25 notable UK mountains

This mountain in the Grampian mountain range is the highest in Scotland and the British Isles. It towers over the town of Fort William.

This mountain on the Isle of Arran is a popular tourist hiking spot at 874 metres tall.

This mountain is the highest mountain in Snowdonia.

This is not a mountain, but rather an arête (ridge) running next to the highest mountain in Snowdonia, commonly called the Knife Edge.

This is the highest mountain in the Lake District and the highest mountain in England.

This mountain is the highest mountain in the Brecon Beacons.

This mountain is in the Mourne mountains in Northern Ireland and is the highest point in Northern Ireland.

This mountain is the only mountain on the Isle of Man and it has a train station at the top.

This mountain is the highest mountain in Dartmoor and Southern England. It is easily visible from the town of Okehampton.

At 893 metres tall, this is the highest mountain in the Pennines.

This volcano on Tristan da Cunha last erupted from 1961-62 and almost destroyed the village of Edinburgh of the 7 seas, the only settlement on the island.

This mountain in the Eternity mountains in Antarctica. It is the tallest mountain claimed by the UK but it also claimed by Argentina.

This mountain in south Georgia is the highest peak firmly in British territory.

This mountain is the highest point in the Northwest Highlands (in Scotland, the North side of Loch Ness).

This volcano in southern Montserrat erupted in 1995, causing the whole island to be evacuated. Since then it has occasionally erupted and the north tip of the island has been opened up again.

This mountain is named after the master's assistant on the HMS Beagle and is the tallest mountain in the Falkland Islands.

This mountain is the highest on Skye in the Cuilin hills.

This mountain in Antarctica is the highest in the Pensacola mountains.

This volcano on Saunders Island in the South Georgia and Sandwich Islands is one of only a handful of volcanoes with a persistent lava lake at the top.

This mountain is the 8th highest in Northern Ireland and the highest in the Sperrin Mountains at 678 m tall.

This freestanding mountain is on Ascension island at 859 m tall. It is also the site of a new artificial forest being grown.

This mountain in Dartmoor is the 2nd tallest. It is only 2m lower than the tallest.

This mountain is not anywhere near Britain or one of its overseas territories, but it is the highest mountain britain should never have owned. (Hint, it's in India). It is also the 3rd highest mountain in the world.

This mountain on west Falkland is the highest on west Falkland and the second highest in the whole archipelago.

Not tall enough to be considered a mountain, this is the highest point in Gibraltar.