Wanderlust World Wanderlust World Ben Nevis (1,345 m / 4,413 ft) in the Scottish Highlands has a broad, bulky massif. Its approximate width (base diameter) is 19 km (12 miles) east-west, and ~16 km (10 miles) north-south. The summit plateau is ~40 hectares (100 acres).
These dimensions reflect its origin as a collapsed Devonian volcano (granite core) heavily eroded by glaciers. The popular Mountain Track (Pony Path) ascends the western flank; the north face holds classic rock/ice climbs (Tower Ridge, Point Five Gully).