Creag a' Mhadaidh is a Graham of 611.4 m in Perth and Kinross. It clears the 2,000 ft line (609.6 m) by only 1.8 m.
Its drop clears the 150 m Marilyn standard by only 4.8 m. All four of its nearest neighbours are higher, up to Sgairneach Mhor at 991.4 m. It sits below Beinn Mholach, only 4.7 km to the west and 230.4 m higher. Only 14 of the 737 hills profiled in Scotland are lower. It is the lowest of the ten register hills in the Loch Ericht to Glen Tromie & Glen Garry region, where Beinn Udlamain is highest. On the Grahams height ladder it sits between Beinn a' Mheadhoin (611.9 m) and Cruach nam Mult (611.2 m). Its nearest higher summit, Gualann Sheileach (613.7 m, 1.8 km west), is a listed top not profiled here. It is 278.1 m below the average height of the 62 register hills in Perth and Kinross.
