Beinn Bhrotain is a Munro of 1,157 m in Aberdeenshire. Of the register hills in Aberdeenshire, only Cairn Toul and Sgor an Lochain Uaine stand higher.
All four of its nearest neighbours lie to the north, so it stands at the southern edge of its group. Its nearest higher summit, Stob Coire an t-Saighdeir (1,215 m, 4.2 km north), is a listed top not profiled here. It is 227.9 m above the average height of the 28 register hills in Aberdeenshire. The summit is marked by a trig point.