Burach is a Graham of 606.5 m in Highland. Its closest neighbour in this register, Meall a' Chrathaich, is 8.2 km away.
All four of its nearest neighbours are higher, up to Meall Fuar-mhonaidh at 698.4 m. Only five of the 737 hills profiled in Scotland are lower. All four of its nearest neighbours lie to the north, so it stands at the southern edge of its group. It is the lowest of the ten register hills in the Loch Arkaig to Glen Moriston region, where Sron a' Choire Ghairbh is highest. On the Grahams height ladder it sits between Cruach nam Miseag (606.6 m) and Well Hill (606.1 m). Its nearest higher summit, Carn na Caorach (610 m, 7.5 km north-west), is a listed top not profiled here. It is 259.2 m below the average height of the 427 register hills in Highland.