- Height
- 513 m · 1,683 ft
- Prominence
- 32 m
- Grid reference
- SX 60288 77318
- Coordinates
- 50.57878, -3.97469
- County / area
- Devon
- Region
- South West England
- OS Landranger
- 191
- OS Explorer
- OL28N
- Summit feature
- SE top of W rock tor
- Key col
- SX602779 (481 m)
Access rights here
Conditional Right to roam: Right to roam only on mapped CRoW open access land.
Yes Wild camping: Lawful on the Dartmoor commons, confirmed by the Supreme Court in 2025.
Following Darwall v Dartmoor National Park Authority [2025] UKSC 20 (21 May 2025), s.10(1) of the Dartmoor Commons Act 1985 confers a public right to pitch tents or otherwise make camp overnight on the Dartmoor commons, as camping is a form of open-air recreation. This applies to the commons (not the whole National Park) — follow the park authority's backpack-camping map and code.
General position for England — local byelaws, seasonal restrictions and closures can override it. Full details: access rights in England ·check another location.
Daylight at this summit today
- Sunrise
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- Sunset
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- Daylight
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- Civil twilight ends
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Computed astronomically for 50.579, -3.975. Plan your finish with the daylight safety planner.
Summit weather live
Loading forecast for the summit (513 m)…
Forecast adjusted to summit altitude. Weather data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0).
Finding the summit
this summit is 25cm higher than NW summit of this rock tor at SX60238 77357; all other features in summit area are lower.
The recorded summit point is SE top of W rock tor. That distinction matters on broad or flat tops, where the obvious cairn is not always the true high point.
- Survey method
- Abney level
- Record revised
- 10-Mar-07
- Drop measured from
- SX602779 · 481 m
Survey notes are field observations recorded in the Database of British & Irish Hills (v18.3, CC BY 4.0) by the hill-surveying community.
Get food nearby
3 places to eat or drink within 10 km of the summit, rated under the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (Scotland runs its own Food Hygiene Information Scheme, a pass/fail equivalent).
| Place | Type | Rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dewerstone | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 5 out of 5 | 4 km · S |
| Fox Tor Cafe. | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 4 out of 5 | 4 km · S |
| Railway Ramblers' Rest | Pub/bar/nightclub | 5 out of 5 | 4 km · S |
Classifications and ratings are the local authority's own and can be coarse — this is a lead, not a guarantee of opening hours or that food is served to non-residents. Follow a name through to the official rating page to check, and confirm before you rely on it.
Food hygiene data from the Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Scotland (Open Government Licence v3.0). Distances and directions computed by OpenFell from the summit.
Which hill this one belongs to
Beardown Tors is not counted as an independent hill in its own right. In prominence terms it belongs to High Willhays (622 m) — the nearest Marilyn you can reach from this summit without first dropping below its key col, 481 m.
Grouping is by prominence alone: a summit belongs to the nearest higher Marilyn it connects to without a deeper intervening col. Over a large massif that can gather hills no one would walk in a single day, and which few would describe as parts of the same mountain — it is a measure of independence, not a suggested route.
Nearest listed peaks
| Peak | Height | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Higher White Tor | 525 m | 2.1 km |
| North Hessary Tor | 517 m | 3.9 km |
| Great Mis Tor | 538 m | 4 km |
| Cut Hill | 603.8 m | 5.4 km |
| White Ridge | 505.7 m | 6.6 km |
| Hangingstone Hill | 604.6 m | 8.9 km |