Carn Ghluasaid is a Munro of 956.3 m in Highland. Only four Munros have less drop.
It sits below Sgurr nan Conbhairean, only 2.1 km to the north-west and 152.7 m higher. Its key col leads to Sgurr nan Conbhairean, not to its nearest higher summit, Creag a' Chaorainn. It shares its height of 956.3 m with Sgurr nan Coireachan (Highland, NM902880). On the Munros height ladder it sits between Sgurr nan Coireachan (Highland, NM902880) (956.3 m) and Sgor Gaibhre (954.7 m). It is a Munro but not a Marilyn: its 62.7 m of drop is short of 150 m. Its nearest higher summit, Creag a' Chaorainn (997 m, 1.1 km north-west), is a listed top not profiled here. The key col is close by, only 0.4 km to the west at 893.6 m.
