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Bidean nam Bian

1,149 m3,771 ft

Prominence: 845 m2,773 ft
Isolation: 17 km
Tonight: -4°CFog · Wind 6 km/h SE

Bidean nam Bian is a 1,149 m (3,771 ft) mountain in the Grampian Mountains, Scotland, United Kingdom.

All facts

Elevation: 1,149 m · 3,771 ft
Nearest higher peak: Ben Nevis (1,345 m)
Range: Grampian Mountains
Region: Scotland, United Kingdom
Coordinates: 56.6426° N, 5.0290° W

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3D map

Bidean nam Bian 3D map

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Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Bidean nam Bian terrain and contours

50 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 250 mShowing west → east through the summit

Bidean nam Bian elevation profile

West → east through the summit

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Weather

Bidean nam Bian weather

Tonight · Fog · -4°C (25°F) · Wind 6 km/h SE

Bidean nam Bian forecast for the summit, about 1,149 m. Summit vs base: the Base line is for about 15 m.

Tonight-4°–6 km/h SEBase 3°
Today-3°2°44.3 mm37 km/h WBase 4 / 9°
Sun-1°2°7.8 mm43 km/h WBase 6 / 9°
Mon-1°2°30.0 mm25 km/h SEBase 5 / 8°
Tue0°4°13.0 mm36 km/h SWBase 7 / 11°
Wed1°3°2.3 mm20 km/h WBase 8 / 10°
Thu3°4°0.5 mm17 km/h SEBase 10 / 11°
Fri3°4°8.1 mm18 km/h SEBase 10 / 10°
Sat-1°4°10.4 mm17 km/h SEBase 6 / 10°
Sun-1°0°5.8 mm16 km/h NWBase 6 / 7°

Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 24, 01:17 UTC.

Slope

Share of the 7.4 × 7.4 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.

Gentle, 0–15°

17.4%

Moderate, 15–30°

35.7%

Steep, 30–45°

40.3%

Cliffs, 45° and over

6.6%

Steeper than 30°: 46.9% of the 55 km² view
Relief in view: 1,125 m low point 15 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 85.9%Trees 10.6%Moss & lichen 2.1%Bare rock / sparse 0.9%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 3.7 km, measured from the Bidean nam Bian summit.

Summit list 8

1Stob Coire nam Beith1,107 m 0.6 km NW
2Stob Coire nan Lochan1,115 m 0.8 km NNE
3Stob Coire Sgreamhach1,072 m 1.2 km ESE
4Beinn Fhada952 m 1.6 km E
5Beinn Maol Chaluim907 m 1.9 km SSW
6Beinn Fhada NE Top931 m 2.1 km E
7Stob an Fhuarain968 m 3.2 km SW
8Buachaille Etive Beag958 m 3.6 km E

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 3.7 km; 294 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Heath spotted orchid43
Bell Heather37
Common heather36
Purple foxglove31
Common Butterwort29
Mother of Thyme24

Where it sits

Where Bidean nam Bian sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

Glen Nevis14 km N

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Print & wall

JPGBidean nam Bian satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-07-15.

3D printing & 3D apps

GIS & GPS

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Accuracy

How accurate is this?

within 10 m This 3D map reads 1,141 m at the summit; the official height is 1,149 m.

A 30 m terrain model averages each cell, so a few metres either way is normal.

Source	Summit	Difference
Official height (Wikidata)	1,149 m	—
Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page)	1,141 m	-9 m
Copernicus GLO-90	1,124 m	-25 m

Data sources

Terrain: Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Imagery: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-07-15)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
Wildlife: iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Accuracy comparison, Panorama: Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast: Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Sources: Wikidata · OpenStreetMap · GeoNames · Wikipedia