Glas Bheinn Mhor

Glas Bheinn Mhòr is a 997-metre Munro and Marilyn in the Scottish Highlands. Its Gaelic name means ‘big green mountain’. It stands on the border between Argyll and Bute and the Highland council areas. The peak is part of a ridge that runs from Loch Etive to the edge of Rannoch Moor north of Loch Tulla. In this ridge Glas Bheinn Mhòr is the fourth-highest of six Munros. The mountain’s northern face is steep and rocky above the Allt Mheuran valley. To the south it drops steeply, though less sharply, into the River Kinglass valley. The ridge to Ben Starav leads west from the summit, while the ridge to Stob Coir’ an Albannaich runs east. A smaller summit, Meall nan Tri Tighearnan, joins the Ben Starav ridge at low height. Most climbers reach Glas Bheinn Mhòr from Glen Etive. Routes start at the old farm of Coileitir. Walkers often combine the ascent with Ben Starav or Stob Coir’ an Albannaich. One route follows the long north ridge of Ben Starav to the connecting ridge and then to Glas Bheinn Mhòr. Another follows the Allt Mheuran valley to the bealach between Ben Starav and Glas Bheinn Mhòr. South or east approaches are possible but involve long, pathless marches.