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Along the crag edge under a blue sky, old snow on the rim and the glen far below.
The Cairngorms

Sgor Gaoith

A Munro of 1,116 metres, number 37 of the 282.

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The hill

Sgor Gaoith stands on the Glen Feshie side of the Cairngorms National Park, and its summit is a perch: the hills database records it simply as ground on the edge of a crag.

Those crags stand above Loch Einich, and Braeriach is about five kilometres away to the east.

At 1,116 metres it ranks 37th among the 282 Munros. Glen Feshie, on its other side, is the home of Wildland's original conservation estate.

Starts from
The Highland Council's 2020 audit of visitor sites lists two in Glen Feshie, at Allt Ruadh and at Achlean, and the Whitewell road end by Coylumbridge.
The ground
Glenfeshie is run by Wildland. Check before you go, and follow any signs.
Summit
Grid reference NN 903 989, on the edge of a crag
On the hill today
−1° to 2°Drizzle on the summit, 1,116 m. Feels like −5° in the wind.

West wind to 14 mph, gusting 30
Rain, about 2 mm
Light from 7.49am to 6.11pm, ten hours

Sat 17Some cloud−1° to 2° on top · 11 mph, gusts 23
Sun 18Clear−3° to 3° on top · 13 mph, gusts 23
Mon 19Drizzle−4° to 6° on top · 7 mph, gusts 14

A weather model's forecast for the height of the summit, not a report from the hill. Read the mountain forecast the evening before: Cairngorms National Park and Monadhliath forecast, Sgor Gaoith, Northern Cairngorms avalanche forecast, 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.

The summit's blocky prow from close, with a bank of snow against it.

Photographs by Andrei Dumitrash and John Irvine, via Google

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 903 989
  • 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: Braeriach, Sgor an Lochain Uaine, Monadh Mor, Cairn Toul. Checked on 10 October 2026. The facts on this page are The Highland Council's, Wildland's and the Cairngorms National Park Authority'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.