Sgùrr nan Eugallt
| Sgùrr nan Eugallt | |
| Inverness-shire | |
|---|---|
 The summit ridge of Sgùrr nan Eugallt | |
| Summit: | 2,946 feet NG926049 57°5’18"N, 5°25’28"W |
Sgùrr nan Eugallt is the highest of a well defined group of mountains that lie south of Loch Hourn, stretching from Barrisdale to Loch Quoich. Although its summit is lower than many nearby neighbours, it is cut off from all its higher neighbours by a ring of deep glens. Despite being in a very wild and remote area, it can be easily ascended from a ruined roadside cottage 2½ miles to the east of its summit, where there is limited parking space, though the road is single track and the cottage 20 miles from the nearest main road.
Due to its isolation and insufficient height to qualify for Munro's Tables, Sgùrr nan Eugallt is infrequently climbed.
Ascent
An old stalkers' path from the ruined cottage should guide the climber to a point just below a ridge at about 2,133 feet. The path was well built in its time but some sections have become wet and slippery. On gaining the ridge, turn left and follow the ridge to the '894 m' triangulation point. The ridge becomes steep near the top but the steepest section can be bypassed.
The true summit lies about 650 yards to the northwest of the triangulation point;[1] therefore turn right along the main ridge of the range and continue for about 650 yards to the main summit, which is not shown on any map. About 330 yards further along the ridge is an 2,890-foot summit, which is shown on topographic maps.
