Hills of Argyll and Bute, Highland
Argyll and Bute, Highland (Scotland) has 6 summits in this register, out of 25 hills of all sizes in the Database of British and Irish Hills. The highest is Stob Ghabhar at 1,089.2 m; the median height is 971.4 m and the median drop 349.5 m.
Argyll and Bute, Highland in brief
Its highest hill, Stob Ghabhar, ranks 55th of the 737 register hills in Scotland. The median hill here is 115.8 m higher than the Scotland median of 855.6 m. The greatest drop belongs not to the highest but to Fraochaidh, 551 m. For one of its 6 hills the nearest higher summit lies in another county entry, Fraochaidh, whose nearest higher summit is Beinn a' Bheithir – Sgorr Dhonuill. By main list the hills are four Munros and two Corbetts.
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Greatest drop above the key col.
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Distance to the nearest higher summit.
All 6 hills by height
| No. | Hill | Height | Drop | Lists | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stob Ghabhar | 1,089.2 m | 392 m | Munros, Marilyns | Drop 392 m |
| 2 | Stob Coir' an Albannaich | 1,044.9 m | 307 m | Munros, Marilyns | Drop 307 m |
| 3 | Glas Bheinn Mhor | 997.7 m | 231.3 m | Munros, Marilyns | Drop 231.3 m |
| 4 | Stob a' Choire Odhair | 945 m | 279.4 m | Munros, Marilyns | Drop 279.4 m |
| 5 | Fraochaidh | 879 m | 551 m | Corbetts, Marilyns | Drop 551 m |
| 6 | Beinn Trilleachan | 840 m | 478 m | Corbetts, Marilyns | Drop 478 m |
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Source: The Database of British and Irish Hills v18.6, CC BY 4.0; counties as recorded in the database. Our own calculations.