Glen Orchy
- Depth
- 722 m
- Rim
- 780 m
- Length
- 21.3 km
- Tonight
- -2°CFog · Wind 6 km/h S
Glen Orchy is up to 722 m deep: the rim reaches 780 m and the floor 42 m, along 21.3 km.
All facts
- Floor
- 42 m
Depth of Glen Orchy
Up to 722 m deep (typically 489 m) along the 21.3 km in view.
Rim = the lower side's highest point within 6 km.
Glen Orchy 3D map
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Glen Orchy 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.
Glen Orchy elevation profile
West → east through the centre
Glen Orchy weather
Tonight · Fog · -2°C (28°F) · Wind 6 km/h S
Glen Orchy forecast for about 780 m.
- Tonight-2°–6 km/h S
- Today-1°5°45.1 mm35 km/h SW
- Sun1°4°7.3 mm44 km/h W
- Mon1°4°30.7 mm26 km/h S
- Tue2°7°15.9 mm33 km/h SW
- Wed3°5°2.5 mm19 km/h W
- Thu5°6°0.5 mm16 km/h SE
- Fri5°6°7.7 mm16 km/h SE
- Sat1°6°8.0 mm14 km/h SE
- Sun2°2°4.8 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 Orchy
Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Glen Orchy, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.
Nearest parking
3.4 km SSW
Nearest campsite
5.2 km NE
Slope
Share of the 14.9 × 14.9 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.
Mostly gentle: 51% of the view is under 15°.
- Steeper than 30°
- 7.0% of the 222 km² view
- Relief in view
- 841 m low point 38 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 7.4 km of Glen Orchy.
Summit list 9
- 1Beinn a' Chùirn569 m 3.1 km NNW
- 2Meall an Laoigh545 m 3.5 km NNE
- 3Meall Tairbh665 m 3.6 km NNE
- 4Meall Garbh767 m 4.0 km ESE
- 5Beinn Udlaidh840 m 5.0 km ESE
- 6Beinn Inverveigh636 m 5.3 km NE
- 7Beinn Suidhe676 m 5.9 km NNW
- 8Creag an Tailleir389 m 6.2 km N
- 9Beinn Bhreac-liath802 m 7.1 km E
Wildlife seen nearby
Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 7.4 km; 67 species recorded in all.
Sightings per species 6
- Fen Flies7
- European Common Frog4
- Common Chaffinch3
- Scotch Broom3
- Fly Agaric3
- Purple foxglove3
Where Glen Orchy sits
- Region
- Scotland153United Kingdom371Europe2,143
Nearby places
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- Terrain
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- 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
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- Forecast
- Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)