Tom a' Chòinich facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Tom a' Chòinich
Tom a' Chòinich (right), looking up along its southeast ridge from Creag na h-Inghinn
Highest point
Elevation	1,112 m (3,648 ft)
Prominence	149 m (489 ft)
Parent peak	Càrn Eige
Listing	Munro, Murdo
Naming
English translation	Mossy hillock
Language of name	Gaelic
Geography
Tom a' Chòinich Location in Highland
Parent range	Grampian Mountains
OS grid	NH164273
Topo map	OS Landranger 25

Tom a' Chòinich is a 1,112-metre (3,648 ft) mountain in Glen Affric in the Scottish Highlands. It is a Munro and less than 1 kilometre (0.5 mi) to the west is the 1,032-metre (3,386 ft) Munro Top Tom a' Chòinich Beag . In Gaelic, Tom a' Chòinich means "mossy hillock". Its prominence is 149 metres (489 ft) with its parent peak, Càrn Eige, about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) to the west. This mountain should not be confused with the 955-metre (3,133 ft) Munro Top also called Tom a' Chòinnich near Ben Wyvis but which is usually spelled slightly differently.

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 the 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.