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Bridge of Orchy
Beinn Sheasgarnaich
A Munro of 1,077 metres, number 63 of the 282.
Photograph by Graham Grinner Lewis (CC BY 2.0)
The hill
Beinn Sheasgarnaich stands at the head of Glen Lochay in Perth and Kinross, in the hills that run from Glen Lyon to Glen Dochart and Loch Tay.
You will also see it spelt Beinn Heasgarnich, which is how the Met Office writes it.
It is a big hill, higher than any of the Munros around it. Creag Mhor is its nearest neighbour, about three kilometres to the south-west, and Beinn Mhanach is about five to the north-west. Meall Glas and Beinn Challuim are a little farther off to the south.
- Summit
- Grid reference NN 413 383
On the hill today
A weather model's forecast for the height of the summit, not a report from the hill. Read the mountain forecast the evening before: Southeastern Highlands forecast, West Highlands forecast, Beinn Sheasgarnaich, No avalanche forecast names this hill.
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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.
Photographs by DL, via Google
Photograph by Graham Grinner Lewis (CC BY 2.0)
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 NN 413 383
- 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.
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From our readers
Nobody has written from Beinn Sheasgarnaich yet. If you were up, yours would be the first.
Tell the next person
Were you up? Three words is enough.A free account, a word for the weather and a line if you like.
Read more elsewhere
For the route itself, take the map and read these.
- The Munros on WalkhighlandsRoute descriptions with maps, for the way up and where to leave a car. Look for this hill under either spelling, Sheasgarnaich or Heasgarnichwalkhighlands.co.ukThe route↗
- Deer stalking and hill accessMountaineering Scotland on the stalking seasonsmountaineering.scotStalking↗
- Southeastern Highlands forecastThe Mountain Weather Information Service's forecast for the Southeastern Highlands, three days ahead, written by forecasters. It takes in the summits of the historic county of Perthshire. Read it with the next: the service's area map shows which covers the hillmwis.org.ukMountain weather↗
- West Highlands forecastThe neighbouring area, which runs south to the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Parkmwis.org.ukMountain weather↗
- Beinn SheasgarnaichThe Met Office's forecast for the summit itself, which it files as Beinn Heasgarnich: a model for one point, not a report from the hillweather.metoffice.gov.ukSummit forecast↗
- No avalanche forecast names this hillThere is no avalanche forecast for this hill or its range, but that does not mean there is no risk under snow. The service's full winter forecasts for its six areas begin on 17 December 2026sais.gov.ukAvalanche↗
Sleep and eat at its foot
Next along: Creag Mhor, Beinn Mhanach, Meall Glas, Beinn Challuim. Checked on 10 October 2026. The forecasts on this page 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.