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 Bowscale Fell Cumbria · 702 m · Cumbria

Highest first · 5,912 summits

UK mountains 702–697 m

  1. 2301

    Bowscale Fell

    Cumbria
    702 m2,303 ft 7° / 3°Overcast InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  2. 2302

    Buachaille Breige Far West Top

    Cairngorms
    702 m2,303 ft 6° / 0°Light drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  3. 2303

    Buckden Pike

    Yorkshire Dales
    702 m2,303 ft 8° / 4°Moderate rain InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  4. 2304

    Meall Glas-uaine Mor

    Highland
    702 m2,303 ft 7° / 4°Moderate drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  5. 2305

    Meall nan Ruadhag

    Highland
    702 m2,303 ft 7° / 2°Light drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  6. 2306

    Meallan Odhar

    Glen Albyn and the Monadh Liath
    702 m2,303 ft 6° / 3°Slight rain InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  7. 2307

    Pavey Ark

    Cumbria
    702 m2,303 ft 7° / 3°Dense drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  8. 2308

    Sgurr nan Cnamh

    Highland
    702 m2,303 ft 4° / 1°Slight rain showers InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  9. 2309

    Stob Chalum Mhic Griogair South Top

    Perth and Kinross
    702 m2,303 ft 5° / 1°Moderate drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  10. 2310

    Trollabhal

    Trollaval · Highland
    702 m2,303 ft 8° / 4°Moderate drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  11. 2311

    Twyn Tal-y-cefn

    Llandovery to Monmouth
    702 m2,303 ft 9° / 5°Moderate drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  12. 2312

    Beinn Bhreac North Top

    Highland
    701 m2,300 ft 7° / 4°Moderate rain InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  13. 2313

    Blackcraig Hill

    Knocknan · East Ayrshire
    701 m2,300 ft 8° / 5°Moderate drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  14. 2314

    Carn a' Choin Deirg

    Highland
    701 m2,300 ft 7° / 3°Light drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  15. 2315

    Carn nan Suilean Dubha

    Highland
    701 m2,300 ft 7° / 3°Moderate rain InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  16. 2316

    Ceann na Baintighearna

    Loch Lomond and The Trossachs
    701 m2,300 ft 6° / 1°Moderate drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  17. 2317

    Doune Hill East Top

    Loch Lomond and The Trossachs
    701 m2,300 ft 7° / 4°Moderate drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  18. 2318

    Meall nan Aighean Beag

    Highland
    701 m2,300 ft 8° / 4°Slight rain showers InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  19. 2319

    Pen Cerrig-calch

    Llandovery to Monmouth
    701 m2,300 ft — InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  20. 2320

    Slat Bheinn

    Highland
    701 m2,300 ft 7° / 3°Moderate rain InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  21. 2321

    Teanga Chorrach

    Highland
    701 m2,300 ft 7° / 4°Moderate drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  22. 2322

    Beinn Bhreac

    Loch Lomond to Strathyre
    700 m2,297 ft — InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  23. 2323

    Cadair Bronwen NE Top

    Wrexham
    700 m2,297 ft 9° / 5°Slight rain InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  24. 2324

    Cairn Leuchan

    Cairngorms
    700 m2,297 ft — InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  25. 2325

    Carn Leac Saighdeir

    Cairngorms
    700 m2,297 ft 8° / 3°Slight rain InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  26. 2326

    Chapelfell Top

    County Durham
    700 m2,297 ft 8° / 4°Slight rain InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  27. 2327

    Cnap Eas Chaorach

    Cairngorms
    700 m2,297 ft 8° / 4°Moderate drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  28. 2328

    Garnedd-goch

    Snowdonia
    700 m2,297 ft 9° / 6°Moderate drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  29. 2329

    Mac is Mathair

    Highland
    700 m2,297 ft — InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  30. 2330

    Meall Buidhe

    Loch Torridon to Loch Maree
    700 m2,297 ft — InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  31. 2331

    Meall Garbh

    Glen Etive to Glen Lochy
    700 m2,297 ft — InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  32. 2332

    Sgurr Breac Far East Top

    Highland
    700 m2,297 ft 7° / 4°Slight rain InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  33. 2333

    Backstone Edge

    Cumbria
    699 m2,293 ft 9° / 4°Light drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  34. 2334

    Big Garvoun West Top

    Cairngorms
    699 m2,293 ft 7° / 3°Moderate rain InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  35. 2335

    Creach-Beinn

    Creach Beinn · Argyll and Bute
    699 m2,293 ft 5° / 2°Dense drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  36. 2336

    Creag Loisgte

    Loch Lomond and The Trossachs
    699 m2,293 ft — InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  37. 2337

    Creag Sgiathan

    Highland
    699 m2,293 ft 5° / 1°Light drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  38. 2338

    Allt-fawr

    Snowdonia
    698 m2,290 ft 7° / 2°Light drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  39. 2339

    Beinn Lochain

    Argyll and Bute
    698 m2,290 ft 7° / 2°Moderate drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  40. 2340

    Black Law

    Scottish Borders
    698 m2,290 ft 7° / 2°Light drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  41. 2341

    Chapelgill Hill

    Scottish Borders
    698 m2,290 ft 7° / 2°Light drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  42. 2342

    Garelet Dod

    Scottish Borders
    698 m2,290 ft 8° / 4°Dense drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  43. 2343

    Gray Crag

    Cumbria
    698 m2,290 ft 7° / 3°Moderate drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  44. 2344

    Meall Dubh

    Loch Tay to Perth
    698 m2,290 ft 10° / 3°Slight rain InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  45. 2345

    Meall Fuar-mhonaidh

    Highland
    698 m2,290 ft 7° / 4°Slight rain InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  46. 2346

    Meallan Chuaich

    Highland
    698 m2,290 ft 7° / 3°Slight rain InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  47. 2347

    Mynydd Mawr

    Snowdonia
    698 m2,290 ft 9° / 6°Light drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  48. 2348

    Windy Standard

    Dumfries and Galloway
    698 m2,290 ft 8° / 5°Moderate drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  49. 2349

    Beinn Bheag West Top

    Highland
    697 m2,287 ft 6° / 2°Moderate drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  50. 2350

    Beinn an t-Sithein

    Beinn an t-Sidhein · Argyll and Bute
    697 m2,287 ft 6° / 3°Moderate drizzle InvCloud inversion chance — DarkDark sky score —
  • Excellent 70+
  • Good 50+
  • Fair 30+
  • Poor
  • Not scored today
2,301–2,350 of 5,912 · 702–697 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.