Càrn Eige
Photo: Mick Knapton at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 3,881 ft
- summit
Càrn Eige is a mountain in Scotland, United Kingdom, with its summit at about 3,880 ft (1,183 m) above sea level. No mapped trail reaches the top in OpenStreetMap, so plan the approach with local maps or a guide. The nearest town is Tomich, about 11 miles west of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Màm Sodhail, Stob Coire Lochan and Stob a'Choire Dhomhain. Sputan Bàn is within about 3 miles. The location and elevation come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Check local access rules and conditions before you go.
Conditions and forecast
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at the summit for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
- Summit elevation
- 3,881 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Càrn Eige. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Càrn Eige
How tall is Càrn Eige?
3,881 ft (1,183 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Càrn Eige?
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide.
Màm SodhailSummit · Next doorPhoto: Mick Knapton at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Stob a'Choire DhomhainSummit · ~1 min drivePhoto: Nigel Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Sron GharbhSummit · ~2 min drivePhoto: Steven Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Beinn FhionnlaidhSummit · ~2 min drivePhoto: Trevor Littlewood, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mullach Cadha RainichSummit · ~2 min drivePhoto: Russel Wills, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
An TudairSummit · ~2 min drivePhoto: Alan Reid, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
An Tudair BeagSummit · ~3 min drivePhoto: Alan Reid, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Sgurr na LapaichSummit · ~4 min drivePhoto: Alan Reid, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Tom a' Choinich BeagSummit · ~4 min drivePhoto: Nigel Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mullach SithidhSummit · ~4 min drivePhoto: Alan Reid, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Also worth it near here
Fall of GlomachWaterfall · ~11 min drivePhoto: Wojsyl, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Cape Wrath Trail (Morvich → Bendronaig)Hiking · ~18 min drivePhoto: Peter Wood, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Morvich Club CampsiteCamping · ~18 min drivePhoto: Jo and Steve Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Càrn Eige
No month here meets our mild-weather rule. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where there's no snowfall data), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
32° / 24°
25 wet
Feb
32° / 23°
21 wet
Mar
34° / 25°
23 wet
Apr
39° / 27°
19 wet
May
45° / 32°
18 wet
Jun
49° / 37°
18 wet
Jul
52° / 41°
20 wet
Aug
52° / 41°
19 wet
Sep
48° / 38°
21 wet
Oct
42° / 34°
25 wet
Nov
36° / 29°
25 wet
Dec
32° / 25°
25 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1981–2010. Modelled for the 1 km square this place sits in (average height 3,301 ft), not measured at a weather station. The square averages about 600 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Snowfall days aren't in this data. Source: CHELSA 1 km climate model (1981–2010) and CRU TS 4.09 wet days. Data: CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al. 2017), WSL (CC0 1.0); CRU TS 4.09 (Harris et al. 2020), University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. (Open Government Licence v3.0).
Map and trail data © OpenStreetMap contributors
