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Stob a' Choire Mheadhoin seen across the gap from the rocky top of its twin, dark crags on one flank and grass on the other, a wooded strath and far hills behind
Corrour and Loch Treig

Stob a' Choire Mheadhoin

A Munro of 1,105 metres, number 46 of the 282.

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The hill

Stob a' Choire Mheadhoin is one of the two Easains, the pair of Munros that stand side by side above the west side of Loch Treig.

Its twin, Stob Coire Easain, is about a kilometre away to the south-west and ten metres higher. Stob Coire Sgriodain is about four kilometres to the east, and Stob Ban and Stob Choire Claurigh are about five to the west.

The avalanche forecasters for Lochaber have photographed the pair more than once, and place them "just to the East" of their own forecast area.

On the hill
Follow any signs you meet on the day.
Under snow
No avalanche forecast covers this hill: the Lochaber forecasters place it just east of their area. The service's forecasts for its six areas begin on 17 December 2026. No forecast does not mean no risk.
Summit
Grid reference NN 316 736
Parking
Walkers' route descriptions use the road end at Fersit: read one before you go. Do not count on a phone signal.
Food
The nearest places of ours to eat are in Fort William.
On the hill today
−1° to 3°Drizzle on the summit, 1,105 m. Feels like −4° in the wind.

West wind to 12 mph, gusting 22
Rain, about 2 mm
Light from 7.53am to 6.15pm, ten hours

Sat 17Some cloud−3° to 3° on top · 7 mph, gusts 15
Sun 18Mostly clear−4° to 3° on top · 11 mph, gusts 19
Mon 19Cloudy−6° to 5° 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: West Highlands forecast, Cairngorms National Park and Monadhliath forecast, Stob a' Choire Mheadhoin, Southwest Highlands mountain forecast, Lochaber 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 John Irvine and Stephan Seidel, 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 316 736
  • 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: Stob Coire Easain, Stob Coire Sgriodain, Stob Ban, Stob Choire Claurigh. Checked on 10 October 2026. The facts on this page are the Scottish Avalanche Information Service's and Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team's; the forecasts are the Mountain Weather Information Service's and the Met Office'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.