Summit Register

Graham · Perth and Kinross, Scotland

Meall nan Caorach

623.7 m

2,046 ftDrop 322 mNN 928 338

Finder: 13 Grahams in Perth and Kinross

sea level3,000 ft · Munro height2,500 ft · Corbett height2,000 ft · Graham, Hewitt height2 kmMeall nan Caorach623.7Meall Reamhar617.8Meall Dearg690.3Beinn na Gainimh729.3Auchnafree Hill787.4
sea level2,500 ft · Corbett height2,000 ft · Graham, Hewitt height2 kmMeall nan Caorach623.7Meall Reamhar617.8Meall Dearg690.3
Looking north, 3624 km wide, heights ×917 (method).

Meall nan Caorach is a Graham of 623.7 m in Perth and Kinross. Only 32 of the 737 hills profiled in Scotland are lower.

All four of its nearest neighbours lie to the west, so it stands at the eastern edge of its group. Its nearest higher summit, Meall Reamhar (668.4 m, 5.3 km west), is a listed top not profiled here. It is 265.8 m below the average height of the 62 register hills in Perth and Kinross. The summit is marked by a trig point, inside a shelter.

To scale

Summit623.7 mKey col302 mdrop 322 msea level
Key col NN 895 332, 3.4 km west of the summit.

Where it stands

Height

623.7 m705th highest of 737 in Scotland

Drop

322 m383rd of 1,140 across Britain and Ireland

Isolation

5.3 km308th most isolated of 1,139

Neighbours

  1. 1
    Meall Reamhar0.9 km south-west
    617.8 m
  2. 2
    Meall Dearg8.7 km north-west
    690.3 m
  3. 3
    Beinn na Gainimh9.1 km west
    729.3 m
  4. 4
    Auchnafree Hill12.4 km west
    787.4 m
1234Meall ReamharMeall DeargBeinn na GainimhN5 km

Lists

  • 199th highest of 231 Grahams
  • 815th highest of the 885 Marilyns profiled here

Record

Nearest higher
Meall Reamhar, 668.4 m, 5.3 km west
Region
01A: Loch Tay to Perth
OS map
52
Summit
Collapsed cairn/shelter 2m E of trig point
DoBIH no.
12
Map of Britain and Ireland marking Meall nan Caorach

Data: DoBIH v18.6, CC BY 4.0 (method). What prominence (drop) means, with real figures