Glen Strathfarrar
- Depth
- 473 m
- Rim
- 599 m
- Length
- 2 km
- Tonight
- -1°CFog · Wind 8 km/h SW
Glen Strathfarrar is up to 473 m deep: the rim reaches 599 m and the floor 127 m, along 2 km.
All facts
- Floor
- 127 m
Glen Strathfarrar 3D map
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Glen Strathfarrar 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 Strathfarrar elevation profile
West → east through the centre
Glen Strathfarrar weather
Tonight · Fog · -1°C (30°F) · Wind 8 km/h SW
Glen Strathfarrar forecast for about 599 m.
- Tonight-1°–8 km/h SW
- Today1°4°41.1 mm35 km/h SE
- Sun2°5°12.3 mm49 km/h W
- Mon2°4°20.0 mm24 km/h SE
- Tue4°8°14.6 mm41 km/h SW
- Wed4°6°1.2 mm23 km/h W
- Thu6°9°–15 km/h S
- Fri7°8°10.2 mm17 km/h S
- Sat4°7°12.0 mm16 km/h NW
- Sun3°4°9.7 mm18 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 Strathfarrar
Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Glen Strathfarrar, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.
Nearest parking
1.5 km SW
Slope
Share of the 12 × 12 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.
Mostly gentle: 55% of the view is under 15°.
- Steeper than 30°
- 5.2% of the 144 km² view
- Relief in view
- 1,023 m low point 58 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 Strathfarrar.
Summit list 8
- 1Sgorr na Diollaid818 m 2.2 km SSW
- 2Garbh-charn853 m 2.7 km N
- 3Meall a' Gheur-fheadain741 m 3.8 km NW
- 4Sgurr na Ruaidhe993 m 4.2 km N
- 5Càrn Gorm677 m 5.0 km ESE
- 6Sgùrr a' Choire Ghlais1,083 m 5.4 km NW
- 7Càrn nan Gobhar992 m 5.7 km NNW
- 8Càrn Bàn734 m 6.0 km NE
Wildlife seen nearby
Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 6 km; 80 species recorded in all.
Sightings per species 6
- Red Deer7
- Round-leaved sundew4
- Arctic Starflower4
- Common bracken3
- Heath spotted orchid3
- Cross-leaved Heath3
Where Glen Strathfarrar sits
- Region
- Scotland153United Kingdom371Europe2,143
Nearby places
Strath Glass↑9.3 km ESE
Glen Affric↑17 km SSW
Glen Urquhart↑19 km ESE
Great Glen↑27 km ESE
Loch NessLake · 16 m↑27 km ESE
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- Terrain
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- Land cover
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- Facts
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- Camping & parking, Geometry
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- Summits
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- Wildlife
- iNaturalist community observations, counts only
- Panorama
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- Forecast
- Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)