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Mullach Coire Mhic Fhearchair and its tops across Lochan Fada, seen from the summit of Slioch in winter light.
Fisherfield and Dundonnell

Mullach Coire Mhic Fhearchair

A Munro of 1,015 metres, number 115 of the 282.

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The hill

Mullach Coire Mhic Fhearchair stands in the Fisherfield and Letterewe forests of Wester Ross, the country Dundonnell Mountain Rescue Team calls the "Great Wilderness" and counts among the most remote areas in the UK.

Its nearest neighbours are Sgurr Ban, about a kilometre to the north, and Beinn Tarsuinn, a little further to the south-west. Neither they nor Ruadh Stac Mor and A' Mhaighdean, further west, reach 1,000 metres, so this is the tallest of the group.

Letterewe Estate says a spot on its ground above the MacLean lochs lies further from a surfaced road than anywhere else on mainland Britain. The hill is not to be confused with Coire Mhic Fhearchair, the corrie behind Beinn Eighe in Torridon.

The way in
Dundonnell's rescue team counts these forests among the most remote areas in the UK. Plan the way in from the route description and the map.
The ground
Stalking country: the West Ross Deer Management Group lists the hill among the Munros on its members' ground. Do not take the absence of a notice to mean there is no stalking. Mountaineering Scotland calls the first three weeks of October the busiest time of the stag season.
Under snow
There is no avalanche forecast for this hill, but that does not mean there is no risk under snow. The Scottish Avalanche Information Service's forecasts for its six areas begin on 17 December 2026.
Summit
Grid reference NH 052 735
Shenavall bothy
The Mountain Bothies Association's bothy at Shenavall, on Gruinard Estate's ground, is not available during stag stalking, from 15 September to 20 October. A work party from 21 to 25 October 2026 may bring some disruption. Never plan a day that depends on a bothy.
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 Coire Mhic Fhearchair.

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.

The pointed top of Sgùrr an Tuill Bhàin above Lochan Fada, with Mullach Coire Mhic Fhearchair beyond.
Mountain ridges are steep and remote - often miles from any type of track and one of the main challenges facing the team are the vast distances involved.Dundonnell Mountain Rescue Team, whose area takes in the Fisherfield and Letterewe forests
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 052 735
  • 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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Next along: Sgurr Ban, Beinn Tarsuinn, Ruadh Stac Mor, A' Mhaighdean. Checked on 10 October 2026. The facts on this page are Dundonnell Mountain Rescue Team's, the Mountain Bothies Association's, Mountaineering Scotland's and the West Ross Deer Management Group'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.