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 Wester Watery Knowe Cairngorms · 761 m · Cairngorms

Highest first · 5,912 summits

UK mountains 761–755 m

  1. 1701

    Wester Watery Knowe

    Cairngorms
    761 m2,497 ft 5° / 0°Fog InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  2. 1702

    Yeastyrigg Crags

    Cumbria
    761 m2,497 ft 7° / 3°Dense drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  3. 1703

    Beinn a' Chapuill

    Highland
    760 m2,493 ft 7° / 4°Moderate rain InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  4. 1704

    Caisteal Abhail East Top

    North Ayrshire
    760 m2,493 ft 7° / 4°Slight rain InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  5. 1705

    Carn na Moine

    Cairngorms
    760 m2,493 ft 6° / 3°Moderate drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  6. 1706

    Fan Hir

    Brecon Beacons
    760 m2,493 ft 8° / 5°Slight rain InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  7. 1707

    Mardale Ill Bell

    Cumbria
    760 m2,493 ft 7° / 2°Partly cloudy InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  8. 1708

    Meall Gharran

    Cairngorms
    760 m2,493 ft 6° / 2°Light drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  9. 1709

    Meall an Tagraidh

    Meall an t-Sagairt · Highland
    760 m2,493 ft 7° / 3°Moderate rain InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  10. 1710

    Sgairneach Mhor East Top

    Cairngorms
    760 m2,493 ft 5° / 2°Light drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  11. 1711

    Carn Tarsuinn

    Cairngorms
    759 m2,490 ft 5° / 1°Light drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  12. 1712

    Carn an Tionail

    Highland
    759 m2,490 ft 6° / 3°Slight rain InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  13. 1713

    Carn na Feola

    Highland
    759 m2,490 ft 6° / 3°Moderate rain InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  14. 1714

    Creag Ghorm

    Highland
    759 m2,490 ft 6° / 3°Slight rain InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  15. 1715

    Leac a' Chaisteil

    Highland
    759 m2,490 ft 5° / 3°Moderate drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  16. 1716

    Meall an Dubh Lochain

    Highland
    759 m2,490 ft 7° / 2°Slight rain showers InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  17. 1717

    Sron Bod a' Mhadail

    Highland
    759 m2,490 ft — InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  18. 1718

    A' Ghlas-bheinn South Top

    Highland
    758 m2,487 ft 3° / 0°Slight rain showers InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  19. 1719

    Aonach Sgoilte West Top

    Highland
    758 m2,487 ft 6° / 3°Dense drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  20. 1720

    Arkle South Top

    Highland
    758 m2,487 ft 5° / 0°Partly cloudy InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  21. 1721

    Beinn Ceitlein South Top

    Highland
    758 m2,487 ft 7° / 2°Dense drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  22. 1722

    Meall Gorm

    Cairngorms
    758 m2,487 ft 5° / 2°Light drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  23. 1723

    Meall a' Chall

    Perth and Kinross
    758 m2,487 ft 6° / 3°Moderate drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  24. 1724

    Shee of Ardtalnaig

    Ciste Buide a' Claidheimh · Perth and Kinross
    758 m2,487 ft 7° / 3°Moderate rain InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  25. 1725

    An Sgarsoch Far East Top

    Cairngorms
    757 m2,484 ft 5° / 2°Light drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  26. 1726

    Beinn Shiantaidh

    Argyll and Bute
    757 m2,484 ft 7° / 4°Moderate rain InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  27. 1727

    Ben Killilan

    Highland
    757 m2,484 ft 6° / 3°Light drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  28. 1728

    Carrifran Gans

    Dumfries and Galloway
    757 m2,484 ft 7° / 3°Dense drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  29. 1729

    Creag Dhubh Fannaich

    Highland
    757 m2,484 ft 6° / 3°Slight rain InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  30. 1730

    Drosgl

    Snowdonia
    757 m2,484 ft 8° / 2°Partly cloudy InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  31. 1731

    Ill Bell

    Cumbria
    757 m2,484 ft 7° / 2°Overcast InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  32. 1732

    Mainnir nam Fiadh

    Argyll and Bute
    757 m2,484 ft 10° / 5°Moderate rain InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  33. 1733

    Meallanan Odhar

    Perth and Kinross
    757 m2,484 ft 6° / 2°Light drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  34. 1734

    Sidhean Dubh na Cloiche Baine

    Highland
    757 m2,484 ft — InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  35. 1735

    An Leth-chreag

    Highland
    756 m2,480 ft 6° / 0°Light drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  36. 1736

    Black Hill

    Cairngorms
    756 m2,480 ft 7° / 2°Slight rain InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  37. 1737

    Cook's Cairn

    Moray
    756 m2,480 ft 7° / 3°Moderate drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  38. 1738

    Creag an Chanaich

    Perth and Kinross
    756 m2,480 ft — InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  39. 1739

    Finbracks

    Angus
    756 m2,480 ft 7° / 2°Slight rain showers InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  40. 1740

    Hart Side

    Cumbria
    756 m2,480 ft 7° / 2°Dense drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  41. 1741

    Hill of Gairney

    Aberdeenshire
    756 m2,480 ft 7° / 3°Slight rain InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  42. 1742

    Sand Hill

    Cumbria
    756 m2,480 ft — InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  43. 1743

    Sgorr an Tarmachain

    Highland
    756 m2,480 ft 6° / 2°Slight rain showers InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  44. 1744

    Y Llethr

    Snowdonia
    756 m2,480 ft 8° / 6°Moderate drizzle InvCloud inversion chance 2% DarkDark sky score 4
  45. 1745

    Biorach a' Mheannain

    Loch Tay to Perth
    755 m2,477 ft 4° / 1°Moderate drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  46. 1746

    Carn Easgann Bana North Top

    Highland
    755 m2,477 ft — InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  47. 1747

    Caudale Moor - John Bell's Banner

    Lake District E
    755 m2,477 ft 8° / 5°Moderate rain InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  48. 1748

    Druim Chosaidh

    Highland
    755 m2,477 ft 6° / 1°Moderate drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  49. 1749

    Mam na Gualainn East Top

    Highland
    755 m2,477 ft 7° / 2°Slight rain InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  50. 1750

    Meall nan Creag Leac

    Highland
    755 m2,477 ft — InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  • Excellent 70+
  • Good 50+
  • Fair 30+
  • Poor
  • Not scored today
1,701–1,750 of 5,912 · 761–755 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.