Sgor Gaoith is a Munro of 1,116 m in Highland. It sits below Braeriach, only 5.1 km to the east and 179.5 m higher.
All four of its nearest neighbours lie to the east, so it stands at the western edge of its group. On the Munros height ladder it sits between Stob Coire Easain (1,116.2 m) and Aonach Beag (Highland, NN457741) (1,115.8 m). Its nearest higher summit, Carn na Criche (1,265.6 m, 3.7 km east), is a listed top not profiled here. It is 250.3 m above the average height of the 427 register hills in Highland. The highest point is recorded as ground on edge of crag, not a cairn. It falls on two OS 1:50,000 sheets, 36 and 43.