United Kingdom

Climate of United KingdomThe United Kingdom has a temperate climate,

with plentiful rainfall all year round. The temperature varies with the seasons seldom

dropping below −11 °C or rising above 35 °C . The prevailing wind is from the south-west

and bears frequent spells of mild and wet weather from the Atlantic Ocean, although the

eastern parts are mostly sheltered from this wind since the majority of the rain falls over

the western regions the eastern parts are therefore the driest. Atlantic currents, warmed

by the Gulf Stream, bring mild winters; especially in the west where winters are wet

and even more so over high ground. Summers are warmest in the south-east of England,

being closest to the European mainland, and coolest in the north. Heavy snowfall can occur in winter and early spring on high

ground, and occasionally settles to great depth away from the hills.

Highest mountain in Scotland

Ben Nevis is the highest mountain in Scotland and the entire British Isles. Standing at 1,344 metres above sea level, it is located at the western end of the Grampian Mountains in the Lochaber area of the Scottish Highlands, close to the town of Fort William.The mountain is a popular destination, attracting an estimated 100,000 ascents a year, around three-quarters of which use the Pony Track from Glen Nevis. The 700-metre cliffs of the north face are among the highest in Scotland, providing classic scrambles and rock climbs of all difficulties for climbers and mountaineers. They are also the principal locations in Scotland for ice climbing.

Ben Macdui (Scottish Gaelic: Beinn Mac Duibh) is the second highest mountain in the United Kingdom after Ben Nevis, and the highest in the Cairngorms. After the defeat of Domnall mac Uilliam in 1187, Donnchad II, Earl of Fife, acquired Strathavon, territory

stretching from Ballindalloch to Ben Macdui; because the mountain marked the western boundary of Donnchad territory, historian and place-name scholar Professor G.

W. S. Barrow suggested that the mountain took its name from Donnchad family, the Mac Duibh.Ben Macdui lies on the southern edge of the Cairn Gorm plateau, on the

boundary between Aberdeenshire and Moray.

Highest mountains in Wales

Snowdon is the highest mountain in Wales, at an elevation of 1,085 metres above sea level, and the highest point in the British Isles outside the Scottish Highlands. It is located in Snowdonia National Park (Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri) in Gwynedd, and has been described as "probably the busiest mountain in Britain". It is designated as a national nature reserve for its rare flora and fauna. The rocks that form Snowdon

were produced by volcanoes in the Ordovician period, and the massif has been extensively sculpted by glaciation, forming the pyramidal peak of Snowdon.

Carnedd Llewelyn is a mountain massif in the Carneddau range in Snowdonia, north-west Wales. It is the highest point of the

Carneddau and the second highest peak by relative height in Wales, 49th in the British Isles and lies on the border between Gwynedd

and Conwy

Highest mountains in England

Scafell Pike is the highest mountain in England, at an elevation of 978 metres above sea level. It is located in Lake District National

Park, in Cumbria. It is part of the Southern Fells.

Helvellyn (possible meaning: pale yellow moorland) is a mountain in the English Lake District, the highest point of the Helvellyn range, a north-south line of mountains to

the north of Ambleside, between the lakes of Thirlmere and Ullswater.Helvellyn is the third-highest point both in England and in the Lake District, and

access to Helvellyn is easier than to the two higher peaks of Scafell Pike and Sca Fell. The scenery includes three deep glacial coves and two sharp-topped ridges on the

eastern side

Highest mountains in Northern Ireland

Slieve Donard is an 850-metre mountain in County Down, Northern Ireland. Part of the Mourne Mountains, it is the highest peak in

Northern Ireland and in the wider province of Ulster. It is also the 19th highest peak on the island of Ireland. Slieve Donard sits near the town of Newcastle on the eastern coast of County Down, only 3 km from the

Irish Sea.

Slieve Commedagh is a 767 m mountain in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is the second-highest of the Mourne Mountains, after Slieve Donard, and the second-highest

mountain in Northern Ireland.

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