Is it safe to climb Crinkle Crags - Long Top today?
Crinkle Crags - Long Top today (updated 12:15, 28 Oct): up to 7°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -2°C, summit wind 42 mph gusting 53 mph, 100% chance of rain. A poor day for the hills. Best day this week: Tuesday, summit gusts 12 mph.
Crinkle Crags - Long Top weather today
Moderate rain, up to 7°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -2°C, summit wind 42 mph gusting 53 mph, 100% chance of rain. Rated Poor.
Crinkle Crags - Long Top weather tomorrow
Thursday 29 October: light drizzle, up to 7°C at the summit, feeling as cold as 0°C, summit wind 39 mph gusting 48 mph, 69% chance of rain. Rated Marginal.
Crinkle Crags - Long Top weather this weekend
Saturday 31 October: mostly dry, up to 8°C at the summit, feeling as cold as 0°C, summit wind 18 mph gusting 22 mph, 3% chance of rain. Rated Good.
Sunday 1 November: mostly dry, up to 6°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -4°C, summit wind 14 mph gusting 18 mph, 4% chance of rain. Rated Good.
Crinkle Crags - Long Top summit forecast, next 7 days
Day
Verdict
High/low
Feels like
Wind/gust mph
Rain or snow
TodayModerate rain
Poor
7°/4°
-2°
42/53
100%
TomorrowLight drizzle
Marginal
7°/6°
0°
39/48
69%
Fri 30Light drizzle
Poor
7°/5°
-1°
41/51
0%
Sat 31Light drizzle
Good
8°/3°
0°
18/22
3%
Sun 1Light drizzle
Good
6°/-1°
-4°
14/18
4%
Mon 2Overcast
Good
7°/-3°
-6°
10/13
0%
Tue 3Fog
Good
6°/-4°
-7°
9/12
0%
Crinkle Crags - Long Top 14-day weather forecast: days 8 to 14, less certain
Day
Verdict
High/low
Feels like
Wind/gust mph
Rain or snow
Wed 4Overcast
Good
5°/2°
-1°
18/23
0%
Thu 5Partly cloudy
Good
6°/1°
-2°
20/25
0%
Fri 6Overcast
Good
5°/1°
-2°
21/26
4%
Sat 7Fog
Good
4°/-1°
-4°
21/26
10%
Sun 8Light drizzle
Marginal
6°/-1°
-4°
28/35
24%
Mon 9Moderate drizzle
Poor
8°/6°
3°
45/56
43%
Tue 10Moderate rain
Poor
9°/3°
0°
52/65
37%
Cloud inversion · 7 days
The chance of standing above a sea of cloud on Crinkle Crags - Long Top each morning this week, from overnight temperature, humidity and low cloud below the 859m summit.
Dark sky · 7 days
How dark the sky gets over Crinkle Crags - Long Top 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 07:06, sunset 16:46
9h 39m of daylight. Golden hour ends 07:59 and starts 15:52. From the summit you see the sun 07:00 to 16:51.
Long Top, at 859 m (2,818 ft), is the highest point of Crinkle Crags, the line of rocky tops south of Bowfell above Great Langdale and Eskdale. The fell is a Wainwright, Hewitt, Nuttall, HuMP and Birkett. Bowfell, the nearest higher fell, is 1.6 km to the north, and Crinkle Crags South Top lies 0.3 km to the south-east.
The standard ascent starts at the Old Dungeon Ghyll in Langdale, climbs out of Oxendale to Red Tarn on the col with Pike of Blisco, and turns north up the ridge. Near the south end of the crags you reach the Bad Step, a short, awkward rock chimney. You can climb it or take a path round it to the west. Many walkers continue north over the crinkles to Three Tarns and Bowfell, then descend The Band.
The crinkles form a maze of knolls, gullies and side paths, and you can lose the line in mist. Stay on the main ridge, above all on the way down.
Crinkle Crags - Long Top is 859 m (2,818 ft) high with 139 m of prominence. It is in Cumbria, England. It is the 16th highest of the 273 summits Peakify lists in Cumbria. The nearest summits are Crinkle Crags - Third Crinkle (0.2 km), Crinkle Crags - Fourth Crinkle (0.2 km) and Crinkle Crags - Gunson Knott (0.3 km).
What is the Bad Step on Crinkle Crags?
A short rock chimney on the southern part of the ridge. It needs a few climbing moves, and a path goes round it to the west if you prefer to avoid it.
Can you climb Crinkle Crags and Bowfell together?
Yes. The classic round from Great Langdale goes over Crinkle Crags to Three Tarns and up Bowfell, returning down The Band.
Is Crinkle Crags hard to navigate?
