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Mullach an Rathain from along the ridge of Liathach, a line of rock pinnacles in front of it and a deep corrie below.
Torridon

Liathach - Mullach an Rathain

A Munro of 1,024 metres, number 108 of the 282.

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The hill

Mullach an Rathain is the lower of Liathach's two Munros, in Torridon.

The other, Spidean a' Choire Leith, is a little under two kilometres to the east and about thirty metres higher.

Liathach is one of three mountains the Torridon Mountain Rescue Team calls the "Torridon triptych", with Beinn Alligin and Beinn Eighe, and the team says they draw climbers and walkers all through the year.

The avalanche service forecasts for Torridon in winter, and names the mountains and corries around Liathach and Beinn Eighe as the core of its ground.

The ground
The Torridon Mountain Rescue Team says these mountains hold some of Scotland's longest and most testing rock and ice climbing routes, and one of its photographs shows winter training on the Am Fassarinen Pinnacles of Liathach. Read the route in full before deciding.
Scrambling
If the route you read asks for it, Mountaineering Scotland counts scrambling as potentially the most dangerous of all mountaineering activities. Its grades are set for dry summer conditions, and in anything less than ideal the ground is likely to become much more difficult and dangerous.
Under snow
The Scottish Avalanche Information Service forecasts for Torridon, and counts the mountains and corries around Liathach as core ground. Full forecasting begins on 17 December 2026.
Stalking
Stalking can take place even where no notice is posted, so follow any signs.
Summit
Grid reference NG 911 576
Bus and train
The community's local place plan of 2024 calls public transport here extremely limited: a bus between Strathcarron and Torridon on some days of the week, and the nearest station at Achnasheen. Check Traveline Scotland before counting on the bus.
Toilets and food
Fasaig and Kinlochewe both have a village shop and public toilets kept by the community, and Kinlochewe has a petrol station.
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: The Northwest Highlands forecast, Mullach an Rathain, Northwest Highlands mountain forecast, Torridon avalanche forecast.

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.

Photographs by Jake, clarence butterworth and Ka-Wing, via Google

Given the terrain it is not surprising that the rescue situations we are faced with can be amongst the most technically demanding to be encountered in Scotland.Torridon Mountain Rescue Team, whose ground takes in Beinn Alligin, Liathach and Beinn Eighe
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 NG 911 576
  • 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: Liathach - Spidean a' Choire Leith, Beinn Eighe - Ruadh-stac Mor, Beinn Alligin - Tom na Gruagaich, Beinn Eighe - Spidean Coire nan Clach. Checked on 10 October 2026. The facts on this page are the Torridon Mountain Rescue Team's, Mountaineering Scotland's and, for the bus and the shops, the community's local place plan of 2024; 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.