Glen Fruin
- 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
Depth of Glen Fruin
Up to 237 m deep (typically 166 m) along the 6.1 km in view.
Rim = the lower side's highest point within 6 km.
Glen Fruin 3D map
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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.
Glen Fruin elevation profile
West → east through the centre
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 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
All mapped places 3
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Glen Fruin Car ParkParking | 3.1 km NW |
| Parking | 4.1 km SSE |
| Parking | 4.3 km W |
Slope
Share of the 12 × 12 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.
Mostly gentle: 75% of the view is under 15°.
- Steeper than 30°
- 2.0% of the 144 km² view
- Relief in view
- 712 m low point 0 m
Land cover
ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.
Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.
Nearby summits
Named peaks within 6 km of Glen Fruin.
Summit list 9
- 1Auchengaich Hill515 m 2.2 km N
- 2Balcnock638 m 2.9 km NNE
- 3Beinn Tharsuinn699 m 3.5 km N
- 4Beinn Chaorach713 m 4.3 km N
- 5Creag an Leinibh658 m 4.4 km NNE
- 6The Strone513 m 4.6 km NNW
- 7Beinn Ruisg593 m 4.9 km NE
- 8Creaghan Hill536 m 5.0 km ENE
- 9Maol am Fheidh589 m 5.9 km NNW
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 Glen Fruin sits
- Region
- Scotland153United Kingdom371Europe2,143
Nearby places
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- Terrain
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- Imagery
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- Land cover
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- Facts
- Wikidata (CC0)
- Camping & parking, Geometry
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- Summits
- © OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
- Wildlife
- iNaturalist community observations, counts only
- Panorama
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- Forecast
- Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)