Mountains & hills · Scottish Highlands
Buachaille Etive Mòr
Also known as: Buachaille Èite Mòr
In or near Kinlochleven.
Buachaille Etive Mòr in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.

Dannie Calder — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–8 h
- Best time of year
- Late spring – early autumn (May–Oct)
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Buachaille Etive Mòr is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Official information
Buachaille Etive Mòr is a prominent mountain located in the Scottish Highlands, known for its distinctive shape and stunning views. It is a popular destination for hikers and climbers, offering various routes to its summit, including challenging scrambles and well-maintained paths.
From the Wikipedia article
Buachaille Etive Mòr (), Scottish Gaelic: Buachaille Èite Mòr, 'great herdsman of Etive'), also known simply in English as 'The Buachaille', is a mountain at the head of Glen Etive in the Highlands of Scotland. Its pyramidal shape, as seen from the northeast, makes it one of the most recognisable mountains in Scotland, and one of the most depicted on postcards and calendars. Buachaille Etive Mòr is a large ridge nearly five miles (8 km) long, almost entirely encircled by the River Etive and its tributary the River Coupall. The ridge contains four main peaks: from north-east to south-west these are Stob Dearg (1,021.4 m), Stob na Doire (1,011 m), Stob Coire Altruim (941 m) and Stob na Bròige (956 m). Stob Dearg and Stob na Bròige are both Munros; the latter was promoted to Munro status by the Scottish Mountaineering Club in 1997. To the west is the smaller ridge, Buachaille Etive Beag.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Visiting
Buachaille Etive Mòr appears in the background during a song sequence in the 1998 Bollywood film Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. Together with Beinn a'Chrulaiste it can also be seen in the film Skyfall, where James Bond transports M away from the villain Raoul Silva. It was also the setting for the pop video "Whistle Down the Wind" by Nick Heyward and "politics and violence" by popular Florida-based singer Dominic Fike.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 56.6473, -4.8978
- Address
- Glen Etive, Scotland
- Official site
- www.hill-bagging.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q2927373 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Buachaille Etive Mòr (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Other places nearby

Stob Dearg
Mountains & hills · 0.2 km

Stob Coire na Tulaich
Mountains & hills · 1.1 km

Stob na Doire
Mountains & hills · 2.1 km

Etive Bridge, Kingshouse
Historic bridges · 2.8 km

Stob Coire Altruim
Mountains & hills · 3.0 km

Stob a' Ghlais Choire
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Beinn a' Chrulaiste
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Beinn a' Chrùlaiste
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Buachaille Etive Beag - Stob Coire Raineach
Mountains & hills · 3.3 km

Stob Coire Raineach
Mountains & hills · 3.3 km

Kingshouse Hotel
Historic houses · 3.5 km

Stob Mhic Mhartuin
Mountains & hills · 3.5 km
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📷 3Frequently asked questions
- Where is Buachaille Etive Mòr?
- Buachaille Etive Mòr is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom.
- What is Buachaille Etive Mòr?
- Buachaille Etive Mòr in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Buachaille Etive Mòr?
- Its coordinates are 56.6473°, -4.8978°.
- Is Buachaille Etive Mòr free to visit?
- Yes, Buachaille Etive Mòr is free to enter.