The mountain is situated in the Coulin deer forest 21 km SW of Achnasheen in the Wester Ross region of the Highland council area.

The considerable nose on the face is provided the tip of the Mainreachan Buttress which can just be seen over the outline of the main summit.

[1] It fails to reach Munro status by just seven metres, but despite this it is regarded by many as the finest of the mountains in the Glen Carron area.

[3] Fuar Tholl’s best feature is the rough stone filled Coire Mainnrichean on the western side of the mountain, which has the spectacular 500 foot high cliffs of the Mainreachan Buttress within it.

After about 2 kilometres another path leads off to the left, heading for the bealach between Fuar Tholl and Sgorr Ruadh.