Scotland

East Mount Lowther

DonaldSimm

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Height
631 m · 2,070 ft
Grid reference
NS 87857 09989
Coordinates
55.37107, -3.77109
County / area
Dumfries and Galloway
OS Landranger
71 78
OS Explorer
329
Summit feature
viewpoint indicator
Key col
NS881105 (555 m)

Access rights here

Yes Right to roam: Statutory right of responsible access to most land and inland water.

Yes Wild camping: Wild camping is broadly lawful under the 2003 Act.

General position for Scotland — local byelaws, seasonal restrictions and closures can override it. Full details: access rights in Scotland ·check another location.

Daylight at this summit today

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Computed astronomically for 55.371, -3.771. Plan your finish with the daylight safety planner.

Summit weather live

Loading forecast for the summit (631 m)…

Forecast adjusted to summit altitude. Weather data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0).

Finding the summit

The recorded summit point is viewpoint indicator. On broad or flat summits the obvious cairn is not always the true high point.

Survey method
Abney level
Record revised
23-Oct-23
Drop measured from
NS881105 · 555 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.

Long-distance paths past this hill

One waymarked long-distance route runs within 2.5 km of the summit — useful if you are linking this hill into a longer walk, or want a made path for the approach.

RouteTotal lengthFrom summit
Southern Upland Way348 km1.2 km

Route lines © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); distance from the summit computed by OpenFell.

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).

Rated places to eat within 10 km of East Mount Lowther
PlaceTypeRatingDistance
The Wanlockhead InnPub/bar/nightclubPass3.1 km · N
Hopetoun ArmsHotel/bed & breakfast/guest housePass4.9 km · N
Leadhills & Wanlockhead RailwayRestaurant/Cafe/CanteenPass4.9 km · N

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

East Mount Lowther is not counted as an independent hill in its own right. In prominence terms it belongs to Green Lowther (732 m) — the nearest Marilyn you can reach from this summit without first dropping below its key col, 555 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

PeakHeightDistance
Lowther Hill725 m1.4 km
Green Lowther732 m3 km
Well Hill606 m5 km
Dun Law677 m5.3 km
Comb Law645 m7 km
Lousie Wood Law619 m7.5 km