Summit Register

Graham · Highland, Scotland

Carn a' Chaochain

706.6 m

2,318 ftDrop 270 mNH 235 177

Finder: 119 Grahams in Highland

sea level3,000 ft · Munro height2,500 ft · Corbett height2,000 ft · Graham, Hewitt height2 kmCarn a' Chaochain706.6Aonach Shasuinn888Carn Mhic an Toisich678.2Beinn a' Mheadhoin611.9Carn a' Choire Ghairbh862.5
sea level3,000 ft · Munro height2,500 ft · Corbett height2,000 ft · Graham, Hewitt height2 kmCarn a' Chaochain706.6Aonach Shasuinn888Carn Mhic an Toisich678.2
Looking north, 2921 km wide, heights ×610 (method).

Carn a' Chaochain is a Graham of 706.6 m in Highland. It sits below Aonach Shasuinn, only 6.2 km to the west and 181.4 m higher.

Its nearest higher summit, Cnap na Stri (723.9 m, 4.9 km west), is a listed top not profiled here.

To scale

Summit706.6 mKey col437 msea level
Key col NH 220 169, 1.7 km south-west of the summit.

Where it stands

Height

706.6 m593rd highest of 737 in Scotland

Drop

270 m485th of 1,140 across Britain and Ireland

Isolation

4.9 km344th most isolated of 1,139

Neighbours

  1. 1
    Aonach Shasuinn6.2 km west
    888 m
  2. 2678.2 m
  3. 3
    Beinn a' Mheadhoin7.9 km north
    611.9 m
  4. 4862.5 m
1234Aonach ShasuinnN5 km

Lists

  • 87th highest of 231 Grahams
  • 615th highest of the 885 Marilyns profiled here

Record

Nearest higher
Cnap na Stri, 723.9 m, 4.9 km west
Region
11B: Glen Affric to Glen Moriston
OS map
34
Summit
Cairn
DoBIH no.
877
Map of Britain and Ireland marking Carn a' Chaochain

Data: DoBIH v18.6, CC BY 4.0 (method). What prominence (drop) means, with real figures