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Stob Coire Sgriodain under snow at sunrise, frosted conifers below, seen from Laggan Dam.
Corrour and Loch Treig

Stob Coire Sgriodain

A Munro of 979 metres, number 174 of the 282.

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The hill

Stob Coire Sgriodain is one of the two Munros east of Loch Treig, with its partner Chno Dearg about two kilometres further east.

Corrour Estate counts both among its six Munros and gives this one's name as "Pinnacle in the Corrie of the Ravine".

Corrour describes itself as ninety square miles, fifteen miles east of Ben Nevis, bounded by three large, old hydro dams: Loch Treig to the west, Blackwater Reservoir to the south and Loch Laggan to the north. Across Loch Treig, Stob a' Choire Mheadhoin and Stob Coire Easain stand on the west side of the water.

The ground
Corrour Estate counts Stob Coire Sgriodain among its Munros and calls stalking a vital part of its habitat management. Follow any signs on the day.
Under snow
No avalanche forecast covers this hill. On 7 February 2023 the Lochaber avalanche forecasters called the hills east of Loch Treig, between the Creag Meagaidh and Lochaber areas, "no man's land". Forecasts for the avalanche service's six areas begin on 17 December 2026. Having no forecast does not mean there is no risk under snow.
Summit
Grid reference NN 356 743.
Toilets, food and signal
Do not count on a toilet, a shop, fuel or a phone signal near the hill.
On the hill today
0° to 3°Drizzle on the summit, 979 m. Feels like −3° in the wind.

West wind to 11 mph, gusting 21
Rain, about 2 mm
Light from 7.52am to 6.15pm, ten hours

Sat 17Some cloud−3° to 4° on top · 7 mph, gusts 14
Sun 18Clear−3° to 3° on top · 12 mph, gusts 22
Mon 19Cloudy−6° to 6° on top · 4 mph, gusts 10

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 Coire Sgriodain, North Grampian mountain forecast, Scottish Avalanche Information Service.

October2026

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Choose the day you mean to climb.Near or far: the light you will have, and what the summit is likely to be doing.

Snow-covered hills at sunset, Stob Coire Sgriodain among them, above frosted woodland.
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 356 743
  • 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: Chno Dearg, Stob a' Choire Mheadhoin, Stob Coire Easain, Beinn na Lap. Checked on 10 October 2026. The facts on this page are Corrour Estate's and the Scottish Avalanche Information Service'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.