The 60-year-old man has been named as Ian Bell, who was from the Hertfordshire area.
Search teams including Lochaber Mountain Rescue had made searches of the Carn mor Dearg area where Mr Bell was believed to have been.
Police said there are not thought to be any suspicious circumstances. A report has gone to the procurator fiscal.
The body of a hillwalker who was reported missing in the Lochaber area on Monday has been found.