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Windy Standard
698m (2291ft)

The Carsphairn Hills, The Southern Uplands, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

The summit of Windy Standard is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.


Record Windy Standard as Bagged, Climbed & Conquered


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Graham
No. 107

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Donald
No. 31

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Scottish Marilyn
534th highest in Scotland,
602nd highest in Great Britain

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Scottish Trig Point (Pillar)

Walk Windy Standard walking UK Mountains in The Southern Uplands  Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Windy Standard Summit

Photo: Mark Kissipie

You can find Windy Standard & all the walks that climb it on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)


1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (the ones with orange/yellow covers):

328 Sanquhar & New Cumnock


1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (the ones with pink/magenta covers):

77 Dalmellington & New Galloway, Galloway Forest Park


See Windy Standard and the surrounding tops on our free-to-access 'Google Style' Peak Bagging Maps:

A go4awalk.com downloadable PDF Peak Bagging Map featuring Windy Standard should be available soon.


You can walk to the top of Windy Standard by using this easy‑to‑follow route map:
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Walk dg108 Moorbrock Hill and Windy Standard from Craigengillan

Fine views though the ground can be rough

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 13.75ml (22km)
Ascent:3,206ft (977m)
Time:8.25hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 8 Icon (Hard)

Other walkers who hiked, climbed, bagged and summited Windy Standard Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Windy Standard

Mark Davidson walked up Windy Standard on May 17th, 2018 [from/via/route] Walk dg108 Moorbrock Hill & Windy Standard from Craigengillan [with] Alone [weather] Lovely & sunny. Didn't see a soul all day - just fantastic

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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Windy Standard

Moorbrock Hill summit with Keoch Rig (left) and Windy Standard (right) in the background

Moorbrock Hill summit with Keoch Rig (left) and Windy Standard (right) in the background

Photo: Mark Kissipie (175)

On Windy Standard wind farm

On Windy Standard wind farm

Photo: Mark Kissipie (190)

Windy Standard from Keoch Rig

Windy Standard from Keoch Rig

Photo: Mark Kissipie (184)

Windy Standard wind farm

Windy Standard wind farm

Photo: Mark Kissipie (189)

Windy Standard from The Southern Upland Way

Windy Standard from The Southern Upland Way

Photo: Mike Knipe (26)


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