Mountains of Wester Ross - Camillo Berenos Landscape Photography

Wester Ross is home to some of the most rugged and remote mountains found anywhere in the Scottish Highlands. From the famous iconically shaped Beinn Alligin and Beinn Eighe, to more obscure summits such as Maol-chean dearg, the variety in landscapes is stunning. In this gallery you can find photographs taken in and from the mountains of this region, such as those in Torridon, the Letterewe Forest and the Fisherfield Forest.

Torridon sunset
A panorama of Beinn Eighe, Liathach and Carn na Feola (Torridon) just before sunset.

Starry night
Baosbheinn reflected in Loch na h-Oidche under a starry sky

After dark
The primordial landscape of Torridon (Beinn Eighe, Liathach and Carn na Feola) unfolds below Beinn na Eoin at dusk.

Winter camping in Torridon
A tent pitched in the snow of the Torridon hills in winter

Glas Mheall Liath at twilight
An Teallach is a popular photo location for its craggy and imposing main ridge. The above shot showing Glas Mheall Liath, a satellite ridge of An Teallach, shows that there are other less iconic compositions which are worth exploring too.

Torridonian winter landscape
The impressively shaped snowy mountains of Torridon at sunset

Beinn Damh
Beinn Damh in between blizzards on a winter afternoon.

Two clouds
Two rapidly moving clouds whiz past the snowcapped summit of Sgurr Mor at sunset

Spidean a' Choire Leith
Spidean a' Choire Leith behind Carn na Feola sidelit by soft afternoon light

Horns of Beinn Alligin
The route over the ridge of Beinn Alligin is a classic walk, regardless whether the horns are tackled first or last. Beinn Dearg can be seen behind the horns in this long exposure photograph taken around sunset.

Gleann na Muice
Looking down Gleann na Muice from Beinn Tarsuinn. Beinn Dearg Mor and An Teallach van be seen in the distance.

Dawn in Fisherfield Forest
Looking out over Fuar Loch Mor with the craggy ridges of Beinn dearg Mor and An Teallach in the distance

Baosbheinn after sunset
Baosbheinn with a few remaining low hanging clouds shrouding its ridge. Sunset was not really visible due to the thick layer of clouds, but soon enough the clouds disappeared from time to time. And when they did, the views were stunning.

Beinn Alligin
Milky way above Beinn Alligin, Torridon

An Ruadh-stac
Crepescular rays behind a wintry An Ruadh-stac, Torridon

Bright start
The imposing massif of Beinn Eighe at sunrise from Beinn na Eoin.

A tale of two ridges, Torridon
Hillwalkers are spoiled for choice in Torridon. In this photo the Horns of Beinn Alligin tower from the glen, with the imposingly steep Beinn Dearg just behind it. This photograph was taken almost an hour after sunset, and the light was starting to change from blue to something more like cyan.

Slioch
Slioch at dawn from the summit of Beinn na Eoin

Tom na Gruagaich during the blue hour at dusk
A low hanging cloud creeps up the slopes of Tom na Gruagaich on the Beinn Alligin ridge in Torridon.

Torridon village
Torridon village with the steep mountains of Beinn Alligin and Beinn Dearg as backdrop, Torridon

Beinn Damh
Dramatic sky over a snow-capped Beinn Damh from Maol Chean-dearg, Torridon, Scotland

Rolling clouds
Clouds rolling over the ridge of Baosbheinn at dusk

Dawn in Torridon
A hint of the imminent sunrise behind Beinn Eighe and Meall a’ Ghiubhais

Torridonian mountains
The large mountain massifs of Liathach, Beinn Dearg and Beinn Alligin at dawn on a frosty morning.

The Horns (Beinn Alligin)
The traverse over the Horns of Beinn Alligin offers fantastic scrambling opportunities while providing jawdropping views. Here the ridge of the Horns is partly obscured by fast moving low hanging clouds at dusk.

Liathach
Liathach is possibly the most difficult mountain in Torridon to bag. Its ridge is exposed and should provide some great scrambling opportunities. I have yet to climb it! Here it can be seen in late afternoon light from the slopes on Beinn Alligin.

Clouds
Brightly lit clouds above Beinn Dearg stand out against a backdrop of dark snow clouds at sunset

Beinn Dearg
Sunset above Beinn Dearg (Torridon) and Sgurr Mor (Beinn Alligin) in winter

Flowerdale sunset
Sunset behind Baosbheinn in the Flowerdale Forest on a crisp autumn day.

Meall Garbh
Meall Garbh and the Tennis Court, Fisherfield six

The cloud maker
Dark clouds above Beinn Liath Mhor, Torridon

Beinn Alligin
Beinn Alligin at sunset.

Side light
The slopes of Beinn na Eoin lit by the warm glowig light of the rising sun with Carn na Feola and Liathach in the background.

