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 Barns Cliff End The River Tees to The Wash · 222 m · The River Tees to The Wash

Highest first · 5,912 summits

UK mountains 222–205 m

  1. 5651

    Barns Cliff End

    The River Tees to The Wash
    222 m728 ft — InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  2. 5652

    Little Doward

    Welsh Borders S
    222 m728 ft — InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  3. 5653

    Mount Hill

    Central Scotland from Dumbarton to Montrose
    222 m728 ft 12° / 7°Moderate drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  4. 5654

    Credenhill

    Welsh Borders S
    221 m725 ft 14° / 5°Light drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  5. 5655

    Keelylang Hill

    Orkney Islands
    221 m725 ft 9° / 6°Light drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  6. 5656

    Traprain Law

    Firth of Forth to the River Tweed
    221 m725 ft 10° / 5°Overcast InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  7. 5657

    Holyhead Mountain

    Anglesey and the Lleyn Peninsula
    220 m722 ft 11° / 8°Light drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  8. 5658

    Pen-y-coed

    Bala to Welshpool
    220 m722 ft — InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  9. 5659

    Stoicleit an Iar

    Harris and Nearby Islands
    220 m722 ft 10° / 7°Moderate drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  10. 5660

    Cnoc na h-Airighe

    Loch Long to Loch Lomond
    219 m719 ft — InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  11. 5661

    Cruach Ardura

    Mull and Nearby Islands
    218 m715 ft 10° / 7°Light drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  12. 5662

    Firle Beacon

    South East England
    218 m715 ft 11° / 2°Overcast InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  13. 5663

    Truleigh Hill

    South East England
    218 m715 ft 11° / 3°Overcast InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  14. 5664

    Crawston Hill

    The Glenkens to Annandale
    217 m712 ft 13° / 6°Light drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  15. 5665

    Eilean Shiophoirt

    Lewis and Nearby Islands
    217 m712 ft 11° / 5°Light drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  16. 5666

    Lamberton Hill

    Firth of Forth to the River Tweed
    217 m712 ft 10° / 5°Overcast InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  17. 5667

    Pentre Newydd Hill

    South-West Wales
    217 m712 ft 13° / 10°Moderate drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  18. 5668

    Beinn na h-Imeilte

    Moidart and Ardnamurchan
    216 m709 ft 10° / 6°Light drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  19. 5669

    Knock Scalbart

    Knapdale and Kintyre
    216 m709 ft 15° / 8°Slight rain InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  20. 5670

    Lochbank Hill

    The Glenkens to Annandale
    216 m709 ft 12° / 8°Moderate drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  21. 5671

    Scrae Field

    Shetland Islands
    216 m709 ft 9° / 7°Light drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  22. 5672

    Valla Field

    Shetland Islands
    216 m709 ft 9° / 7°Light drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  23. 5673

    Whitbarrow - Lord's Seat

    East Midlands
    216 m709 ft 13° / 9°Slight rain InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  24. 5674

    Culvennan Fell

    Carrick and Galloway
    215 m705 ft 13° / 8°Light drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  25. 5675

    Wilmington Hill

    South East England
    215 m705 ft 14° / 12°Light drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  26. 5676

    Brighstone Down

    South East England
    214 m702 ft 11° / 5°Overcast InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  27. 5677

    Kithurst Hill

    South East England
    213 m699 ft 12° / 6°Mainly clear InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  28. 5678

    Bulverton Hill

    South West England
    212 m696 ft 11° / 4°Overcast InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  29. 5679

    Carn a' Ghaill

    Canna, Rhum and Eigg
    211 m692 ft 11° / 8°Slight rain showers InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  30. 5680

    Sranndabhal

    Harris and Nearby Islands
    211 m692 ft 10° / 6°Light drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  31. 5681

    Wavering Down

    South Central England
    211 m692 ft 14° / 10°Light drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  32. 5682

    Hill of Arisdale

    Shetland Islands
    210 m689 ft 8° / 6°Dense drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  33. 5683

    Cnoc na Carraige

    Loch Fyne to Bute and the Firth of Clyde
    209 m686 ft 10° / 5°Moderate drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  34. 5684

    Hoo Kame

    Shetland Islands
    209 m686 ft 10° / 7°Light drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  35. 5685

    Cnoc Mhichie

    Scourie to Lairg
    208 m682 ft 10° / 7°Slight rain showers InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  36. 5686

    Hawkstone Hill

    Shropshire
    208 m682 ft 13° / 7°Slight rain showers InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  37. 5687

    Beinn Mothal

    Lewis and Nearby Islands
    207 m679 ft 10° / 6°Moderate drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  38. 5688

    Carn Ghaltair

    Barra to Barra Head
    207 m679 ft 10° / 8°Moderate drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  39. 5689

    Great Orme

    Llandudno to Wrexham
    207 m679 ft 11° / 7°Partly cloudy InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  40. 5690

    Hardown Hill

    South Central England
    207 m679 ft 13° / 9°Overcast InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  41. 5691

    Mynydd Marian

    Llandudno to Wrexham
    207 m679 ft 11° / 7°Light drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  42. 5692

    Sheepwalks Hill

    Central and Eastern England
    207 m679 ft 16° / 6°Light drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  43. 5693

    Swyre Head

    South Central England
    207 m679 ft 13° / 10°Overcast InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  44. 5694

    Beinn Chliad

    Barra to Barra Head
    206 m676 ft 10° / 9°Light drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  45. 5695

    Brandy Hill

    South-West Wales
    206 m676 ft 15° / 10°Light drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  46. 5696

    Oileasail

    Lewis and Nearby Islands
    206 m676 ft 10° / 6°Moderate drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  47. 5697

    Bathford Hill

    Central and Eastern England
    205 m673 ft 12° / 4°Overcast InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  48. 5698

    Forsnabhal

    Lewis and Nearby Islands
    205 m673 ft 9° / 7°Moderate drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  49. 5699

    Grassgarth Heights

    Lake District S
    205 m673 ft 11° / 4°Light drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  50. 5700

    Hill of Nigg

    Loch Vaich to Moray Firth
    205 m673 ft 10° / 6°Light drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  • Excellent 70+
  • Good 50+
  • Fair 30+
  • Poor
  • Not scored today
5,651–5,700 of 5,912 · 222–205 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.