Where is the nearest piece of land to any part of the UK which is higher than Ben Nevis (4406 ft/1344m)?

Answer 1

The nearest mountains in Norway higher than Ben Nevis are about 480 km from the Shetland Islands. However, they are about 550 km from the Scottish mainland.

You reach such high ground in Europe about 500 km from the Kent coast, either in the northern foothills of the French Massif Central or on the north-west flank of the Jura Mountains.

Answer 2

The ten tallest mountains in the UK are all found in Scotland. The highest peaks in each part of the UK are:

Scotland: Ben Nevis (Nevis Range, 1,344 metres)
Wales: Snowdon (Cambrian Mountains, 1,085 metres)
England: Scafell Pike (Cumbrian Mountains, 977 metres)
Northern Ireland: Slieve Donard (Mourne Mountains, 852 metres)
The ranges of mountains and hills in the UK include:

Scotland: Cairngorms, Cheviot Hills, Scottish Highlands, Southern Uplands, Grampian Mountains
Wales: Brecon Beacons, Cambrian Mountains, Snowdonia
England: Chilterns, Cotswolds, Dartmoor, Exmoor, Lake District, Malvern Hills, Mendip Hills, North Downs, Peak District, Pennines, Salisbury Plain, South Downs, Shropshire Hills
Northern Ireland: Mountains of Mourne, Antrim Plateau, Sperrin Mountains
The lowest point of the UK is in the Fens of East Anglia, in England, parts of which lie up to 4 m below sea level.

The nearest mountain outside the U K that is higher than Ben Nevis is at 2469M Galdhøpiggen in Norway.

Answer 3

Do you mean the highest piece of British land?
I think it might be British Antarctic which is the highest, largest continent.
But it isn't very near the UK of course.
Or do you mean any land near the UK?

Answer 4

I think it would either be in Norway or France, but I'm not sure.