High Willhays
4 classifications here — Current County/UA Top, Marilyn, HuMP and Simm — belong to lists OpenFell holds only part of, so they have no list page. See how far the coverage goes.
- Height
- 622 m · 2,041 ft
- Prominence
- 537 m
- Grid reference
- SX 58027 89220
- Coordinates
- 50.68520, -4.01116
- County / area
- Devon
- County top
- Highest point of Devon
- Region
- South West England
- OS Landranger
- 191
- OS Explorer
- OL28N
- Summit feature
- large cairn on rock tor
- Key col
- ST 6512 1193 (85.1 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
- —
- Sunset
- —
- Daylight
- —
- Civil twilight ends
- —
Computed astronomically for 50.685, -4.011. Plan your finish with the daylight safety planner.
Summit weather live
Loading forecast for the summit (622 m)…
Forecast adjusted to summit altitude. Weather data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0).
Finding the summit
The recorded summit point is large cairn on rock tor. On broad or flat summits the obvious cairn is not always the true high point.
- Survey method
- Abney level
- Record revised
- 31-Mar-20
- Drop measured from
- ST 6512 1193 · 85.1 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.
| Route | Total length | From summit |
|---|---|---|
| Mary Michael Pilgrims Way | 105 km | 0.5 km |
Route lines © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); distance from the summit computed by OpenFell.
Reaching High Willhays by train
One National Rail station sits within 8 km of the summit — close enough to make a car-free day of it. Distances are straight lines, not walking routes.
| Station | From summit | Summit lies |
|---|---|---|
| Okehampton | 5.4 km | S of the station |
Each station page lists every hill in its reach, long-distance paths from the door and a live-times link — see all stations with hills in reach. Station positions from NaPTAN (OGL v3.0).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pump & Pedal | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 5 out of 5 | 4.2 km · NW |
| Burger King | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 5 out of 5 | 4.2 km · NW |
| Betty Cottles Inn | Pub/bar/nightclub | 4 out of 5 | 4.5 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.
The High Willhays group
14 other listed summits sit in the same prominence group, with High Willhays as the independent hill at its head.
| Summit | Height | Drop |
|---|---|---|
| Yes Tor | 619 m | 24 m |
| Hangingstone Hill | 605 m | 90 m |
| Cut Hill | 604 m | 44 m |
| Great Links Tor | 589 m | 112 m |
| Amicombe Hill | 586 m | 36 m |
| Cosdon Hill | 551 m | 80 m |
| Great Mis Tor | 538 m | 80 m |
| Hameldown | 532 m | 99 m |
| Steeperton Tor | 532 m | 31 m |
| Higher White Tor | 525 m | 48 m |
| North Hessary Tor | 517 m | 63 m |
| Ryder's Hill | 515 m | 109 m |
Twelve highest shown, of 14 in the group.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Yes Tor | 618.6 m | 0.9 km |
| Amicombe Hill | 585.8 m | 2.3 km |
| Great Links Tor | 589 m | 3.8 km |
| Steeperton Tor | 532 m | 3.8 km |
| Hangingstone Hill | 604.6 m | 4.8 km |
| Cosdon Hill | 550.5 m | 6 km |