The chance of standing above a sea of cloud on Great Rigg each morning this week, from overnight temperature, humidity and low cloud below the 766m summit.
Dark sky · 7 days
How dark the sky gets over Great Rigg each night this week, from cloud cover, moonlight and local light pollution.
Snow · 7 days
Snowfall and lying snow at the summit over the next 7 days.
Sun today
Sunrise 07:06, sunset 16:45
9h 39m of daylight. Golden hour ends 07:59 and starts 15:51. From the summit you see the sun 07:00 to 16:50.
Great Rigg rises to 766 m (2,513 ft) on the ridge that runs south from Fairfield towards Rydal and Grasmere. It is a Wainwright, Hewitt, Nuttall and Birkett, with 31 m of prominence. Fairfield, the nearest higher fell, is 1.4 km to the north, and Stone Arthur lies 1.4 km to the south-west.
You cross Great Rigg on the western arm of the Fairfield Horseshoe, climbing from Rydal over Nab Scar and Heron Pike. From Grasmere, a direct path climbs to Stone Arthur, a rocky knoll on the shoulder of the fell, and then follows a grassy ridge to the summit. Both lines are clear and steady.
The summit is a grassy top with a cairn. The ground drops into Rydale on the east and towards Tongue Gill on the west, and the ridge stays broad all the way to Fairfield.
Great Rigg is 766 m (2,514 ft) high with 31 m of prominence. It is in Cumbria, England. It is the 84th highest of the 273 summits Peakify lists in Cumbria. The nearest summits are Fairfield (1.4 km), Cofa Pike (1.7 km) and Heron Pike North Top (1.7 km).
Is Great Rigg part of the Fairfield Horseshoe?
Yes. It lies on the western arm of the horseshoe between Heron Pike and Fairfield.
What is the easiest way up Great Rigg?
From Grasmere, climb the steep path to Stone Arthur and follow the grassy ridge to the top.
Can you combine Great Rigg with Fairfield?
Yes. Fairfield is 1.4 km to the north along a broad ridge path.
How high is Great Rigg?
Great Rigg is 766 metres high with 31 metres of prominence.
Where is Great Rigg?
Great Rigg is listed in Cumbria, England.
Are there routes for Great Rigg?
Peakify lists 2 routes for Great Rigg, including available distance, ascent, start point, and difficulty details. The easiest is Grasmere via Stone Arthur (5.0 km one way, Moderate).
Is it safe to climb Great Rigg 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 Great Rigg?
The page includes cached mountain forecast context, snow outlook, dark-sky signals, cloud-inversion information, sunrise, sunset, and summit planning details where available.
Great Rigg rises to 766 m (2,513 ft) on the ridge that runs south from Fairfield towards Rydal and Grasmere. It is a Wainwright, Hewitt, Nuttall and Birkett, with 31 m of prominence. Fairfield, the nearest higher fell, is 1.4 km to the north, and Stone Arthur lies 1.4 km to the south-west.
You cross Great Rigg on the western arm of the Fairfield Horseshoe, climbing from Rydal over Nab Scar and Heron Pike. From Grasmere, a direct path climbs to Stone Arthur, a rocky knoll on the shoulder of the fell, and then follows a grassy ridge to the summit. Both lines are clear and steady.
The summit is a grassy top with a cairn. The ground drops into Rydale on the east and towards Tongue Gill on the west, and the ridge stays broad all the way to Fairfield.
Great Rigg is 766 m (2,514 ft) high with 31 m of prominence. It is in Cumbria, England. It is the 84th highest of the 273 summits Peakify lists in Cumbria. The nearest summits are Fairfield (1.4 km), Cofa Pike (1.7 km) and Heron Pike North Top (1.7 km).
Is Great Rigg part of the Fairfield Horseshoe?
Yes. It lies on the western arm of the horseshoe between Heron Pike and Fairfield.
What is the easiest way up Great Rigg?
From Grasmere, climb the steep path to Stone Arthur and follow the grassy ridge to the top.
Can you combine Great Rigg with Fairfield?
Yes. Fairfield is 1.4 km to the north along a broad ridge path.
How high is Great Rigg?
Great Rigg is 766 metres high with 31 metres of prominence.
Where is Great Rigg?
Great Rigg is listed in Cumbria, England.
Are there routes for Great Rigg?
Peakify lists 2 routes for Great Rigg, including available distance, ascent, start point, and difficulty details. The easiest is Grasmere via Stone Arthur (5.0 km one way, Moderate).
Is it safe to climb Great Rigg 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 Great Rigg?
The page includes cached mountain forecast context, snow outlook, dark-sky signals, cloud-inversion information, sunrise, sunset, and summit planning details where available.
