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The summit cairn with a stone set on end on top, on a broad flat plateau of short grass and pale gravel, a line of blue hills along the skyline under thin cloud.
Glen Coe and Glen Etive

Meall nan Eun

A Munro of 928 metres, number 254 of the 282.

Photograph by Peter Green, via Google

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The hill

Meall nan Eun stands in the hills above Glen Etive, in the country the Scottish Mountaineering Club files under Glen Etive to Glen Lochy.

It is one of the lower Munros: only 28 of the 282 are below it.

Its neighbours are bigger. Stob Coir' an Albannaich is about two and a half kilometres to the west and more than a hundred metres higher, and Stob Ghabhar is about four kilometres to the east.

The way up
Highland Council's planning reports of 2019 describe a well-used footpath up Glen Ceitlein as a route to the surrounding Munros and Corbetts. Take the way up from a route description and the map before you go.
Stalking
Watch for local signs: Mountaineering Scotland asks walkers to follow them where an estate has not published its stalking plans.
Summit
Grid reference NN 192 449
The glen
Highland Council calls Glen Etive a 25km cul-de-sac, with a single-track road, limited parking and no public transport.
Glen Etive road end
At the Loch Etive end of the glen road, Highland Council's car park is pay and display from 10 July 2026: £3 for up to 3 hours, £4 for up to 6, £5 for up to 12 and £10 for up to 24. There is no overnight parking between 10pm and 8am.
Toilets and food
Plan on finding no toilets or food in the glen, and carry everything the day needs.
On the hill today
1° to 4°Drizzle on the summit, 928 m. Feels like −3° in the wind.

West wind to 13 mph, gusting 26
Rain, about 5 mm
Light from 7.53am to 6.17pm, ten hours

Sat 17Mostly clear−1° to 4° on top · 6 mph, gusts 15
Sun 18Clear−2° to 4° on top · 7 mph, gusts 14
Mon 19Cloudy−4° to 6° on top · 6 mph, gusts 13

A weather model's forecast for the height of the summit, not a report from the hill. Read the mountain forecast the evening before: West Highlands forecast, Meall nan Eun, Southwest Highlands mountain forecast, Glencoe avalanche forecast.

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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.

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 192 449
  • 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: Stob Coir' an Albannaich, Stob Ghabhar, Glas Bheinn Mhor, Beinn nan Aighenan. 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.