Sgùrr Mòr, Inverness-shire

Sgùrr Mòr
Inverness-shire
Summit:	3,291 feet NM965980 57°1’41"N, 5°21’17"W

Sgùrr Mòr is a mountain in Inverness-shire, which reaches a height of 3,291 feet at its summit, and so it qualifies as a Munro.

The mountain is part of a long ridge to the south of Loch Quoich and the north of Glen Kingie, a ridge running for seven miles west to east. Sgùrr Mòr is the largest of the ridge, rising to 3,290 feet.

The north slopes are bitten into by a small corrie giving them a rocky craggy appearance and the southern slopes are also steep but less formidable. From the summit a long craggy ridge leads south-west to join up with neighbouring Munro, Sgurr nan Coireachan. This ridge becomes increasingly craggier further west.

Ascent

A ridge summit runs south-east from the summit of Sgùrr Mòr and drops to a very low col between this and its distant neighbour, Gairich, and this traverse can be attempted if only by the fittest walker as it is a long, arduous traverse, and usually Gairich is tackled separately. Another ridge leads north-east from the summit to a subsidiary peak before dropping sharply to Loch Quoich side.

This and the clutch of mountains about it south of Loch Quoich is a very remote location demands a long walk in no matter which direction you come from.

The most usual route for climbing Sgùrr Mòr alone is by a long walk in past Glen Dessary Lodge from the head of Loch Arkaig. It is frequently climbed though together with the neighbouring Munros to the west, also requiring many miles' walking before the ascent can begin.