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The rounded top of Meall Gorm across tawny grass, in low sun.
The Fannichs and Strathcarron

Meall Gorm

A Munro of 950 metres, number 215 of the 282.

Photograph by Jack Manchester, via Google

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The hill

Meall Gorm stands in the Fannichs, north of Loch Fannich, with An Coileachan about two and a half kilometres to the south-east and Sgurr Mor about three kilometres to the north-west.

The Dundonnell Mountain Rescue Team describes the Fannichs as "a cluster of 12 peaks", and gives Sgurr Mor, the Big Peak, as one of the highest in Northern Scotland. Lochluichart Estate writes of the range as the special area of conservation Fannich Hills.

The ground
The Fannichs lie on private estates where deer are stalked. Follow any signs on the day.
Under snow
The Fannichs count only among the more outlying mountains of the Torridon avalanche forecast: its forecasters apply to them what they learn in the core of that area. Forecasts begin on 17 December 2026, and no forecast does not mean no risk.
Summit
Grid reference NH 221 695
Bothy
There is no Mountain Bothies Association bothy in the Fannichs.
On the hill today
0° to 3°Rain on the summit, 950 m. Feels like −5° in the wind.

West wind to 17 mph, gusting 32
Rain, about 6 mm
Light from 7.55am to 6.15pm, ten hours

Sat 17Cloudy0° to 4° on top · 10 mph, gusts 18
Sun 18Cloudy−2° to 4° on top · 13 mph, gusts 23
Mon 19Cloudy−4° to 6° on top · 4 mph, gusts 9

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, Meall Gorm, Torridon 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.

Whilst the mountains are spectacular, the terrain is extremely hazardous.Dundonnell Mountain Rescue Team, of the mountains in its area, which include the Fannichs
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 221 695
  • 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.

Next along: An Coileachan, Beinn Liath Mhor Fannaich, Sgurr Mor, Sgurr nan Each. Checked on 10 October 2026. The facts on this page are Dundonnell Mountain Rescue Team's, the Scottish Avalanche Information Service's and the Mountain Bothies Association'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.