Panorama from Maol Chean-dearg
The vista from Maol Chean-dearg in winter: Beinn damh, Beinn Alligin and Liathach

Wilderness
Beinn Eighe, Liathach and Carn na Feola before sunset from the rocky summit of Beinn na Eoin.

Obscured by a cloud
Crepescular rays above An Teallach as the sun is obscured by a fast moving cloud.

Snowy mountains
Sail Mhor (Beinn EIghe) and Liathach in the fading light as a winter sunset comes to an end

Perched above the moor
Looking out over Beinn Dearg and Beinn Alligin from a rocky outcrop on Beinn an Eoin

Pastel dusk
The Trotternish peninsula at dusk behind the ridges of Baosbheinn and Beinn Alligin

Gleann na Muice
Looking down the wilderness of Gleann na Muice in the Fisherfield Forest and the massif of An Teallach beyond.

Triple Buttress and Sail Mhor
Triple Buttress and Sail Mhor (Beinn EIghe) at dawn on a winter morning

Blue mountains (An Teallach)
While the wide-angle vista of An Teallach is what draws photographers to visit this fabulous ridge, sometimes it's also nice to create more intimate mountain landscapes. Longer lenses really aid in this respect, and here I used it to create a layered composition with the ridge snaking its way through the frame.

Beinn Eighe
The imposing mountain massif of Beinn Eighe at sunset

Above the moorland
The massif of Beinn Eighe seen from Beinn na Eoin.

Pink clouds (Beinn EIghe)
Some beautiful colours after sunset gave way to the blue hour in Torridon. The pink clouds are reflected in the Lochan Coire Mhic Fhearchair, in between Sail Mhor and the Triple Buttress

Slioch
A band of low hanging clouds at the foot of a snowcapped Slioch

A' Mhaighdean dusk
Looking out over Fionn Loch from A' Mhaighdean at dusk

Fionn Loch
High above Fionn Loch: The view from A' Mhaighdean at twilight

Sail Mhor
A burn flowing out of Loch Coire Mhic Fhearchair below the steep slopes of Sail Mhor (Beinn Eighe)

Fisherfield blues
Layered distant mountain massifs in the Fisherfield Forest and beyond.

Liathach (Torridon)
Liathach looming behind the impressive ridge of Beinn Eighe. While it was very hazy, this worked quite well in combination with the backlight and the rays of light cutting trough the clouds.

A tale of two mountains (Beinn Eighe and Liathach)
The massifs of the Torridon giants Liathach and Beinn Eighe are only separated by a narrow valley, where the Allt a Choire Dhuibh Mhoir flows. If you look carefully you can see the trail over the ridge of Beinn Eighe on the right.

Beinn Eighe
The Beinn Eighe massif covered in snow after heavy snowfall

Sail Mhor on Beinn Eighe (Torridon)
Spectacularly shaped mountains form a stunning backdrop behind Sail Mhor and Lochan Coire Mhic Fhearchair on the right of it. The haze, which was present all day, added to the atmosphere during the post-sunset blue hour, creating soft light rendering the distant mountains in a subtly layered way.

Golden hour in Torridon
The northern slopes of Beinn Dearg and Beinn Alligin at sunset

Ruadh Stac Mor
The view from Ruadh Stac Mor over Beinn Dearg Mor with An Teallach beyond.

Na Rathanan
Na Rathanan or the Horns of Beinn Alligin, Torridon, Scotland, in dramatic light just before sunset

Awaiting sunrise
Beinn dearg Mor and An Teallach at dawn

Sgurr Mor, Torridon
Sgurr Mor is one of the two munros on the Beinn Alligin ridge, the other one being Tom na Gruagaich. The traverse of Beinn Alligin and the horns is an excellent walk with amazing views of the surrounding hills, including Liathach and Baosbheinn.

Dawn in a wintry Torridon
A hint of the imminent sunrise behind Beinn Eighe and Meall a’ Ghiubhais

Pastel Slioch
Slioch and the mountains of the Fisherfield Forest during predawn light

Dark clouds over An Teallach
The moodiest photographs are often taken in inclement weather. Here some bright crepescular rays contrasted beautifully with the dark layered clouds in the late afternoon light.

Sun beams
Crepescular rays illuminate the moorland at the foot of Beinn Alligin, Torridon

Night time
Clouds drifing past the ridge of Baosbheinn during the blue hour after sunset.

Unscalable fortress (Liathach)
Liathach looking every bit as imposing as its reputation made me believe. Here I tried to use the haze to my advantage as it softened the strong afternoon back light, retaining definition in the slopes and corries of one of the most impressive mountains in Scotland.

Golden hour, An Teallach
Fiery sky over An Teallach. Typical of Scottish autumnal light, this spectacle in warm golden light as sunset was approaching was over before I knew it. I was glad I got a shot at all, even though I had hoped to squeeze in some compositions with a wider angle!

