Beinn Dearg (Torridon)
Beinn Dearg is the fourth highest of the Torridon Hills in the highlands of Scotland. Beinn Dearg offers all the typical features of a Torridon hill, with steeply terraced rocky sides dissected by near vertical gullies. The summit ridge is an airy crest that offers some easy scrambling; alternatively this can be avoided by following a path that traverses the terraces on the southern side.
| Beinn Dearg | |
|---|---|
Beinn Dearg from the east | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 914 m (2,999 ft) |
| Prominence | c. 469 m |
| Listing | Marilyn, Corbett |
| Naming | |
| English translation | red mountain |
| Language of name | Gaelic |
| Pronunciation | /ˌbeɪn ˈdʒɛræk/ |
| Geography | |
| Location | Torridon, Scotland |
| OS grid | NG895608 |
| Topo map | Ordnance Survey Landranger 19, 24 |
Unlike its higher neighbours, the hill just misses out on the height of 3,000 ft, and therefore lacks any peaks of Munro status. For this reason, if no other, it is climbed far less than the three major mountains surrounding it. In 2007, the Munro Society commissioned CMCR Ltd to survey Beinn Dearg in order to ascertain the precise height of the summit, and determine whether it might in fact be correctly categorised as a Munro. The summit was found to be 2.42 ft short.