| Name: | Beinn Donachain West Top |
| Hill number: | 19357 |
| Height: | 633.8m / 2079ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 272 Beinn Donachain |
| County/UA: | Argyll and Bute |
| Topographical area: | HC11 Cruachan-donachain |
| SMC/RHB section: | 03C: Glen Etive to Glen Lochy |
| Catchment: | Awe |
| Class: | Subsimm (sSim) |
| Grid ref: | NN 19139 31556 |
| Summit feature: | small moss-covered outcrop at edge of cliff |
| Drop: | 21.5m |
| Col: | 612.3m NN 1921 3156  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 50 (1:25k) OL39N 364N 377E |
| Survey: | Leica RX1250 |
| Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 35 users) | By | Date of Ascent |
| 4th for the day. Headed to the western SIMM. | bolton | 15/03/2024 |
| A striking little hill overlooking the lochain. With bolton. | Dangerous Dave | 15/03/2024 |
| From Glen Strae up forest road and atv track exiting forest at 17734 31691. Also bagged nearby Simm. | NormanW | 19/02/2024 |
| From Glen Orchy. 4 of 6 | thekirkie pirate | 19/05/2023 |
| Short diversion on way to Beinn Donachain SW Top. | PGCE | 27/04/2023 |
| Virtual Blag | BrotherOzwin | 02/01/2023 |
| #4 of 6 from SW, Craig Lodge road | RHW | 27/04/2021 |
| A pleasant approach from the Eas Urchaidh bridge along the track through a Forestry Scotland reserve where stands of Scots pine are being protected. A short pull from the end of the new track to Cruach nan Nighean, followed by an anticlockwise circuit of CnM west top, Beinn Donachain and its west and south west tops, returning by the southern shores of Lochan Uaine and the Heart Loch. | Nick Down1 | 23/08/2020 |
| 8 top round A, chreag, beinn donachain SW top, beinn donachain west top, beinn donachain, cruach nan nighean west top, cruach nan nighean, cromadh mor, cromadh mor NE top, from near dalmally bridge, left bike at catnish for a mostly downhill cycle back to the car at dalmally. | robertphillips | 24/02/2019 |
| We scrambled over the closed bridge at Catnish car park (alternative bridge to be erected I believe) to Cruach nan Nighean (constructed a wee cairn for those arriving in mist or night time), onto the West Top then down and up to Beinn Donachain (which does not live up to its Evil Mountain moniker). Finished with the West and NW, which are rather pretty adjacent Lochan Uaine on a cloudless Autumn afternoon. The hack back to the car park was direct, through long grass, bracken and bog - lovely! | summitter | 28/10/2018 |
| Shapely little knoll above the lochan | alda | 05/08/2017 |
| 4 of 6: from SW Top. | ChrisR | 03/10/2016 |
| Parked as others at Catnish, used bridge (easy climb locked gate) to cross river in spate.Bank of river to new deer fence, then track to first bend onto hill. Over deer fence and rising contour around first ridge, then bearing to top. Continue onto Donachain main summit, then down over three of tops on fine ridge. | nordicstar | 29/12/2013 |
| Route as Rick's. Sunny spells, cold at summit, good views. | iangalbraith | 13/04/2008 |
| thenomad | 22/04/2024 | |
| RobB | 25/03/2024 | |
| anguscow | 15/09/2023 | |
| IainT | 15/05/2023 | |
| Chris Mac | 07/05/2023 | |
| 49pp | 07/03/2023 | |
| MKInnes | 26/02/2023 | |
| kiltedbiggles | 26/02/2023 | |
| Oh no I forgot... | 21/08/2021 | |
| BaggerGutt | 21/08/2021 | |
| Wycombe Wanderer | 08/08/2020 | |
| Bag For Life | 08/08/2020 | |
| Gavin Theobald | 20/07/2020 | |
| neilsan | 10/07/2020 | |
| mae | 14/07/2019 | |
| Alan Whatley | 14/04/2010 | |
| Tricky | 28/12/2006 | |
| kathyh | 04/02/2006 | |
| chalky1953 | 18/10/2005 | |
| tsmart | 01/01/1950 | |
| Dale Boy | blank |