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The broad, heathery bulk of Càrn an Rìgh, streaked with the last of the snow.
Glenshee, Lochnagar and Glen Clova

Carn an Righ

A Munro of 1,029 metres, number 103 of the 282.

Photograph by Nick Bramhall (CC BY-SA 2.0)

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The hill

Carn an Righ stands in Perth and Kinross, in the hills between Pitlochry and Braemar, nearly seven miles in a straight line from the Spittal of Glenshee.

It has two Munros for close neighbours, each about two and a half kilometres away: Glas Tulaichean to the south-east and Beinn Iutharn Mhor to the north-east. Glas Tulaichean is on the Dalmunzie Estate, which goes back to 1510.

Starts from
Dalmunzie Estate, on whose ground the neighbouring Glas Tulaichean stands, has two car parks for hillwalkers at the Spittal of Glenshee.
The ground
Next door, Dalmunzie Estate stalks its own ground between 1 July and 15 February, never on a Sunday: check before you go and follow any signs.
Summit
Grid reference NO 028 772
Car park
Dalmunzie Estate has a free car park for hillwalkers near the start of its drive at the Spittal of Glenshee. Its main car park, at Dalmunzie Castle Hotel, PH10 7QG, is for hotel guests and golfers, with limited room for hillwalkers and a fee paid at reception.
Toilets
The nearest public toilets are at the Glenshee Ski Centre car park, up the pass.
On the hill today
0° to 4°Drizzle on the summit, 1,029 m. Feels like −4° in the wind.

North-west wind to 10 mph, gusting 21
Dry, or nearly
Light from 7.48am to 6.11pm, ten hours

Sat 17Cloudy−3° to 4° on top · 7 mph, gusts 18
Sun 18Clear−5° to 4° on top · 8 mph, gusts 16
Mon 19Drizzle−8° to 6° on top · 9 mph, gusts 18

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, Cairngorms National Park and Monadhliath forecast, Carn an Righ, Southern Cairngorms avalanche forecast.

October2026

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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 Craig Cherrie, DL and James Caven, via Google

Photographs by Nick Bramhall (CC BY-SA 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 NO 028 772
  • 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.

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Next along: Glas Tulaichean, Beinn Iutharn Mhor, An Socach, Carn Bhac. Checked on 10 October 2026. The facts of the car parks and the stalking next door are Dalmunzie Estate'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.