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Am Faochagach

A Munro of 953 metres, number 211 of the 282.

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The hill

Am Faochagach stands in the hills between Loch Broom and Strath Oykel, above Loch Glascarnoch, where the dam was finished in 1957.

It keeps a little apart from its neighbours. Beinn Dearg is about five kilometres to the west, and Cona' Mheall, the nearest Munro of all, is about three and a half to the north-west.

The river
The way to the hill crosses a river. Mountaineering Scotland's general page on river crossings is linked below.
Stalking
Mountaineering Scotland says that from 2023 red deer stags can be stalked at any time of year, and calls the first three weeks of October the busiest time of the stag stalking season.
Under snow
There is no avalanche forecast for this hill, but that does not mean there is no risk here under snow. The Scottish Avalanche Information Service's full winter forecasts for its six areas begin on 17 December 2026.
Summit
Grid reference NH 303 793
Parking
Highland Council's Tourism Infrastructure Plan of 2020 lists three lochside parking areas at Loch Glascarnoch among the places on the A835 where visitors leave a car for a walk.
On the hill today
0° to 3°Drizzle on the summit, 953 m. Feels like −5° in the wind.

West wind to 18 mph, gusting 34
Rain, about 8 mm
Light from 7.55am to 6.14pm, ten hours

Sat 17Cloudy−1° to 4° on top · 9 mph, gusts 17
Sun 18Cloudy−2° to 4° on top · 11 mph, gusts 20
Mon 19Cloudy−3° to 6° on top · 8 mph, gusts 14

A weather model's forecast for the height of the summit, not a report from the hill. Read the mountain forecast the evening before: The Northwest Highlands forecast, Met Office Northwest Highlands forecast, Am Faochagach, Scottish Avalanche Information Service.

October2026

MTWTFSS

Going another day?

Choose the day you mean to climb.Near or far: the light you will have, and what the summit is likely to be doing.

Before you go

Carry

  • A paper map and a compass, and the skill to use them
  • Waterproofs, warm layers, hat and gloves
  • Food and drink
  • A head torch, a whistle and a first aid kit
  • A survival bag
  • Boots with a good grip

Under snow and ice this is a different day, with short light and the risk of avalanche. It needs an ice axe, crampons, winter boots and the skill to use them.

If something goes wrong

  • Dial 999, ask for the police, then mountain rescue
  • Give a six-figure grid reference: the summit is NH 303 793
  • Say how many are hurt, how many are with you, and your number
  • Register to text 999 before the day: text the word register to 999

The summit is optional. Turning back is the right decision whenever the cloud, the wind or the light say so.

How to call for help in the hills · Safety and skills for the hills · ThinkWINTER

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For the route itself, take the map and read these.

Sleep and eat at its foot

Next along: Cona' Mheall, Beinn Dearg, Meall nan Ceapraichean, Eididh nan Clach Geala. Checked on 10 October 2026. The facts on this page are Highland Council's and Mountaineering Scotland's; the forecasts are the Mountain Weather Information Service's, the Met Office's and the Scottish Avalanche Information Service's. Height and position from The Database of British and Irish Hills, v18.3, adapted, CC BY 4.0. This page is not a route description and does not replace a map.