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The Strone · 513 m · 4.3 km NNW
Scotland

Glen Fruin

Floor91 m299 ft
Depth
237 m
Rim
344 m
Length
6.1 km
Tonight
3°CPartly cloudy · Wind 8 km/h S

Glen Fruin is up to 237 m deep: the rim reaches 344 m and the floor 91 m, along 6.1 km.

All facts
Floor
91 m
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Depth

Depth of Glen Fruin

Up to 237 m deep (typically 166 m) along the 6.1 km in view.

0100200300400237 mrimfloor0246.1 km

Rim = the lower side's highest point within 6 km.

3D map

Glen Fruin 3D map

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Topographic map

Glen Fruin terrain and contours

25 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 125 mShowing west → east through the centre

Glen Fruin elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Glen Fruin weather

Tonight · Partly cloudy · 3°C (37°F) · Wind 8 km/h S

Glen Fruin forecast for about 344 m.

  • Tonight3°–8 km/h S
  • Today4°8°30.7 mm45 km/h SW
  • Sun5°8°2.6 mm47 km/h W
  • Mon5°6°26.1 mm23 km/h S
  • Tue6°10°12.5 mm31 km/h SW
  • Wed7°9°1.1 mm16 km/h W
  • Thu8°8°0.7 mm16 km/h SE
  • Fri8°9°11.7 mm13 km/h SE
  • Sat4°9°6.6 mm12 km/h E
  • Sun5°5°2.1 mm14 km/h NW

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.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Glen Fruin

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Glen Fruin, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

  • Nearest parking

    Glen Fruin Car Park

    3.1 km NW · +2 more within 4.3 km

All mapped places 3
PlaceDistance
Glen Fruin Car ParkParking3.1 km NW
Parking4.1 km SSE
Parking4.3 km W
Slope

Slope

Share of the 12 × 12 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mostly gentle: 75% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
75.2%
Moderate, 15–30°
22.9%
Steep, 30–45°
2.0%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.0%
Steeper than 30°
2.0% of the 144 km² view
Relief in view
712 m low point 0 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 66.1%Trees 22.4%Water 9.7%Built-up 1.6%

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

Nearby summits

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 6 km of Glen Fruin.

NESW5 km10 km123456789
Summit list 9
  1. 1Auchengaich Hill515 m 2.2 km N
  2. 2Balcnock638 m 2.9 km NNE
  3. 3Beinn Tharsuinn699 m 3.5 km N
  4. 4Beinn Chaorach713 m 4.3 km N
  5. 5Creag an Leinibh658 m 4.4 km NNE
  6. 6The Strone513 m 4.6 km NNW
  7. 7Beinn Ruisg593 m 4.9 km NE
  8. 8Creaghan Hill536 m 5.0 km ENE
  9. 9Maol am Fheidh589 m 5.9 km NNW
Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 6 km; 476 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • European holly14
  • European beech14
  • Herb Robert12
  • Purple foxglove11
  • Ivy-leaved toadflax11
  • White clover10
Where it sits

Where Glen Fruin sits

Region
Scotland153United Kingdom371Europe2,143
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Nearby places

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Sources

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)
Camping & parking, Geometry
© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Summits
© OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
Wildlife
iNaturalist community observations, counts only
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
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