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 Millstone Cairn Cairngorms · 743 m · Cairngorms

Highest first · 5,912 summits

UK mountains 743–738 m

  1. 1851

    Millstone Cairn

    Cairngorms
    743 m2,438 ft 6° / 2°Light drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  2. 1852

    Mulla bho Dheas

    Mulla-Fo-Dheas · Na h-Eileanan Siar
    743 m2,438 ft 5° / 3°Slight rain showers InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  3. 1853

    Stac na h-Iolaire

    Cairngorms
    743 m2,438 ft 7° / 2°Light drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  4. 1854

    Beinn Mhor

    Loch Lomond and The Trossachs
    742 m2,434 ft 7° / 2°Moderate drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  5. 1855

    Beinn a' Chapuill West Top

    Highland
    742 m2,434 ft 6° / 4°Slight rain InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  6. 1856

    Big Garvoun

    Cairngorms
    742 m2,434 ft 7° / 2°Slight rain InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  7. 1857

    Carn Eilrig

    Cairngorms
    742 m2,434 ft 7° / 3°Moderate rain InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  8. 1858

    Cnap Cruinn

    Highland
    742 m2,434 ft 7° / 3°Slight rain InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  9. 1859

    Doddick Fell

    Cumbria
    742 m2,434 ft 8° / 3°Moderate rain InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  10. 1860

    Geal-charn Beag

    Highland
    742 m2,434 ft — InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  11. 1861

    Hill of Cat

    Cairngorms
    742 m2,434 ft 8° / 3°Slight rain InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  12. 1862

    Little Geal Charn

    Cairngorms
    742 m2,434 ft 6° / 2°Mainly clear InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  13. 1863

    Mullach Tarsuinn

    Highland
    742 m2,434 ft 7° / 3°Slight rain InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  14. 1864

    Pap of Glencoe

    Highland
    742 m2,434 ft 6° / 3°Slight rain InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  15. 1865

    Sgor Dubh

    Cairngorms
    742 m2,434 ft 5° / 2°Light drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  16. 1866

    Tom Ban Mor

    Highland
    742 m2,434 ft 10° / 4°Slight rain InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  17. 1867

    Beinn Uidhe

    Highland
    741 m2,431 ft — InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  18. 1868

    Breac Leac

    Loch Lomond and The Trossachs
    741 m2,431 ft 6° / 1°Moderate drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  19. 1869

    Creag Ard

    Perth and Kinross
    741 m2,431 ft 8° / 1°Dense drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  20. 1870

    Creag Bhreac Mhor

    Loch Lomond and The Trossachs
    741 m2,431 ft 5° / 3°Moderate drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  21. 1871

    Meall a' Choire Dhuibh

    Highland
    741 m2,431 ft 7° / 3°Moderate rain InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  22. 1872

    Pen Pumlumon Arwystli

    Ceredigion
    741 m2,431 ft 9° / 6°Slight rain InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  23. 1873

    Round How

    Cumbria
    741 m2,431 ft 9° / 4°Slight rain showers InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  24. 1874

    Scraulac

    Cairngorms
    741 m2,431 ft 8° / 2°Light drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  25. 1875

    Sgurr Dearg

    Argyll and Bute
    741 m2,431 ft 8° / 2°Moderate drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  26. 1876

    The Prow

    Highland
    741 m2,431 ft 6° / 4°Slight rain InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  27. 1877

    Tomle

    Powys
    741 m2,431 ft 9° / 5°Light drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  28. 1878

    Badandun Hill

    Angus
    740 m2,428 ft 7° / 3°Moderate drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  29. 1879

    Carn Coire na h-Eirghe

    Highland
    740 m2,428 ft 6° / 3°Light drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  30. 1880

    Cruys

    Angus
    740 m2,428 ft — InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  31. 1881

    Little Stand

    Cumbria
    740 m2,428 ft 8° / 5°Slight rain InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  32. 1882

    Meall nam Maigheach

    Perth and Kinross
    740 m2,428 ft 7° / 4°Moderate rain InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  33. 1883

    Meallan Liath Coire Mhic Dhughaill East Top

    Highland
    740 m2,428 ft 5° / 0°Partly cloudy InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  34. 1884

    Stob na Cruaiche

    Highland
    740 m2,428 ft 6° / 3°Dense drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  35. 1885

    An Sguman

    Highland
    739 m2,425 ft — InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  36. 1886

    An Torc

    Cairngorms
    739 m2,425 ft 5° / 2°Light drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  37. 1887

    Beinn Mheadhoin

    Highland
    739 m2,425 ft — InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  38. 1888

    Carn Maire

    Highland
    739 m2,425 ft — InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  39. 1889

    Craigenloch Hill

    Cairngorms
    739 m2,425 ft 7° / 3°Slight rain InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  40. 1890

    Little How Crags

    Cumbria
    739 m2,425 ft 7° / 3°Dense drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  41. 1891

    Meall Dhuin Croisg East Top

    Stirling
    739 m2,425 ft 7° / 2°Moderate drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  42. 1892

    Sgurr na Coinnich

    Highland
    739 m2,425 ft 7° / 3°Slight rain InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  43. 1893

    Slioch Far South Top

    Highland
    739 m2,425 ft 10° / 4°Moderate rain InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  44. 1894

    Sron na h-Iolaire

    Cairngorms
    739 m2,425 ft 7° / 4°Moderate rain InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  45. 1895

    The Knott

    Cumbria
    739 m2,425 ft 6° / 3°Moderate drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  46. 1896

    Beinn Domhnuill

    Loch Lomond and The Trossachs
    738 m2,421 ft 4° / 1°Moderate drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  47. 1897

    Cairn Dulnan

    Highland
    738 m2,421 ft — InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  48. 1898

    Creag an Fhir-eoin

    Highland
    738 m2,421 ft — InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  49. 1899

    Glac Raineach

    Highland
    738 m2,421 ft 3° / 0°Slight rain showers InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  50. 1900

    Hobcarton Crag

    Cumbria
    738 m2,421 ft 7° / 3°Moderate drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  • Excellent 70+
  • Good 50+
  • Fair 30+
  • Poor
  • Not scored today
1,851–1,900 of 5,912 · 743–738 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.