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 Birley Hill Welsh Borders S · 237 m · Welsh Borders S

Highest first · 5,912 summits

UK mountains 237–223 m

  1. 5601

    Birley Hill

    Welsh Borders S
    237 m778 ft 12° / 3°Overcast InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  2. 5602

    Peniel Heugh

    The River Tweed to the English Border
    237 m778 ft 11° / 6°Partly cloudy InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  3. 5603

    Ashley Heath

    Lancashire, Cheshire and S Pennines
    236 m774 ft — InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  4. 5604

    Carmont Hill

    Braemar to Montrose
    236 m774 ft 9° / 3°Overcast InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  5. 5605

    Carneddol

    Anglesey and the Lleyn Peninsula
    236 m774 ft 13° / 9°Overcast InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  6. 5606

    Egnaig Hill

    Moidart and Ardnamurchan
    236 m774 ft 9° / 6°Dense drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  7. 5607

    Garnons Hill

    Welsh Borders S
    236 m774 ft 12° / 3°Overcast InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  8. 5608

    Lawel Hill

    Fraserburgh to the Dee Valley
    236 m774 ft 10° / 3°Overcast InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  9. 5609

    Ormiston Hill

    Central Scotland from Dumbarton to Montrose
    236 m774 ft 10° / 4°Overcast InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  10. 5610

    Kierfea Hill

    Orkney Islands
    235 m771 ft 10° / 8°Moderate drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  11. 5611

    Reigate Hill

    South East England
    235 m771 ft 12° / 5°Mainly clear InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  12. 5612

    Scout Scar

    Lake District S
    235 m771 ft 11° / 8°Slight rain InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  13. 5613

    Wrotham Hill

    South East England
    235 m771 ft 13° / 6°Overcast InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  14. 5614

    Clawbelly Hill

    The Glenkens to Annandale
    234 m768 ft 11° / 7°Moderate drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  15. 5615

    Waughton Hill

    Fraserburgh to the Dee Valley
    234 m768 ft 11° / 6°Light drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  16. 5616

    Dundry Down

    South Central England
    233 m764 ft 13° / 9°Light drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  17. 5617

    Dunnichen Hill

    Central Scotland from Dumbarton to Montrose
    233 m764 ft 9° / 2°Overcast InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  18. 5618

    Titlington Pike

    Northumberland
    233 m764 ft 10° / 4°Moderate drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  19. 5619

    Beinn Tart a' Mhill

    Islay
    232 m761 ft 11° / 8°Moderate drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  20. 5620

    Ben Arnaboll

    Durness to Loch Shin
    232 m761 ft 9° / 4°Light drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  21. 5621

    Coed Hyrddyn

    Llandudno to Wrexham
    232 m761 ft 14° / 8°Light drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  22. 5622

    Muncaster Fell

    Lake District S
    232 m761 ft 12° / 9°Dense drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  23. 5623

    Cruim Leacainn

    Fort William to Loch Treig & Loch Leven
    231 m758 ft — InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  24. 5624

    Migdale Rock

    Altnaharra to Dornoch
    231 m758 ft 11° / 4°Light drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  25. 5625

    The Hoe

    North Skye and Raasay
    231 m758 ft 10° / 7°Dense drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  26. 5626

    Windyheads Hill

    Fraserburgh to the Dee Valley
    231 m758 ft 11° / 7°Light drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  27. 5627

    Cnoc nan Gabhar

    Knapdale and Kintyre
    230 m755 ft 10° / 7°Light drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  28. 5628

    Craig Leven

    Loch Lomond to Strathyre
    230 m755 ft 9° / 5°Dense drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  29. 5629

    Maireabhal

    North Uist, South Uist and Nearby Islands
    230 m755 ft 10° / 6°Moderate drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  30. 5630

    Whatborough Hill

    Central and Eastern England
    230 m755 ft 11° / 4°Overcast InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  31. 5631

    White Horse Hill

    South Central England
    230 m755 ft 14° / 8°Overcast InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  32. 5632

    Axton Hill

    Clwydian Range
    229 m751 ft — InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  33. 5633

    Cairnie Hill

    Central Scotland from Dumbarton to Montrose
    229 m751 ft 10° / 4°Overcast InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  34. 5634

    Cliff Hill

    Loch Torridon to Loch Maree
    229 m751 ft 10° / 7°Moderate drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  35. 5635

    Mynydd Garth-Gwynion

    Aberystwyth to Welshpool
    228 m748 ft 12° / 10°Slight rain InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  36. 5636

    Dunley Hill

    South East England
    227 m745 ft 13° / 5°Mainly clear InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  37. 5637

    Raw Head

    Lancashire, Cheshire and S Pennines
    227 m745 ft — InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  38. 5638

    Llanymynech Hill

    Bala to Welshpool
    226 m741 ft 14° / 9°Light drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  39. 5639

    Penhale Hill

    South West England
    226 m741 ft 12° / 8°Light drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  40. 5640

    Ward of Bressay

    Shetland Islands
    226 m741 ft 9° / 6°Dense drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  41. 5641

    Cnoc an Dubharlainn

    Scourie to Lairg
    225 m738 ft 8° / 4°Light drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  42. 5642

    Gallt yr Ancr

    Bala to Welshpool
    225 m738 ft — InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  43. 5643

    Wideford Hill

    Orkney Islands
    225 m738 ft 9° / 6°Light drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  44. 5644

    Arbury Hill

    Central and Eastern England
    224 m735 ft 12° / 5°Overcast InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  45. 5645

    Milldoe - Mid Tooin

    Orkney Islands
    224 m735 ft 9° / 6°Light drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  46. 5646

    Beinn an Duibhe

    Cape Wrath Peninsula
    223 m732 ft 9° / 5°Moderate drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  47. 5647

    Eitseal

    Lewis and Nearby Islands
    223 m732 ft 10° / 7°Light drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  48. 5648

    Heabhal

    North Uist, South Uist and Nearby Islands
    223 m732 ft 11° / 6°Light drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  49. 5649

    Moncreiffe Hill

    Central Scotland from Dumbarton to Montrose
    223 m732 ft 10° / 4°Overcast InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  50. 5650

    Oxenton Hill

    Central and Eastern England
    223 m732 ft 12° / 5°Overcast InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  • Excellent 70+
  • Good 50+
  • Fair 30+
  • Poor
  • Not scored today
5,601–5,650 of 5,912 · 237–223 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.