| Tom a' Chòinich | |
| Other Name: | Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic: '''An Tom Còinnich''' |
| Elevation M: | 1112 |
| Prominence M: | 149 |
| Prominence Ref: | [1] |
| Parent Peak: | Càrn Eige |
| Listing: | Munro, Murdo |
| Translation: | mossy hillock |
| Language: | Gaelic |
| Location: | Glen Affric, Scotland |
| Range: | Northwest Highlands |
| Grid Ref Uk: | NH164273 |
| Topo: | OS Landranger 25 |
| Map: | Scotland Highland |
| Map Size: | 180 |
| Label Position: | right |
| Coordinates: | 57.299°N -5.0502°W |
Tom a' Chòinich (Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic: '''An Tom Còinnich''')[2] is a mountain in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. It is a Munro with a height of . Glen Affric is to the south and Loch Mullardoch to the north. Less than 1 kilometre (0.5 mi) to the west is the 1032m (3,386feet) Munro Top called Tom a' Chòinich Beag . Its prominence is with its parent peak, Càrn Eige, about to the west. This mountain should not be confused with the 955m (3,133feet) Munro Top also called Tom a' Chòinnich near Ben Wyvis.
Although the mountain can be climbed from Glen Cannich, an approach from Glen Affric is more straightforward using a path that goes northwest from the north shore of Loch Beinn a' Mheadhoin following Gleann nam Fiadh upstream. This path crosses Bealach Toll Easa which used to be the pass on the route from Affric Lodge to Benula Lodge before the latter was inundated by the creation of the reservoir at Loch Mullardoch. The southeast ridge is more direct but it is rocky at its lower levels.[3]
. Townsend . Chris . Chris Townsend (writer). The Munros and Tops . 1997. Mainstream Publishing. 1851589864.
Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland
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