Derry Cairngorm is a Munro of 1,155.8 m in Aberdeenshire. It sits below Ben Macdui, only 3.0 km to the west and 153.5 m higher.
Its key col leads to Ben Macdui, not to its nearest higher summit, Stob Coire Sputan Dearg. On the Munros height ladder it sits between Beinn Bhrotain (1,157 m) and Lochnagar – Cac Carn Beag (1,155.7 m). It is a Munro but not a Marilyn: its 142 m of drop is short of 150 m. Its nearest higher summit, Stob Coire Sputan Dearg (1,250.5 m, 2.0 km west), is a listed top not profiled here. It is 226.7 m above the average height of the 28 register hills in Aberdeenshire. It falls on two OS 1:50,000 sheets, 36 and 43.
