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Grike

488 m

84% chance of a view, clear of the cloud.

Cloud base sits about 1256 m above the summit, so the top should stay under a ceiling rather than in it.

Forecast for Friday 16 October, built 2026-10-16 16:22 UTC and rebuilt twice a day. A high number is close to reliable, a low one is barely better than a shrug: how reliable is this?

Fri 16 Oct
84%
clear of the cloud
Sat 17 Oct
95%
clear of the cloud
Sun 18 Oct
94%
clear of the cloud

The hill

Lists
Wainwright, Birkett, Fellranger
Height
488 m (37 m of drop)
Area
Western Fells
County
Cumberland, England
Grid ref
NY084140
OS Landranger
89
Summit
large windshelter

Sun

Sunrise
06:44 ESE
Sunset
17:13 WSW
Daylight
10.49 hours

About Grike

Grike is a hill in the west of the English Lake District, near Ennerdale Water. It is part of the Lank Rigg group, the most westerly Wainwright as the fells diminish toward the coastal plain. It can be climbed from Kinniside or Ennerdale Bridge.

Hour by hour, Friday 16 October

HourViewCloud baseTempWind
06:0074%712 m6.7°15 WNW
08:0066%578 m6.0°13 NW
10:0078%785 m6.7°14 WNW
12:0094%1,744 m7.0°12 WNW
14:0086%855 m6.8°19 NW
16:0082%950 m7.3°21 NW
18:0087%963 m6.9°18 NNW
20:0091%773 m6.5°21 NNW

Nearby

Crag Fell · Lank Rigg · Great Borne · Gavel Fell · Caw Fell · Starling Dodd

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