Terrain first
A bare-earth height model provides the broad ridges, valleys, slopes and lee sides that shape the prepared response.
Interactive terrain study
How wind moves across Stanage Edge
Change the wind direction, orbit the terrain and compare where the edge may accelerate or shelter a steady background flow.
Prepared from 4 m terrain derived from the Environment Agency National LIDAR Programme DTM.
Crag labels are broad orientation points. Check live BMC access information.
Reading the map
Read the shape, not a route forecast
Stanage is a long escarpment rather than one uniform crag. A single forecast wind can meet High Neb, Plantation and Popular End at different angles, while the plateau and surrounding valleys alter the flow before it reaches the rock.
Blue areas show relative shelter in this terrain model. Yellow, orange and red show places where the terrain response accelerates the background wind. The arrows show the modelled local flow direction. Click the terrain for the nearest prepared reading.
Eight directions
The underlying terrain response is prepared in 16 directional sectors. This public view presents the eight main compass directions so comparisons stay quick and readable.
Prepared locally
The heavier terrain calculation is run in advance. Your browser downloads compact walker-height display sheets and sparse flow vectors, then renders the interactive view.