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Black Crag routes: 1 way to the top
Overbeck western walking paths via Dore HeadHiking · 6.3 km one way · from Overbeck Bridge National Trust car parkHard
Summit today
Is it safe to climb Black Crag today?
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Cloud inversion · 7 days
The chance of standing above a sea of cloud on Black Crag each morning this week, from overnight temperature, humidity and low cloud below the 828m summit.
Dark sky · 7 days
How dark the sky gets over Black Crag each night this week, from cloud cover, moonlight and local light pollution.
Snow · 7 days
No snow is forecast at the summit in the next 7 days.
Sun today
Sunrise 07:07, sunset 16:46
9h 39m of daylight. Golden hour ends 08:00 and starts 15:52. From the summit you see the sun 07:00 to 16:52.
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About Black Crag
Black Crag is 828 m (2,717 ft) high with 34 m of prominence. It is in Cumbria, England. It is the 35th highest of the 273 summits Peakify lists in Cumbria. The nearest summits are White Pike (0.8 km), Pillar (0.7 km) and Red Pike (1.1 km).
How high is Black Crag?
Black Crag is 828 metres high with 34 metres of prominence.
Where is Black Crag?
Black Crag is listed in Cumbria, England.
Are there routes for Black Crag?
Peakify lists 1 route for Black Crag, including available distance, ascent, start point, and difficulty details.
Is it safe to climb Black Crag today?
Peakify rates each day on the summit Good, Marginal or Poor from the forecast summit wind, gusts, chance of rain and wind chill. Wind of 40 mph or gusts of 65 mph make it Poor; wind of 25 mph, gusts of 45 mph, a 60% chance of rain or a feels-like temperature of -8°C or below make it Marginal. Today's and tomorrow's ratings are at the top of this page. The rating covers the weather only: also check your route, daylight, kit and experience, and in winter whether you need an ice axe and crampons.
What weather information is shown for Black Crag?
The page includes cached mountain forecast context, snow outlook, dark-sky signals, cloud-inversion information, sunrise, sunset, and summit planning details where available.
Peakify is run by Sam Tyler, who has climbed Yr Wyddfa 22 times. The forecast refreshes every hour; how our forecast works.
