A craggy mountain in the SW of Highland Council Area, Sgurr Coire nan Gobhar rises to 787m (2582 feet) at the eastern end of its triangular summit ridge, 1½ miles (2.5 km) south southwest of the end of Glean Meadail and 2½ miles (4 km) north of Kylesknoydart on the north shore of Loch Nevis.