A' Ghlas-bheinn

A’ Ghlas-bheinn is a 918-metre Munro and Marilyn in the Scottish Highlands. It stands in Kintail, about thirty kilometres south-east of Kyle of Lochalsh and forty-five kilometres north of Fort William. The mountain’s Gaelic name means ‘the green-grey mountain’. Its summit forms a three-sided rocky pyramid, separated from the higher Beinn Fhada by the Bealach na Sgairne pass at roughly 500 metres. Westwards, the mountain’s broad massif drops steeply into Strath Croe and the eastern end of Loch Duich. The climb offers two main routes from an outdoor centre near Morvich, east of Loch Duich. The easier route follows the Abhainn Chonaig river and the Gleann Chòinneachain glen to the Bealach na Sgairne. From the pass a rocky south ridge leads to the summit. A second route goes via the Falls of Glomach, one of the highest waterfalls in the British Isles. This path leaves Strath Croe, crosses the Bealach na Sròine, and ascends the northern flank to the top. On the summit a cairn marks the highest point. A narrow rocky ridge runs north over several subsidiary tops, including Creag na Saobhie at 818 metres and Meall Dubh at 732 metres, before dropping to the Bealach na Sròine. To the south-south-east another ridge leads back to the Bealach na Sgairne. The eastern slopes fall steeply into Gleann Gaorsaic, then level out into grassy lower slopes.