Hills of Cumberland

Cumberland (England) has 114 summits in this register, out of 491 hills of all sizes in the Database of British and Irish Hills. The highest is Scafell Pike at 978.1 m; the median height is 635 m and the median drop 72 m.

On the lists: Wainwrights 111 · Nuttalls 56 · Hewitts 51 · Marilyns 24 · Furths 3 · County tops 1

All 114 hills of Cumberland in this register, counted in 50 m height bands (wider bands on small screens).

Cumberland in brief

Its highest hill, Scafell Pike, is the highest in England. The median hill here is 32.9 m lower than the England median of 667.9 m. For five of its 114 hills the nearest higher summit lies in another county entry, such as Scafell Pike, whose nearest higher summit is Carnedd Llewelyn. By main list the hills are 111 Wainwrights, two Hewitts and one Marilyn. 23 rise less than 30 m above their key col, the smallest being Buckbarrow. 12 have a trig point at or by the summit.

Most prominent

Greatest drop above the key col.

Scafell Pike
912.2 m
Skiddaw
705.7 m
Grasmoor
518.2 m
Great Gable
425.5 m
Dale Head
397.7 m
High Stile (Cumberland, NY170148)
362 m
Black Combe
361.6 m
Pillar
348.7 m

Most isolated

Distance to the nearest higher summit.

Scafell Pike
152.3 km
Skiddaw
16.2 km
Black Combe
15.6 km
Cold Fell
10.0 km
Grasmoor
8.2 km
Binsey
5.1 km
Dale Head
4.7 km
Knott
4.7 km

