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Looking Stead routes: 1 way to the top
Wasdale via Black Sail Pass and the western ridgeHiking · 5.4 km one way · from Lake Head National Trust car park, WasdaleHard
Summit today
Is it safe to climb Looking Stead today?
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Cloud inversion · 7 days
The chance of standing above a sea of cloud on Looking Stead each morning this week, from overnight temperature, humidity and low cloud below the 628m summit.
Dark sky · 7 days
How dark the sky gets over Looking Stead 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 07:01 to 16:51.
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About Looking Stead
Looking Stead is 628 m (2,059 ft) high with 19 m of prominence. It is in Cumbria, England. It is the 234th highest of the 273 summits Peakify lists in Cumbria. The nearest summits are Seat (1.6 km), Haystacks (1.5 km) and Kirk Fell (1.6 km).
How high is Looking Stead?
Looking Stead is 628 metres high with 19 metres of prominence.
Where is Looking Stead?
Looking Stead is listed in Cumbria, England.
Are there routes for Looking Stead?
Peakify lists 1 route for Looking Stead, including available distance, ascent, start point, and difficulty details.
Is it safe to climb Looking Stead 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 Looking Stead?
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.
