This is a links page to the hills and mountains to be found in the United Kingdom (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales), and includes lists of the highest mountains in each of the constituent countries. For the landform that extends above the surrounding terrain and that is smaller than a mountain, see the article on mountain. ... Mount Cook, a mountain in New Zealand A mountain is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain in a limited area. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Ethnicity... Northern Ireland is one of four constituent parts of the United Kingdom. ... Scotland (Alba in Scottish Gaelic) is a country in northwest Europe, occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain. ... National motto: Cymru am byth (Welsh: Wales for ever) Waless location within the UK Official languages English(100%), Welsh(20. ...

The ten highest mountains in the UK are all to be found in Scotland, and so no single table for the UK's highest is given.

Highest mountains in Scotland

Map sources for Ben Nevis at grid reference NN166713 Ben Nevis is the highest mountain in the British Isles. ... Ben Macdhui (also spelled Ben Macdui, Ben MacDui and Beinn MacDuibh) is the second highest mountain of Great Britain. ... Braeriach is the third highest mountain in Scotland, surpassed only by Ben Nevis and Ben Macdui. ... Cairn Gorm is a mountain in the United Kingdom. ... Càrn Mor Dearg is the eighth highest of the Scottish Munros. ... Ben Lawers is one of the highest mountains in the southern part of the Scottish Highlands. ...

Highest mountains in Wales

This article is about the mountain. ... Carnedd Llewelyn is a mountain is Snowdonia, Wales, and is the highest point of the Carneddau, and the second tallest (see Relative height) peak in Wales. ... Carnedd Dafydd is a mountain peak in the Carneddau range in Snowdonia, north Wales, and is one of Wales highest peaks. ... Glyder Fawr is a mountain in Snowdonia, Wales, the highest in the Glyderau. ... Glyder Fach is a mountain in Snowdonia, Wales, the second highest in the Glyderau. ... Y Garn is a mountain in Snowdonia, north Wales, part of the Glyderau. ... Elidir Fawr is a mountain in Snowdonia, north Wales, the northernmost in the Glyderau. ... Tryfan is one of the most recognisable summits in Snowdonia. ... Aran Fawddwy is a mountain is southern Snowdonia, north Wales. ...

Highest mountains in England

At 978 metres, or 3210 feet, Scafell Pike is the highest mountain in England. ... Sca Fell (pronounced Scawfell or Scarfell), also known as Scafell by writers such as Alfred Wainwright, is a mountain in the English Lake District. ... Helvellyn, at 950 metres (3,117 feet) above sea-level, is the third highest mountain in the English Lake District. ... Skiddaw is a hill in the Lake District National Park in the United Kingdom. ... Bowfell (named Bow Fell on Ordnance Survey maps) is a pyramid-shaped mountain lying at the very heart of the English Lake District. ... Great Gable is a pyramid-shaped hill lying at the very heart of the English Lake District. ... Cross Fell is the highest point in the Pennine hills of Northern England. ... Pillar is a fell in the English Lake District. ... Esk Pike, by some listings the eleventh highest mountain in the Lake District, is a close neighbour of the higher Bowfell, and is often climbed with it. ... Fairfield, at 873 metres or 2863 feet, is the 13th highest mountain in the Lake District. ...

Highest mountains in Northern Ireland

Slieve Donard (Sliabh Domengard in Irish) is the highest mountain in Northern Ireland at 850 metres. ...

Ranges of mountains and hills in Scotland

• Cairngorms
• Cheviot Hills (also in England)
• Cuillin
• Grampians
• Ochil Hills
• Scottish Highlands
• Southern Uplands

The Cairngorms: Ben Macdhui seen from Carn aMhaim The Cairngorms refers to a mountainous region in the Eastern Scottish Highlands. ... The Cheviot Hills are a range of rolling hills that straddle the England/Scotland border between Northumberland and the Scottish Borders. ... The Cuillin from the north The Cuillin are a range of rocky mountains located on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. ... There are at least two ranges of mountains called the Grampian Mountains or The Grampians: one in Scotland (Grampian Mountains, Scotland) one in Australia (Grampians National Park). ... The Ochil Hills are a range of hills in Scotland north of the Forth valley bordered by the towns of Stirling, Alloa, Kinross and Perth. ... The Scottish Highlands are considered to be the mountainous regions of Scotland north and west of the Highland Boundary Fault. ... The Southern Uplands is the southernmost of Scotlands three major geographic areas (the others being the Central Belt and the Highlands). ...

Ranges of mountains and hills in Wales

• Brecon Beacons
• Cambrian Mountains
• Snowdonia

Part of the Brecon Beacons National Park, looking from the highest point Pen y Fan, 886 m (2907 feet), to Corn Du, 873 m (2864 feet) The Brecon Beacons National Park is one of three national parks in Wales. ... The Cambrian Mountains are a mountain range in Mid Wales, reaching from the Brecon Beacons in South Wales to Snowdonia in North Wales. ... See also Snowdonia National Park The north ridge of Tryfan (seen on the left in this picture) makes an enjoyable scramble in Snowdonia. ...

Ranges of mountains and hills in England

• Cheviot Hills (also in Scotland)
• Chilterns
• Cotswolds
• Dartmoor
• Lake District
• Malvern Hills
• Mendip Hills
• North Downs
• Peak District
• Pennines
• South Downs

The Cheviot Hills are a range of rolling hills that straddle the England/Scotland border between Northumberland and the Scottish Borders. ... The Chiltern Hills are a chalk escarpment that stretches in a south_west to north_east diagonal across several counties of southern England, but is most prominent in Buckinghamshire. ... The Cotswolds are a range of hills in central England, sometimes called the heart of England, a hilly area reaching nearly 300 m or 1000 feet. ... Dartmoor is a National Park in the centre of the English county of Devon. ... Crinkle Crags as seen from the adjoining fell of Cold Pike. ... Malvern Hills AONB is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in the English counties of Worcestershire and Herefordshire. ... The Mendip Hills as seen from Crook Peak. ... The North Downs in England are a ridge of chalk hills that stretch about 100 mi (160 km) from Hampshire through Surrey and Kent. ... Rock climbers on Stanage Edge. ... Typical Pennine scenery. ... Near Beachy Head The South Downs is one of the two areas of chalk downland in southern England. ...

Ranges of mountains and hills in Northern Ireland

• Mountains of Mourne
• Antrim Plateau
• Sperrin Mountains

The granite Mountains of Mourne are located in the first proposed national park of Northern Ireland. ... Sperrins is a mountain range in Northern Ireland. ...

See also

• Geology of the United Kingdom
• Geography of the United Kingdom
• Category:Mountains and hills of the United Kingdom