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Evening all

I went to Inverie on the ferry from Mallaig yesterday, and am wondering what the mountain is that you can see as you leave Inverie pier looking east.
It looks pointy and with an almost conical summit, and is framed by the valley.

Is it Luinne Bheinn or Sgurr a Choire bheith?

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dave

Theres a few candidates, does this help? (Safe to click on, I promise)

https://www.udeuschle.de/panoramas/panqueryfull.aspx?mode=newstandard&d...

If you're looking up Gleann Meadaill I think the distant conical peak framed by the valley is likely to be Sgurr na Ciche?
3D from "memory map" attached.
 

I'd be inclined to agree. Screenshot from PeakFinder attached (with a similar view).

https://www.peakfinder.com/?lat=57.03451&lng=-5.69562&azi=100.06&am...

Yes, undoubtedly it's Sgurr na Ciche. There is an ascent that climbs up through the Feadan Gap which adds to the interest of the ascent, It can be climbed from either Inverie (Carnach river to cross?) or Glen Dessarry.

Thanks everyone.

I agree that it seems to be Sgurr na Ciche.

I climbed that about 23 years ago from Sourlies and up Druim a Ghortein. I remember it being sketchy near the top but no where near as pointed as that.

We descended Feadan na Ciche and on up to Garbh Chioch Mhor then back to Sourlies.

Thanks a lot

Dave

Do you find Peakfinder generally accurate for UK hills? 

I've been using it a few years - very informative. The sun/moon rise/set/track is nice too.

Extremely good value for money for me.

Covers quite a distance too - St Kilda from Baosbheinn was exactly shown.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/14341006@N02/albums/72177720327462445/with/53...

I'll confess that a large portion of my appreciation for PeakFinder is that it's a very nice app in terms of the interface etc - it's enjoyable to use and share with others on a hill/mountain/crag day. I was lucky to buy it ages ago when it was a fraction of its current price.

In terms of accuracy I've not encountered any problems - but haven't rigorously investigated. Sometimes the view isn't perfect in terms of nearby features (like the shoulder of the slope you're on and the local horizon it forms). Overall however I've found it very impressive - especially for a surprisingly small downloaded dataset. I suspect the actual peak identification is very accurate (being the easiest bit in terms of coding).

Like kinley2, I've found the sun/moon tracks with rise and set times very useful. A good number of times I've used it to check when the sun will reach/leave a hillside crag. Though I normally do that on my laptop using the website - which I believe is free and includes most of the features of the app (less the 'live' display that tracks where the phone is pointed).

Think it was broadly similar price now as when I bought it 6 years ago - between £3 and £4. 

You're right - I must have been thinking of another app. At ~£4 I'd say it's definitely worth getting (and similar to what I paid, as you note).