Stob Ghabhar

Stob Ghabhar
Stob Ghabhar seen from the south east across Loch Tulla.
Highest point
Elevation	1,090 m (3,580 ft)
Prominence	393 m (1,289 ft)
Listing	Munro, Marilyn
Naming
Translation	Goats Peak (Gaelic)
Pronunciation	Scottish Gaelic: [ˈs̪t̪op ˈɣavəɾ] English approx: stop ghavver
Geography
Location	Argyll & Highland, Scotland
Parent range	Grampians
OS grid	NN230454
Topo map	OS Landranger 50, OS Explorer 377

Stob Ghabhar is a Scottish mountain situated nine kilometres north west of Bridge of Orchy. It is part of the Black Mount group of mountains and stands on the border of the Argyll and Bute and Highland council areas.

Stob Ghabhar is well seen from the east and is a familiar sight to motorists on the A82 road as it skirts the western edge of Rannoch Moor. The mountains eastern corries formed by the headwaters of the River Ba look impressive from this direction as does the neighbouring mountain of Stob a' Choire Odhair with which Stob Ghabhar is usually climbed. It reaches a height of 1090 metres (3576 feet) and qualifies as a Munro and a Marilyn. The mountains name translates from the Gaelic language as “Goats Peak”. Goats were often encouraged by shepherds on mountains with precipitous cliffs such as Stob Ghabhar to keep sheep away from the steep drops.

Stob Ghabhar is regarded as the finest of the four Munros of the Black Mount (the others being Stob a' Choire Odhair, Creise and Meall a' Bhuiridh), it is a large and impressive mountain with long ridges radiating from it prominent pointed summit and deep scalloped corries on its flanks. The three main ridges go east, west and north west from the highest point and have on them four lesser peaks which are listed as “tops” in the Munro Tables. The east ridge goes over the subsidiary “top” of Aonach Eagach (991 metres) before continuing to the adjoining Munro of Stob a' Choire Odhair. The western ridge is initially narrow as it traverses the crest of two opposing corries before reaching the “top” of Sròn a' Ghearrain (990 metres) after a kilometre. Stob a' Bhruaich Leith (941 metres) lies 1.5 kilometres further along the ridge which then drops down gradually towards Glen Etive. The fourth Munro Top Sròn nan Giubhas (976 metres) lies 700 metres north of the main summit along a ridge which then swings north west and descends for five kilometres to Glen Etive.