![Ben Nevis has 'grown' a metre since last height survey 65 years ago | The Independent | The Independent Ben Nevis has 'grown' a metre since last height survey 65 years ago | The Independent | The Independent](https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2015/05/28/18/38-Ben-Nevis-Rex.jpg)
Ben Nevis has 'grown' a metre since last height survey 65 years ago | The Independent | The Independent
![Walking trail up to Ben Nevis, the highest peak in Scotland at 1344 meters, Lochaber, Scotland Stock Photo - Alamy Walking trail up to Ben Nevis, the highest peak in Scotland at 1344 meters, Lochaber, Scotland Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/CR9E2K/walking-trail-up-to-ben-nevis-the-highest-peak-in-scotland-at-1344-CR9E2K.jpg)
Walking trail up to Ben Nevis, the highest peak in Scotland at 1344 meters, Lochaber, Scotland Stock Photo - Alamy
![Ben Nevis is the UK's tallest mountain at 1,345 meters and is located a mile north of Fort William on the West Coast of Scotland. The Ben Nevis walk is approximately 17km, Ben Nevis is the UK's tallest mountain at 1,345 meters and is located a mile north of Fort William on the West Coast of Scotland. The Ben Nevis walk is approximately 17km,](https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/19/32/1a/b9/ben-nevis-is-the-uk-s.jpg)
Ben Nevis is the UK's tallest mountain at 1,345 meters and is located a mile north of Fort William on the West Coast of Scotland. The Ben Nevis walk is approximately 17km,
![OS re-measured Ben Nevis in 2016, and found it to be 1345m tall - one metre more than the last measurement in 1949 | OS GetOutside OS re-measured Ben Nevis in 2016, and found it to be 1345m tall - one metre more than the last measurement in 1949 | OS GetOutside](https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/site/uploads/images/assets/Web%20images/geograph-2929834-by-TheTurfBurner.jpg)
OS re-measured Ben Nevis in 2016, and found it to be 1345m tall - one metre more than the last measurement in 1949 | OS GetOutside
![Ben Nevis: height of Scotland's tallest mountain, when to climb it and how long it takes - and best routes for various skill levels | The Scotsman Ben Nevis: height of Scotland's tallest mountain, when to climb it and how long it takes - and best routes for various skill levels | The Scotsman](https://www.scotsman.com/webimg/b25lY21zOmM0NWFlYzEyLTRjNGYtNGJmYy1hZmFiLWEzMGNiY2JhNDFlNTo5MmE5N2JhYy1lMDAzLTRmMWItOGMyZi1kOWZmZGNjOWM5OTA=.jpg?crop=3:2,smart&width=640&quality=65&enable=upscale)