular Southern Highlands Munro combinations above the south side of Loch Earn. Where Ben Vorlich is a shapely cone, Stuc a' Chroin throws up an imposing rocky face above the steep linking col. From the summit the panorama reaches across the Trossachs to the Forth valley and out to the Pentlands.

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Stuchd an Lochain (960m) — "peak of the lochan" — is the dramatic Munro that rises directly above Loch an Daimh in upper Glen Lyon, paired with its eastern neighbour Meall Buidhe across the Giorra dam. The hill is famous for its great curving north corrie, with the summit perched at the edge of a 300m drop to the Lochan nan Cat below. The standard ascent from the dam is short but uncompromisingly steep.

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The Cairnwell (933m) is one of the easiest Munros to reach in Scotland — the A93 Cairnwell Pass at 670m sits at its very foot, leaving only a short, well-trodden ascent to the summit. The hill stands at the central point of the three-Munro Glenshee round (with Càrn Aosda and Càrn a' Gheoidh) and is dominated by the Glenshee ski-area infrastructure including chairlifts, mast and tow lines.

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The Devil's Point (1006m) — Bod an Deamhain in Gaelic, a rather more anatomical name that was sanitised for Queen Victoria — is the dramatic pyramid summit that stands above Corrour Bothy at the southern entrance to the Lairig Ghru. It forms one of the most iconic mountain views in Scotland, particularly from the Lairig path looking south. The Munro is usually combined with Cairn Toul to the north on a long Cairngorms round, often as part of a 2-day expedition staying at Corrour.

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The Saddle (1011m) is one of the most distinctive Munros in Kintail, the steep multi-pinnacled peak west of the South Glen Shiel Ridge. The hill is celebrated for the Forcan Ridge — a sharp, narrow east ridge giving one of the great Scottish ridge scrambles at Grade 3. The summit area has two close tops (Trig Point at 1010m and the slightly higher main summit at 1011m). Views from the top extend across to Skye, the Five Sisters, Knoydart and the South Glen Shiel ridge.

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Toll Creagach (1053m) is the easternmost Munro of the long ridge that walls in the south side of upper Glen Affric, sometimes known as the Affric–Cannich south ridge. It is usually paired with Tom a' Choinnich to the west, and on a longer day with the Mam Sodhail / Càrn Eige cluster further along. The summit is a broad mossy dome rather than a sharp peak; its appeal lies in the views west into the heart of Affric and north across Mullardoch.

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Tolmount (958m) is a broad Mounth plateau Munro reached via the historic Jock's Road path from Glen Doll, the long-disputed drove and military road that crosses the Mounth from Glen Clova to Deeside. The hill sits centrally on the broad upland between the Glenshee Munros and the Lochnagar massif, partnered with neighbouring Tom Buidhe in a quiet pair of plateau Munros. The summit views span the empty Mounth tableland.

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Tom a' Choinich — "hillock of the moss" — is the 1112m Munro at the east end of the Carn Eighe ridge in Glen Affric, paired with the smaller Toll Creagach across a high bealach. The hill commands one of the finest viewpoints in the northern Highlands, looking down on the dramatic basin of Loch Mullardoch to the north and out over the Affric pinewoods to the south. The summit is a large cairn on a wide grassy top.

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Tom Buidhe (957m) — "yellow knoll" — is the immediate southern neighbour of Tolmount on the broad Mounth plateau, the two forming a quiet pair always climbed together via Jock's Road from Glen Doll. The hill is the most featureless of the Mounth Munros — barely a defined summit at all, just a slight rise on the broad mossy plateau marked by a small cairn. Confident navigation in mist is the principal challenge.

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