Number 73 of 282 by height · Northwest Highlands
Sgurr Fiona (An Teallach)
Sgùrr Fiona
3,473 ft (1,059 m)
Facts
- Grid reference
- NH 064 836
- Latitude, longitude
- 57.80074, -5.25945
- Area
- Northwest Highlands
The walk up
- Distance, one way
- 4.2 mi (6.7 km)
- Climb
- 3,684 ft (1,123 m)
- Estimated time up
- 3 h 15 min
- Start
- Car park near Dundonnell
Route picked by computer, not yet checked on the hill
Summit conditions
From Sunday 1 November, 20:25. Not live.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy
- Temperature
- 35°F (1°C)
- Wind chill
- 30°F (−1°C)
- Wind
- 6 mph (9 km/h) from the southwest
- Cloud cover
- 62%
- Rain or snow, next hour
- None
- Freezing level, rough estimate
- 4,180 ft (1,274 m)
- Sunrise, sunset
- 07:33, 16:35
The way up
From Car park near Dundonnell, follow the path south for 0.6 mi, climbing steeply from 30 ft to 560 ft. It then turns south-west for the last 3.4 mi to the summit, climbing steeply from 560 ft to 3,450 ft. On the way you go over Bidein a' Ghlas Thuill (3,500 ft). The steepest part is between 100 ft and 740 ft, about 1050 ft from the start. The summit is at 3,473 ft (1,059 m).
Written from the map, not from walking it. Paths on the ground can differ, so carry a map and compass.See it in 3D.
Getting there
By car
Car park near Dundonnell. Parking charge not known. This is where the walking route starts.
Driving directions to the Sgurr Fiona (An Teallach) car park57.84013,-5.21521
By train
Nearest station: Achnasheen, 19 mi (30 km) from the car park. Too far to walk in from.
By bus
Nearest bus stop on the map: Dundonnel, right by the car park. Check the times first: many Highland buses run only a few times a day.
Near the start
- Café: Maggie's Tea Rooms 1.8 mi (2.9 km)
From OpenStreetMap. Places close or change hours, especially in winter, so check before you rely on one.
Public transport directionsBus and train times on Traveline Scotland
About Sgurr Fiona (An Teallach)
- In Gaelic
- Sgùrr Fiona
Sgùrr Fiona is the second Munro of An Teallach, the mountain group in Wester Ross between Dundonnell Forest, Loch na Sealga and Little Loch Broom. Bidein a' Ghlas Thuill, the higher Munro, is 0.5 miles away. Like the Torridon peaks, the massif is mostly Torridonian sandstone, with terraced sides cut by steep gullies, and its sharp rocky crest is at Sgùrr Fiona. The steepest stretch, Corrag Bhuidhe, rises above Loch Toll an Lochain.
An Teallach has ten summits over 3,000 ft, but from 1891 to 1981 only Bidein a' Ghlas Thuill counted as a Munro. Sgùrr Fiona was promoted in 1981 for its distinct character and its 465 ft (142 m) of drop to the col that links it to higher ground. Five tops are listed with it: Sgurr Creag an Eich, Lord Berkeley's Seat, Corrag Bhuidhe, Stob Cadha Gobhlach and Sail Liath. The name of the range, the forge, may come from mist that wreathes the pinnacles like smoke.
A cairn marks the summit.
Tops on Sgurr Fiona (An Teallach)
5 lower summits in the Munro tables, not counted as separate Munros. Keen baggers tick these too.
| Top | Height | From the summit |
|---|---|---|
| Corrag BhuidheNH 064 834 | 3,436 ft (1,047 m) | 0.2 mi (0.3 km) |
| Lord Berkeley's SeatNH 064 835 | 3,384 ft (1,032 m) | 0.1 mi (0.2 km) |
| Sgurr Creag an EichNH 055 838 | 3,335 ft (1,016 m) | 0.5 mi (0.9 km) |
| Stob Cadha GobhlachNH 068 825 | 3,145 ft (959 m) | 0.7 mi (1.2 km) |
| Sail LiathNH 071 824 | 3,125 ft (952 m) | 0.9 mi (1.4 km) |
Through the year
Hours of daylight on Sgurr Fiona (An Teallach) in the middle of each month. The shorter the day, the earlier you need to start.
Stag stalking season, 1 July to 20 October. On many estates, walkers are asked to keep to set routes on stalking days: check the Scottish Outdoor Access Code site's Heading for the Scottish Hills service before you go.
Nearest Munros
| Munro | Height | Straight-line distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bidein a' Ghlas Thuill (An Teallach) | 3,486 ft (1,063 m) | 0.5 mi (0.8 km) |
| Sgurr Ban | 3,245 ft (989 m) | 5.7 mi (9.1 km) |
| Ruadh Stac Mor | 3,014 ft (919 m) | 5.7 mi (9.2 km) |
Common questions about Sgurr Fiona (An Teallach)
- How high is Sgurr Fiona (An Teallach)?
