Summit Register

Munro · Angus, Perth and Kinross, Scotland

Creag Leacach

988.2 m

3,242 ftDrop 70.7 mNO 154 745

Finder: 282 Munros in Scotland

sea level3,000 ft · Munro height2,500 ft · Corbett height2,000 ft · Graham, Hewitt height2 kmCreag Leacach988.2Glas Maol1,067.7The Cairnwell933Monamenach807Carn Aosda915.3
sea level3,000 ft · Munro height2,500 ft · Corbett height2,000 ft · Graham, Hewitt height1 kmCreag Leacach988.2Glas Maol1,067.7The Cairnwell933
Looking north, 1410 km wide, heights ×35 (method).

Creag Leacach is a Munro of 988.2 m in Angus, Perth and Kinross. It is the highest of the 4 register hills recorded in Angus, Perth and Kinross; the next is Monamenach at 807 m, 181.2 m lower.

It is a Munro but not a Marilyn: its 70.7 m of drop is short of 150 m. Its nearest higher summit, Glas Maol, is also the hill its key col leads to.

To scale

Summit988.2 mKey col917.5 msea level
Key col NO 1573 7490, 0.5 km north-east of the summit.

Where it stands

Height

988.2 m159th highest of 737 in Scotland

Drop

70.7 m1017th of 1,140 across Britain and Ireland

Isolation

2.4 km693rd most isolated of 1,139

Neighbours

  1. 1
    Glas Maol2.4 km north-east
    1,067.7 m
  2. 2
    The Cairnwell3.4 km north-west
    933 m
  3. 3
    Monamenach4.4 km south-east
    807 m
  4. 4
    Carn Aosda5.0 km north-west
    915.3 m
1234Glas MaolMonamenachCarn AosdaN2 km

Lists

  • 158th highest of 282 Munros

Record

Nearest higher
Glas Maol, 1,067.7 m, 2.4 km north-east
Parent Marilyn
Glas Maol
Region
07A: Braemar to Montrose
OS map
43
Summit
Cairn on rock rib
DoBIH no.
472
Map of Britain and Ireland marking Creag Leacach

Data: DoBIH v18.6, CC BY 4.0 (method). How high are the Munros?