Loch Lomond & The Trossachs
Ben More (Crianlarich) Weather
Mountain forecast and current conditions · summit 1174m
Current conditions
Daylight Today
- Sunrise
- 06:29
- Sunset
- 20:05
- Civil dawn
- 05:50
- Civil dusk
- 20:44
NOAA Solar Calculator · 5 September 2026
About the weather here
Ben More (1,174m) is the highest of the Crianlarich hills and one of the steepest big walks in the southern Highlands: the normal route from Benmore Farm on the A85 goes almost straight up the north-west face with barely a level step. Several Scottish hills carry this name — Ben More on Mull and Ben More Assynt among them — and this page is the Crianlarich Munro at grid reference NN432244, usually climbed with Stob Binnein.
What to expect
Ben More is high, isolated on its northern side and steep, so it catches cloud early and its summit is frequently capped while Crianlarich is clear. Being the highest point for some distance, it takes the wind first. The north-west face is a relentless grass slope with no features to navigate by, and in cloud it is easy to drift onto the steeper ground at its edges. The bealach to Stob Binnein is a wind funnel.
Wind exposure
High. The whole north-west face is open to the prevailing wind with nothing to break it, and the summit is a small exposed top. A gale makes the steep descent genuinely difficult because there is no easier ground to escape onto; the wind is the decider on this hill more than on most.
Winter conditions
The north-west face of Ben More has a history of serious accidents in winter: it is steep, uniform and iced, and a slip runs a long way. Ice axe and crampons are essential when snow is lying, and the bealach and slopes towards Stob Binnein hold hard snow into spring. No avalanche forecast covers the Crianlarich hills; the north-east corrie and the steeper convex slopes need your own assessment.
Outside the SAIS network. No Scottish Avalanche Information Service forecast covers Ben More (Crianlarich); SAIS forecasts six areas only. In winter, judge snow stability on the hill from first principles.
Official forecasts
Always check an official mountain forecast before setting out. Current conditions displayed above are from the Open-Meteo API and are indicative only.
Hills in this area
| Hill | Height |
|---|---|
| Stob Binnein | 1165m |
| Cruach Ardrain | 1046m |
| Beinn Tulaichean | 946m |
| The Stob | 754m |
Frequently asked questions
- Which Ben More is this?
- The Crianlarich one — the 1,174m Munro above the A85 at grid reference NN432244, paired with Stob Binnein. Ben More on Mull and Ben More Assynt are different hills with their own pages on this site.
- Is Ben More dangerous in winter?
- The normal route up the north-west face is steep and uniform, and in hard snow a slip is difficult to stop. It has claimed lives. Treat it as a winter mountaineering route: ice axe, crampons and the skills to use them.
- How much does the wind matter on Ben More?
- A lot. The face is open to the west and there is no sheltered line up or down it. If the mountain forecast gives strong winds on the summits, this is a hill to leave for another day.
- Which forecast covers Ben More?
- The MWIS area linked on this page covers Loch Lomond, the Trossachs and the Crianlarich hills, and the Met Office mountain forecast gives summit wind and temperature. There is no SAIS avalanche forecast for this hill.
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