UK Mountains

Summit forecasts, walking routes, cloud inversion odds and dark sky scores for every peak in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

  1. Highest in the UK Creag Strollamus South-East Skye and Scalpay · 266 m · South-East Skye and Scalpay

Highest first · 5,912 summits

UK mountains 266–253 m

  1. 5501

    Creag Strollamus

    South-East Skye and Scalpay
    266 m873 ft 6° / 4°Slight rain showers InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  2. 5502

    Knockdolian

    Carrick and Galloway
    265 m869 ft 12° / 8°Light drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  3. 5503

    Beinn na Creiche

    North Skye and Raasay
    264 m866 ft 8° / 5°Dense drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  4. 5504

    Ben Horneval

    North Skye and Raasay
    264 m866 ft 10° / 6°Moderate drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  5. 5505

    Cnoc an t-Samhlaidh

    Knapdale and Kintyre
    264 m866 ft 10° / 7°Moderate drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  6. 5506

    Welsh Newton Common

    Welsh Borders S
    264 m866 ft 14° / 8°Overcast InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  7. 5507

    Ardsheal Hill

    Loch Linnhe to Loch Etive
    263 m863 ft 9° / 7°Moderate rain InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  8. 5508

    Borrobol Hill

    Altnaharra to Dornoch
    263 m863 ft 10° / 5°Moderate drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  9. 5509

    Li a' Tuath

    North Uist, South Uist and Nearby Islands
    263 m863 ft 10° / 6°Light drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  10. 5510

    Lyscombe Hill

    South Central England
    263 m863 ft 14° / 7°Overcast InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  11. 5511

    Moel-y-Gest

    Anglesey and the Lleyn Peninsula
    263 m863 ft 13° / 9°Slight rain InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  12. 5512

    Mynydd Llangyndeyrn

    Carmarthen to Vale of Neath
    263 m863 ft 13° / 10°Light drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  13. 5513

    Ward of Scousburgh

    Shetland Islands
    263 m863 ft 9° / 6°Dense drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  14. 5514

    Beinn Bhragair

    Lewis and Nearby Islands
    262 m860 ft 9° / 6°Dense drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  15. 5515

    Christ Cross

    South West England
    262 m860 ft 13° / 7°Overcast InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  16. 5516

    Coxall Knoll

    Shropshire
    262 m860 ft 12° / 7°Slight rain showers InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  17. 5517

    Muskna Field

    Shetland Islands
    262 m860 ft 10° / 7°Moderate rain InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  18. 5518

    Mynydd Cennin

    Anglesey and the Lleyn Peninsula
    262 m860 ft — InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  19. 5519

    Carreglefain

    Anglesey and the Lleyn Peninsula
    261 m856 ft 13° / 10°Light drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  20. 5520

    Creag an Amalaidh

    Altnaharra to Dornoch
    261 m856 ft 10° / 3°Light drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  21. 5521

    Ebrington Hill

    Central and Eastern England
    261 m856 ft 14° / 8°Light drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  22. 5522

    Hill of Rothmaise

    Fraserburgh to the Dee Valley
    261 m856 ft 10° / 3°Light drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  23. 5523

    Holmbury Hill

    South East England
    261 m856 ft 14° / 7°Overcast InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  24. 5524

    Beinn Rosail

    Altnaharra to Dornoch
    260 m853 ft 9° / 4°Light drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  25. 5525

    Coombe Hill

    Central and Eastern England
    260 m853 ft 16° / 6°Light drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  26. 5526

    Currock Hill

    North Pennines
    260 m853 ft 10° / 6°Light drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  27. 5527

    Knockdaw Hill

    Carrick and Galloway
    260 m853 ft 11° / 8°Light drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  28. 5528

    Sgalabhal

    Lewis and Nearby Islands
    260 m853 ft 9° / 6°Moderate drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  29. 5529

    Weisdale Hill

    Shetland Islands
    260 m853 ft 9° / 7°Light drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  30. 5530

    Woodhead Hill

    The Glenkens to Annandale
    260 m853 ft 12° / 8°Slight rain InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  31. 5531

    Clauchland Hills

    Arran and Holy Island
    259 m850 ft 11° / 7°Light drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  32. 5532

