Creag Bhalg is a Graham of 668.2 m in Aberdeenshire. All four of its nearest neighbours are higher, up to Beinn Bhreac (Aberdeenshire) at 930.3 m.
It sits below Carn na Drochaide, only 4.4 km to the north-east and 149.8 m higher. It is the lowest of the 14 register hills in the Cairngorms region, where Beinn a' Bhuird is highest. On the Grahams height ladder it sits between Hartaval (668.3 m) and Binnein Shios (667.1 m). Its nearest higher summit, Carn Mor (706 m, 4.2 km south), is a listed top not profiled here. It is 260.9 m below the average height of the 28 register hills in Aberdeenshire.