Scotland · United KingdomSummit weather, forecast and climate

Ben Stack

721 m

Elevation721 mabove sea level

Prominence532 mindependent height

Isolation5.0 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul14°average high

58.33° N, 4.96° WElevation 721 mUTC+0 · Greenwich Mean Time

From the valley to the top

Summit721 m
Mid-mountain370 m
Valley · Kinlochbervie28 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Ben Stack in brief

Ben Stack rises to 721 m, Scotland, United Kingdom. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 532 m.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 14°, while nights fall below freezing in 2 months of the year.

The nearest town is Kinlochbervie, 15 km to the N at 28 m.

Facts

Elevation: 721 m · 2,365 ft
Prominence: 532 m
Region: Scotland
Country: United Kingdom
Coordinates: 58.3349, -4.9577
Nearest airport: Stornoway Airport (SYY) · 81 km

iiForecast

Weather at three heights

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

The top of Ben Stack by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted

Climate normals for Ben Stack by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	3°	3°	5°	7°	10°	12°	14°	13°	11°	8°	6°	4°
Average low	0°	0°	0°	1°	4°	6°	9°	9°	7°	5°	2°	0°
Precipitation	302 mm	231 mm	251 mm	161 mm	145 mm	134 mm	163 mm	200 mm	254 mm	286 mm	295 mm	265 mm
Cloud cover	59%	57%	58%	54%	49%	56%	59%	58%	56%	55%	57%	57%
Daylight	7h 07	9h 22	11h 44	14h 22	16h 45	18h 14	17h 37	15h 27	12h 53	10h 22	7h 54	6h 25
Month score	13	14	13	15	17	23	32	31	22	15	14	14

Snow and freezing level

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	950 m	950 m	1,100 m	1,350 m	1,750 m	2,100 m	2,450 m	2,400 m	2,150 m	1,700 m	1,300 m	1,000 m
Summit	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C

ivTerrain

Ben Stack in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of the United Kingdom

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Ben More Assynt	998 m	835 m	23 km S	12°
Conival	987 m	101 m	23 km S	12°
Ben Hope	927 m	772 m	22 km NE	12°
Foinaven	911 m	690 m	9.6 km NE	11°
Ceann Garbh	902 m	63 m	10 km NE	12°
Ben Hee	866 m	600 m	18 km SE	13°
Canisp	847 m	691 m	24 km S	13°
Cranstackie	801 m	560 m	16 km NE	11°