Yes, in cloud. The ridge has many knolls and side paths that lead you off line. Carry a map and compass and know how to use them.
How high is Crinkle Crags - Long Top?
Crinkle Crags - Long Top is 859 metres high with 139 metres of prominence.
Where is Crinkle Crags - Long Top?
Crinkle Crags - Long Top is listed in Cumbria, England.
Are there routes for Crinkle Crags - Long Top?
Peakify lists 3 routes for Crinkle Crags - Long Top, including available distance, ascent, start point, and difficulty details. The easiest is Old Dungeon Ghyll via Oxendale and Red Tarn (6.0 km one way, Hard).
Is it safe to climb Crinkle Crags - Long Top 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 is the weather on Crinkle Crags - Long Top tomorrow?
Thursday 29 October: light drizzle, up to 7°C at the summit, feeling as cold as 0°C, summit wind 39 mph gusting 48 mph, 69% chance of rain. Rated Marginal.
What is the weather on Crinkle Crags - Long Top this weekend?
Saturday 31 October: mostly dry, up to 8°C at the summit, feeling as cold as 0°C, summit wind 18 mph gusting 22 mph, 3% chance of rain. Rated Good. Sunday 1 November: mostly dry, up to 6°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -4°C, summit wind 14 mph gusting 18 mph, 4% chance of rain. Rated Good.
What weather information is shown for Crinkle Crags - Long Top?
The page includes cached mountain forecast context, snow outlook, dark-sky signals, cloud-inversion information, sunrise, sunset, and summit planning details where available.
Long Top, at 859 m (2,818 ft), is the highest point of Crinkle Crags, the line of rocky tops south of Bowfell above Great Langdale and Eskdale. The fell is a Wainwright, Hewitt, Nuttall, HuMP and Birkett. Bowfell, the nearest higher fell, is 1.6 km to the north, and Crinkle Crags South Top lies 0.3 km to the south-east.
The standard ascent starts at the Old Dungeon Ghyll in Langdale, climbs out of Oxendale to Red Tarn on the col with Pike of Blisco, and turns north up the ridge. Near the south end of the crags you reach the Bad Step, a short, awkward rock chimney. You can climb it or take a path round it to the west. Many walkers continue north over the crinkles to Three Tarns and Bowfell, then descend The Band.
The crinkles form a maze of knolls, gullies and side paths, and you can lose the line in mist. Stay on the main ridge, above all on the way down.
Crinkle Crags - Long Top is 859 m (2,818 ft) high with 139 m of prominence. It is in Cumbria, England. It is the 16th highest of the 273 summits Peakify lists in Cumbria. The nearest summits are Crinkle Crags - Third Crinkle (0.2 km), Crinkle Crags - Fourth Crinkle (0.2 km) and Crinkle Crags - Gunson Knott (0.3 km).
What is the Bad Step on Crinkle Crags?
A short rock chimney on the southern part of the ridge. It needs a few climbing moves, and a path goes round it to the west if you prefer to avoid it.
Can you climb Crinkle Crags and Bowfell together?
Yes. The classic round from Great Langdale goes over Crinkle Crags to Three Tarns and up Bowfell, returning down The Band.
Is Crinkle Crags hard to navigate?
Yes, in cloud. The ridge has many knolls and side paths that lead you off line. Carry a map and compass and know how to use them.
How high is Crinkle Crags - Long Top?
Crinkle Crags - Long Top is 859 metres high with 139 metres of prominence.
Where is Crinkle Crags - Long Top?
Crinkle Crags - Long Top is listed in Cumbria, England.
Are there routes for Crinkle Crags - Long Top?
Peakify lists 3 routes for Crinkle Crags - Long Top, including available distance, ascent, start point, and difficulty details. The easiest is Old Dungeon Ghyll via Oxendale and Red Tarn (6.0 km one way, Hard).
Is it safe to climb Crinkle Crags - Long Top 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 is the weather on Crinkle Crags - Long Top tomorrow?
Thursday 29 October: light drizzle, up to 7°C at the summit, feeling as cold as 0°C, summit wind 39 mph gusting 48 mph, 69% chance of rain. Rated Marginal.
What is the weather on Crinkle Crags - Long Top this weekend?
Saturday 31 October: mostly dry, up to 8°C at the summit, feeling as cold as 0°C, summit wind 18 mph gusting 22 mph, 3% chance of rain. Rated Good. Sunday 1 November: mostly dry, up to 6°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -4°C, summit wind 14 mph gusting 18 mph, 4% chance of rain. Rated Good.
What weather information is shown for Crinkle Crags - Long Top?
The page includes cached mountain forecast context, snow outlook, dark-sky signals, cloud-inversion information, sunrise, sunset, and summit planning details where available.
