Also on the map ofGrampian Mountains
Ben Vane
- Easiest route
- 9.9 km+1,336 m · about 4.5 h · T2
- Prominence
- 428 m1,403 ft
- Isolation
- 2.4 km
- Tonight
- -2°CCloudy · Wind 8 km/h W
Ben Vane is a 916 m (3,005 ft) mountain in the Grampian Mountains, Scotland, United Kingdom.
All facts
- Elevation
- 916 m · 3,005 ft
- Nearest higher peak
- Beinn Ìme (1,011 m)
- Range
- Grampian Mountains
- Region
- Scotland, United Kingdom
- Coordinates
- 56.2496° N, 4.7810° W
How to get to the top of Ben Vane
2 mapped walking routes from where a car can get you, with distance and climb from the terrain model.
Easiest route: from Road end, 5.3 km SSE of Ben Vane
- Distance
- 9.9 kmone way
- Climb
- +1,336 m−530 m (4,383 ft up)
- Time up
- about 4.5 h
- Difficulty
- T2Mountain trail, sure footing needed
Routes © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the ODbL. Climb from the terrain model. Trails change and maps miss things: check conditions locally.
Ben Vane 3D map
Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 6 × 6 km
Ben Vane terrain and contours
50 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain model. The route drawn is the easiest mapped one. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.
West → east through the summit
Ben Vane weather
Tonight · Cloudy · -2°C (28°F) · Wind 8 km/h W
Ben Vane forecast for the summit, about 916 m. Summit vs base: the Base line is for about 100 m.
- Tonight-2°–8 km/h WBase 3°
- Today0°4°41.6 mm37 km/h SWBase 5 / 9°
- Sun1°3°5.2 mm41 km/h WBase 6 / 8°
- Mon1°2°28.5 mm23 km/h SBase 6 / 7°
- Tue1°6°15.6 mm32 km/h SWBase 6 / 11°
- Wed3°5°1.4 mm16 km/h WBase 8 / 10°
- Thu4°5°1.1 mm17 km/h SEBase 9 / 10°
- Fri4°5°10.5 mm17 km/h SEBase 9 / 10°
- Sat1°5°7.7 mm15 km/h EBase 5 / 9°
- Sun1°1°3.1 mm17 km/h NWBase 6 / 6°
Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 23, 23:18 UTC.
Camping & parking near Ben Vane
Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Ben Vane, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.
Nearest hut
Abyssinia
Nearest caravan site
4.3 km E
Nearest parking
4.5 km WSW
Nearest campsite
Inveruglas camping permit area March-September
All mapped places 11
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| AbyssiniaHut | 2.9 km NW |
| Caravan site | 4.3 km E |
| Parking | 4.5 km WSW |
| Parking | 4.5 km WSW |
| Parking | 4.5 km E |
| Inveruglas camping permit area March-SeptemberCampsite | 4.5 km E |
| MacTavish CampsiteCampsite | 5.4 km SSE |
| Campsite | 5.6 km E |
| Honeymoon BridgeCaravan site | 5.9 km SSW |
| Stay the Night ArdgartanCaravan site | 6.1 km S |
| Doune ByreHut | 7.2 km NE |
How steep is the route to Ben Vane?
The easiest mapped route, 9.9 km from 100 m to 916 m. Steepest stretch: 26°.
- 0–15°8.0 km
- 15–30°1.9 km
Grades are averaged between profile points about 100 m apart, so short steeper steps don’t show.
Land cover
ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.
Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.
Nearby summits
Named peaks within 3 km, measured from the Ben Vane summit.
Summit list 5
- 1Beinn Dubh773 m 1.7 km NNW
- 2Beinn Chorranach888 m 2.3 km W
- 3A' Chrois848 m 2.4 km SSE
- 4Beinn Ìme1,011 m 2.6 km WSW
- 5Dubh Chnoc288 m 2.9 km ESE
Where Ben Vane sits
- Range
- Grampian Mountains22
- Region
- Scotland153United Kingdom371Europe2,143
Ranked in 1
Nearby places
Ben VorlichPeak · 943 m↑3.2 km NNE
Beinn NarnainPeak · 927 m↑3.2 km S
The CobblerPeak · 884 m↑4.4 km SSW
Glen Croe↑5.9 km SSW
Hell's Glen↑11 km WSW
More in the Grampian Mountains 6
Ben Vane downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM
Free files made in your browser from this page's terrain data. No sign-up; credit the sources below.
Print & wall
3D printing & 3D apps
Free to use with credit: see the data sources
How accurate is this?
within 10 m This 3D map reads 912 m at the summit; the official height is 916 m.
A 30 m terrain model averages each cell, so a few metres either way is normal.
| Source | Summit | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Official height (Wikidata) | 916 m | — |
| Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page) | 912 m | -4 m |
| Copernicus GLO-90 | 902 m | -14 m |
Data sources
- Terrain
- Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
- Imagery
- Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-07-15)
- Land cover
- © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
- Facts
- Wikidata (CC0)
- Routes, Camping & parking
- © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
- Summits
- © OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
- Accuracy comparison, Panorama
- Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
- Forecast
- Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
- Sources
- Wikidata · OpenStreetMap · GeoNames · Wikipedia