Sgùrr Dubh

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Sgurr Dubh
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Sgurr Dubh
Highest point
Elevation 782 m (2,566 ft) [1]
Prominence 215 m (705 ft)
Listing Corbett, Marilyn
Coordinates 57°32′50″N5°22′44″W / 57.5472°N 5.3788°W / 57.5472; -5.3788
Geography
Sgurr Dubh
Location Wester Ross, Scotland
Parent range Northwest Highlands
OS grid NG979557
Topo map OS Landranger 25

Sgurr Dubh (The Black Steep Hill) is a mountain at 782 m in the Northwest Highlands, Scotland. It lies southwest of the village of Kinlochewe in Wester Ross.

The peak rises steeply on the south side of Glen Torridon. Although it is small compared to its giant neighbour Beinn Eighe on the other side of the glen, the mountain still has a character of its own. [2]

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References

  1. "Sgurr Dubh". hill-bagging.co.uk. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  2. "walkhighlands Sgurr Dubh". walkhighlands.co.uk. Retrieved 15 May 2019.