- Sgurr Fiona (An Teallach) is 3,473 ft (1,059 m), number 73 of the 282 Munros by height, in the Northwest Highlands.
- How long does it take to climb Sgurr Fiona (An Teallach)?
- About 3 h 15 min up and 1 h 35 min back down by our route from Car park near Dundonnell, before stops: 4.2 mi (6.7 km) each way with 3,684 ft (1,123 m) of climbing. That is about average for a Munro. Most people take longer than these estimates.
- Where do you park for Sgurr Fiona (An Teallach)?
- Our route starts at Car park near Dundonnell.
- Can you climb Sgurr Fiona (An Teallach) without a car?
- The nearest railway station is Achnasheen, 19 mi (30 km) from the start, and the nearest bus stop on the map is Dundonnel, 0.2 mi (0.3 km) from the start. Highland trains and buses are few, so check times on Traveline Scotland before you go.
- Is Sgurr Fiona (An Teallach) a hard Munro?
- By time and climbing, it is about average for a Munro, with 3,684 ft (1,123 m) of ascent over 4.2 mi (6.7 km). Like every Munro it reaches over 3,000 ft, where the weather can be far worse than at the car park, so take a map and compass and check the mountain forecast.
- When is the best time to climb Sgurr Fiona (An Teallach)?
- Daylight runs from about 18 hours in mid June to 7 hours in mid December, so summer gives the most time. From 1 July to 20 October it is the stag stalking season, when some estates ask walkers to keep to set routes. In winter, snow and ice turn most Munros into mountaineering terrain.
A guide only. Mountain conditions change fast: carry a map and compass and know how to use them, and read the mountain forecast for the Northwest Highlands before you go.
Questions
Where can I get a proper mountain forecast?
Read the Mountain Weather Information Service forecast for the Northwest Highlands, written by forecasters for walkers and climbers. In winter, also read the Scottish Avalanche Information Service report for the area.
Where does the summit weather come from?
From MET Norway's forecast model, fetched for every Munro once an hour at the summit's own height. It is computer output for one point, not a forecast written for mountains, so treat it as a guide. The past hours are what the forecast said at the time. Wind chill, the freezing level and sunrise and sunset are worked out by this site from those figures; the freezing level assumes temperature drops steadily with height, so it can be well out when cold air sits in the glens.
How was this route drawn?
It follows footpaths and tracks mapped on OpenStreetMap, from a public car park to the summit, with heights from Copernicus elevation data. A computer picked the start as the car park with the quickest mapped way up, counting the climbing as well as the distance. Nobody has checked it on the hill yet, so it may not be the usual way up, and the path may be faint or missing on the ground. A line on a map is not a description of the ground.
- Goes over Bidein a' Ghlas Thuill (An Teallach) on the way.
- Path geometry: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Overpass API extract fetched 2026-10-24T20:04:01.699Z. Start chosen automatically: the public car park on a public road with the shortest mapped-path route to the summit (busy roads and T4 paths weighted against).
- Elevation: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (© DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA), sampled every 50 m, 3-sample median, 5 m hysteresis on ascent.
- Summit position: Database of British and Irish Hills v18 (CC BY 4.0).
Built 2026-10-25.
How is the time up worked out?
With Naismith's rule, the standard hill-walking estimate: an hour for every 3.1 miles (5 km), plus an hour for every 1,969 ft (600 m) of climbing, with no stops. For this route that gives about 3 h 15 min, one way. It ignores rough ground, weather, stops and the walk back down, so most people take longer.
Where do the car parks and bus stops come from?
From OpenStreetMap. Distances are straight lines, not the way you would walk or drive. A bus stop on the map says nothing about how often a bus calls: many Highland buses run a few times a day, some only on school days or by booking, so check Traveline Scotland first. The map cannot tell whether a car park is on a public road, so a remote one may only be reachable on foot or by train.
Where do the Gaelic names and stories come from?
From the hill's article on English Wikipedia and its Wikidata entry, put into a few words of our own. Meanings and pronunciations are only given where the article states them; many Gaelic hill names are old and their meaning is uncertain. Read the full article.
Where do the height and grid reference come from?
From the Database of British and Irish Hills, the surveyed list most baggers use. Sgurr Fiona (An Teallach) is hill 1004 there.
Sources: Database of British and Irish Hills (CC BY 4.0), OpenStreetMap (ODbL), MET Norway (CC BY 4.0), Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Wikidata, Copernicus elevation data, Sentinel-2 cloudless imagery by EOX. All credits and licences.