Broad Cairn is a 998-metre (3,274 ft) Munro in Aberdeenshire/Angus, Scotland. It lies in the Braemar to Montrose area. Its prominence, the drop to the col before higher ground, is 64 m. The summit is marked by a cairn. It is also on the Simm and High Hill of Britain lists.
| Height | 998 m / 3,274 ft |
|---|---|
| Prominence | 64 m |
| Classifications | Munro, Simm, High Hill of Britain |
| Region | Braemar to Montrose |
| County | Aberdeenshire/Angus |
| Country | Scotland |
| OS grid reference | NO2405681567 |
| Latitude / longitude | 56.919148, -3.249082 |
| Summit feature | cairn |
Plan a walk up Broad Cairn
BaggedIt’s GPX route builder snaps a route to the real paths around Broad Cairn and works out distance, ascent and difficulty as you plot. Download the map pack for Braemar to Montrose before you set off and it works with no signal. Record your track on the day, and logging the summit ticks it off your Munros list.
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Hills near Broad Cairn
Other listed hills within 3 km, for planning a multi-summit day.
| Hill | Height | List | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creag an Dubh-loch | 983 m | Munro Top | 1.1 km |
| Craig of Gowal | 927 m | Munro Top | 1.1 km |
| Cairn of Gowal | 991 m | Munro Top | 1.5 km |
| Cairn Bannoch | 1,012 m | Munro | 2.0 km |
| Eagles Rock | 1,049 m | Munro Top | 2.3 km |
| Crow Craigies | 919 m | Munro Top | 2.5 km |
| Fafernie | 1,000 m | Munro Top | 2.6 km |
| Creag a' Ghlas-uillt | 1,067 m | Munro Top | 2.7 km |
See the full list of Munros, or read about every hill classification BaggedIt tracks.
Hill data from the Database of British and Irish Hills, licensed under CC BY 4.0.