Ben Rinnes is a Corbett of 840.9 m in Moray. Nothing higher stands within 31.5 km; the nearest higher summit is Clach Bhan (870.9 m), to the south.
No register hill in Moray has a greater drop, though Beinn Mheadhoin (Moray) is higher. It is the most isolated register hill in Moray: higher ground is 31.5 km away. It overtops all four of its nearest neighbours; the tallest of them, Carn Mor (Aberdeenshire, Moray), reaches 804 m. Of the register hills in Moray, only Beinn Mheadhoin (Moray) and Creag Mhor (Moray) stand higher. All four of its nearest neighbours lie to the south, so it stands at the northern edge of its group. The summit is marked by a trig point.