Beinn Alligin
The rugged ridge of Beinn Alligin, Torridon, at sunset

Sun beams
Crepescular rays above Beinn Alligin, Torridon.

Torridon transformed
Beinn Eighe and Liathach under a thick snow cover at sunset

Winter Wonder Torridon
The vast snowcovered landscape of Torridon at sunset with Beinn Eighe and Liathach as backdrop

Liathach at dawn
Spidean a' Choire Leith and part of the Liathach ridge at dawn

Baosbheinn at dusk
Baosbheinn in glooming twilight light

Crescent Torridon moon
Waxing crescent moon above Beinn Alligin at dusk.

Slioch at dawn
The steep snow-covered slopes of Slioch at early dawn

Sunset above Beinn Dearg
Sunset above Beinn Dearg (Torridon) and Sgurr Mor (Beinn Alligin) in winter

Gorm Loch Mor
The dark waters of Gorm Loch Mor below A' Mhaighdean. Slioch can be seen behind Lochan Fada on the left.

The gully
Morrison's gully leading up the steep snowy slopes of Sail Mhor

Fisherfield Forest
Beinn dearg Mor from Mullach Coire Mhic Fhearchair, Fisherfield Forest.

Beinn Eighe and Liathach
Beinn Eighe and Liathach seen after heavy snowfall at sunset

Two ridges
Sail Mhor (Beinn Eighe) and Liathach at dawnon an overcast day

Twilight on An Teallach
This is just another take of the classic view over the impressive ridge of Sgurr Fiona and An Teallach. Unfortunately the cloud cover prevented an explosion of colours at sunset, but visibility remained decent, so no complaining from me. I would have loved to get lower to emphasize the sandstone rocks a little more, but this would have concealed Loch Toll an Lochain.

Fisherfield dusk
Mullach Coire Mhic Fhearchair and Beinn tarsuinn during the blue hour after sunset

Two peaks
Beinn Dearg and Sgurr Mor (Beinn Alligin) at sunset

Beinn Eighe
The view over the Triple Buttress and Lochan Coire Mhic Fhearchair from Coinneach Mhor, Beinn Eighe (Torridon).

Wintry Torridon
Sunset above Beinn Dearg (Torridon) in winter

Morrison's gully
Morrison's gully leading up the steep snowy slopes of Sail Mhor at dusk

Tom na Gruagaich
Two peaks with munro status can be found on the ridge of Beinn Alligin: Sgurr Mor and Tom na Gruagaich, with the latter being the higher summit. Both offer amazing views over the surrounding landscape including the nearby peaks of Baosbheinn, Beinn Eighe and Liathach. Here Tom na Gruagaich can be seen from Sgurr Mor during one of the few brief moments were visibility was decent.

Dusk
Dusk on the ridge of An Teallach

The grey one (Liathach)
Coinneach Mhor offers some stunning views over the Triple Buttress, Sail Mhor, Liathach, Ruadh-stac Mor but also the more distant summits in Torridon. Here I used an ultra-wide angle to emphasize how abrupt Liathach rises out of the surrounding landscape. I have yet to bag the munro summits of Liathach, but I am definitely looking forward to walking over that ridge.

Stepping stones
A stripe of colour as the sun rises on an overcast snowy day in Torridon

Meall a' Ghiubhais
Meall a' Ghiubhais as the the rising sun vividly illuminates the dark clouds above Torridon

Blue hour in Torridon
A persistent cloud is hugging the steep northern side of the Horns on Beinn Alligin after the warm evening light has given way to the blue hour. Beinn Dearg, a hill with Corbett status, rises steeply from the glen just behind the Horns.

The blizzard is here
Liathach partially shrouded in clouds in between blizzards.

A tale of two mountains
Beinn Eighe and Liathach at dawn

A blizzard awaits
Beinn Damh in some dramatic afternoon sidelight in between blizzards, Torridon, Scotland

A new day in Torridon
The sun rising above the rugged landscape of Torridon with Beinn a 'Chearcaill and Beinn Eighe towering high above the moorland.

Baosbheinn in evening light
Baosbheinn is a prominent mountain in Torridon, but because it lacks Munro status is not as popular as the three Torridon "giants". Here it is partly obscured by low hanging clouds in soft evening light, just before sunset.

Beinn Dearg Mor
Beinn Dearg Mor with Loch na Sealga on the right from the summit of Beinn a' Chlaidheimh

Slioch during twilight
Slioch and the mountains of the Fisherfield Forest beyond at dawn

Spidean a Choire Leith
A blazing sunset turning the sky vividly red above Spidean a Choire Leith, Liathach

Liathach, Torridon in twilight light
Walking on the ridge of Beinn Eighe it's hard to ignore Liathach, the mountain massif just across Coire Dubh Mhor. This was taken less than 20 meters from where I pitched my tent on Coinneach Mhor.