- Height
- 532 m · 1,745 ft
- Prominence
- 99 m
- Grid reference
- SX 70570 79917
- Coordinates
- 50.60451, -3.83045
- County / area
- Devon
- Region
- South West England
- OS Landranger
- 191
- OS Explorer
- OL28N
- Summit feature
- rim of hollowed tumulus 8m from modern stone sign
- Key col
- SX 6796 8164 (433 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 50.605, -3.830. Plan your finish with the daylight safety planner.
Summit weather live
Loading forecast for the summit (532 m)…
Forecast adjusted to summit altitude. Weather data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0).
Finding the summit
trig point 700m NNW at SX 70313 80573 is about 2m lower.
The recorded summit point is rim of hollowed tumulus 8m from modern stone sign. 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
- 09-Feb-20
- Drop measured from
- SX 6796 8164 · 433 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Old Inn | Pub/bar/nightclub | 5 out of 5 | 3.4 km · SE |
| Bovey Castle Hotel | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 5 out of 5 | 5.2 km · NE |
| Kestor Inn | Pub/bar/nightclub | 5 out of 5 | 5.2 km · E |
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
Hameldown 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, 433 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 |
|---|---|---|
| White Ridge | 505.7 m | 6.1 km |
| Higher White Tor | 525 m | 8.7 km |
| Beardown Tors | 513 m | 10.6 km |
| Hangingstone Hill | 604.6 m | 10.8 km |
| Cut Hill | 603.8 m | 11.1 km |
| Ryder's Hill | 515 m | 11.8 km |