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Shelter Crags routes: 2 ways to the top
Langdale via The Band and Three TarnsHiking · 5.2 km one way · 720 m ascent · ~2h 15m · from Old Dungeon Ghyll National Trust car parkHard
Wrynose walking paths and the Cold Pike ridgeHiking · 8.5 km one way · from Blea Tarn National Trust car parkHard
Summit today
Is it safe to climb Shelter Crags today?
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Cloud inversion · 7 days
The chance of standing above a sea of cloud on Shelter Crags each morning this week, from overnight temperature, humidity and low cloud below the 815m summit.
Dark sky · 7 days
How dark the sky gets over Shelter Crags 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.
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About Shelter Crags
Shelter Crags is 815 m (2,674 ft) high with 31 m of prominence. It is in Cumbria, England. It is the 41st highest of the 273 summits Peakify lists in Cumbria. The nearest summits are Crinkle Crags - Gunson Knott (0.2 km), Crinkle Crags - Fourth Crinkle (0.3 km) and Crinkle Crags - Third Crinkle (0.4 km).
How high is Shelter Crags?
Shelter Crags is 815 metres high with 31 metres of prominence.
Where is Shelter Crags?
Shelter Crags is listed in Cumbria, England.
Are there routes for Shelter Crags?
Peakify lists 2 routes for Shelter Crags, including available distance, ascent, start point, and difficulty details. The easiest is Langdale via The Band and Three Tarns (5.2 km one way, Hard).
Is it safe to climb Shelter Crags 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 Shelter Crags?
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.
