The hill is Meall an t-Suidhe (711m) an outlying top of Ben Nevis.
Meall an t-Suidhe hides the Ben from Fort William. The usual ascent route of Ben Nevis winds its way around the slopes of Meall an t-Suidhe to a loch, Lochan Meall an t-Suidhe or the halfway lochan, before the series of zigzags up to the summit plateau.