 It is the most westerly of the ten Munros in the Mamores and it is connected to the adjoining mountain of Stob Bàn by a bealach with a height of 846 metres; these two Munros are often climbed together from Glen Nevis.The mountain's name translates from the Gaelic as "Summit of the Corries" or "Top of the Corries" and this is quite fitting as Mullach nan Coirean has four corries on its slopes.