    Corkindale Law

    Ayr to the River Clyde
    259 m850 ft 9° / 5°Light drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  33. 5533

    Lambert's Castle Hill

    England Region 41
    258 m846 ft 13° / 7°Overcast InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  34. 5534

    Lethen Bar

    Inverness to Strathspey
    258 m846 ft 10° / 5°Overcast InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  35. 5535

    Conostom

    Lewis and Nearby Islands
    256 m840 ft 9° / 4°Moderate drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  36. 5536

    Crook Knott

    Lake District S
    256 m840 ft — InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  37. 5537

    Mount Eagle

    Croaghane · Loch Vaich to Moray Firth
    256 m840 ft 11° / 6°Slight rain InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  38. 5538

    Torr Achilty

    Kyle of Lochalsh to Garve
    256 m840 ft 10° / 7°Moderate drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  39. 5539

    Airneabhal

    North Uist, South Uist and Nearby Islands
    255 m837 ft 10° / 7°Moderate drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  40. 5540

    Hegdon Hill

    Welsh Borders S
    255 m837 ft 11° / 3°Light drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  41. 5541

    Littleton Down

    South East England
    255 m837 ft 14° / 5°Overcast InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  42. 5542

    Watch Hill

    Lake District N
    255 m837 ft — InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  43. 5543

    Beinn na h-Iolaire

    North Skye and Raasay
    254 m833 ft 10° / 6°Dense drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  44. 5544

    Burgiehill

    Inverness to Strathspey
    254 m833 ft 10° / 5°Partly cloudy InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  45. 5545

    Fothringham Hill

    Central Scotland from Dumbarton to Montrose
    254 m833 ft 9° / 2°Overcast InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  46. 5546

    Fursdon Hill

    South West England
    254 m833 ft 11° / 4°Overcast InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  47. 5547

    Beinn nan Dubh-lochan

    Minginish and the Cuillin Hills
    253 m830 ft — InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  48. 5548

    Eggardon Hill

    South Central England
    253 m830 ft 13° / 8°Overcast InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  49. 5549

    Sron ri Gaoith

    Lewis and Nearby Islands
    253 m830 ft 10° / 6°Moderate drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  50. 5550

    Watch Croft

    South West England
    253 m830 ft 12° / 10°Overcast InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  • Excellent 70+
  • Good 50+
  • Fair 30+
  • Poor
  • Not scored today
5,501–5,550 of 5,912 · 266–253 m

How to read it

Summit weather, not valley weather

Every forecast here is for the summit's height. Air cools about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m and ridge wind is often double the valley's, so a 12° day in Llanberis can feel close to freezing on Yr Wyddfa.

Cloud inversion

The chance of standing above a sea of cloud at sunrise. Read more on cloud inversions.

Dark sky

0–100 from cloud, moonlight and light pollution. 70+ is a night worth staying up for. Grey tiles haven't been scored in the last 36 hours.

Highest mountain in each nation

NationMountainHeight
ScotlandBen Nevis1,345 m · 4,413 ft
WalesYr Wyddfa (Snowdon)1,085 m · 3,560 ft
IrelandCarrauntoohil1,039 m · 3,407 ft
EnglandScafell Pike978 m · 3,209 ft
Northern IrelandSlieve Donard850 m · 2,789 ft

Where the data comes from

Forecasts blend the Met Office UKV, ECMWF, ICON and GFS models via Open-Meteo, corrected to each summit's height. Light pollution comes from NASA VIIRS night-time satellite data.

Questions

UK mountain questions

What is the highest mountain in the UK?

Ben Nevis, 1,345 m (4,413 ft). Wales: Yr Wyddfa, 1,085 m. England: Scafell Pike, 978 m.

What is a cloud inversion?

Cold air trapped in the valleys under warmer air, so cloud fills the valleys and summits stand clear above it. Most likely on calm, clear autumn and winter mornings.

How is a summit forecast different?

It's calculated for the top, not the nearest town, so it accounts for the colder air and stronger wind you'll meet up there.

How often is it updated?

Every morning for the UK's higher summits, and whenever a mountain page is opened, from the Met Office UKV, ECMWF, ICON and GFS weather models.