All 114 hills by height

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No.	Hill	Height	Drop	Lists
1	Scafell Pike	978.1 m	912.2 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls, Furths, Marilyns, County tops	Drop 912.2 m
2	Scafell	963.9 m	132.2 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls, Furths	Drop 132.2 m
3	Skiddaw	930.4 m	705.7 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls, Furths, Marilyns	Drop 705.7 m
4	Great End	909.5 m	56.1 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls	Drop 56.1 m
5	Great Gable	898.8 m	425.5 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls, Marilyns	Drop 425.5 m
6	Pillar	892.4 m	348.7 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls, Marilyns	Drop 348.7 m
7	Esk Pike	885 m	112 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls	Drop 112 m
8	Skiddaw Little Man	865 m	60.6 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls	Drop 60.6 m
9	Great Dodd	857 m	109 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls	Drop 109 m
10	Grasmoor	851.6 m	518.2 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls, Marilyns	Drop 518.2 m
11	Scoat Fell	841 m	85 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls	Drop 85 m
12	Crag Hill	839.2 m	116.7 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls	Drop 116.7 m
13	Red Pike (Wasdale)	826 m	64 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls	Drop 64 m
14	Steeple	819 m	21 m	Wainwrights, Nuttalls	Drop 21 m
15	Lingmell	807 m	72 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls	Drop 72 m
16	High Stile (Cumberland, NY170148)	806.5 m	362 m	Hewitts, Nuttalls, Marilyns	Drop 362 m
17	High Stile (Cumberland, NY167147)	806.2 m	8.9 m	Wainwrights	Drop 8.9 m
18	Kirk Fell	802 m	183 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls, Marilyns	Drop 183 m
19	Green Gable	799.9 m	48.8 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls	Drop 48.8 m
20	Haycock	797 m	94 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls	Drop 94 m
21	Grisedale Pike	790.3 m	191 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls, Marilyns	Drop 191 m
22	Allen Crags	785 m	61 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls	Drop 61 m
23	Glaramara	782.7 m	121.9 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls	Drop 121.9 m
24	Wandope	773.9 m	30.5 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls	Drop 30.5 m
25	Sail	773 m	32 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls	Drop 32 m
26	Hopegill Head	769.6 m	97.2 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls	Drop 97.2 m
27	High Raise	762.5 m	284.2 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls, Marilyns	Drop 284.2 m
28	Slight Side	762 m	14 m	Wainwrights	Drop 14 m
29	Red Pike (Buttermere)	755.3 m	41.3 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls	Drop 41.3 m
30	Dale Head	754 m	397.7 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls, Marilyns	Drop 397.7 m
31	Carl Side	746.8 m	28.3 m	Wainwrights, Nuttalls	Drop 28.3 m
32	High Crag (Buttermere)	744.8 m	34.8 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls	Drop 34.8 m
33	Robinson	737.6 m	161.9 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls, Marilyns	Drop 161.9 m
34	Long Side	734 m	39 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls	Drop 39 m
35	Hindscarth	727 m	71 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls	Drop 71 m
36	Clough Head	726 m	108 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls	Drop 108 m
37	Ullscarf	723 m	114.1 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls	Drop 114.1 m
38	Brandreth	715 m	60 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls	Drop 60 m
39	Lonscale Fell	715 m	52 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls	Drop 52 m
40	Knott	710.1 m	242.2 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls, Marilyns	Drop 242.2 m
41	Whiteside	707 m	17 m	Wainwrights, Nuttalls	Drop 17 m
42	Caw Fell	697 m	22 m	Wainwrights, Nuttalls	Drop 22 m
43	Grey Knotts	697 m	16 m	Wainwrights, Nuttalls	Drop 16 m
44	Seatallan	693 m	193.1 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls, Marilyns	Drop 193.1 m
45	Great Calva	691 m	142 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls	Drop 142 m
46	Ullock Pike	690.4 m	14.4 m	Wainwrights	Drop 14.4 m
47	Bakestall	673.5 m	10.6 m	Wainwrights	Drop 10.6 m
48	Scar Crags	672.2 m	54.3 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls	Drop 54.3 m
49	Whiteless Pike	660 m	36.2 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls	Drop 36.2 m
50	High Pike (Caldbeck)	658 m	68 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls	Drop 68 m
51	Harter Fell (Eskdale)	653.2 m	273.5 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls, Marilyns	Drop 273.5 m
52	High Spy	653.1 m	147.8 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls	Drop 147.8 m
53	Great Sca Fell	651 m	13 m	Wainwrights	Drop 13 m
54	Rossett Pike	651 m	42 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls	Drop 42 m
55	Fleetwith Pike	648.9 m	118.4 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls	Drop 118.4 m
56	Base Brown	646 m	38 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls	Drop 38 m
57	Causey Pike	637 m	40 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls	Drop 40 m
58	Starling Dodd	633 m	72 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls	Drop 72 m
59	Yewbarrow	628.7 m	143.9 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls	Drop 143.9 m
60	Cold Fell	621 m	168 m	Hewitts, Nuttalls, Marilyns	Drop 168 m
61	Great Borne	616 m	113 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls	Drop 113 m
62	High Seat	609 m	139.2 m	Wainwrights	Drop 139.2 m
63	Illgill Head	608.8 m	312.2 m	Wainwrights, Marilyns	Drop 312.2 m
64	Seathwaite Fell (Wainwright summit)	601.1 m	14 m	Wainwrights	Drop 14 m
65	Black Combe	600.2 m	361.6 m	Marilyns	Drop 361.6 m
66	Haystacks (Buttermere)	597 m	78 m	Wainwrights	Drop 78 m
67	Bleaberry Fell	590 m	42 m	Wainwrights	Drop 42 m
68	Brae Fell	585.4 m	15 m	Wainwrights	Drop 15 m
69	Middle Fell	582 m	117 m	Wainwrights	Drop 117 m
70	Ard Crags	581 m	120 m	Wainwrights	Drop 120 m
71	Maiden Moor	575 m	10 m	Wainwrights	Drop 10 m
72	Blake Fell	572.6 m	163.1 m	Wainwrights, Marilyns	Drop 163.1 m
73	Sergeant's Crag	571 m	49 m	Wainwrights	Drop 49 m
74	Outerside	568 m	74 m	Wainwrights	Drop 74 m
75	Knott Rigg	556 m	53 m	Wainwrights	Drop 53 m
76	Lord's Seat	552 m	237.2 m	Wainwrights, Marilyns	Drop 237.2 m
77	Rosthwaite Fell – Bessyboot	551 m	44 m	Wainwrights	Drop 44 m
78	Hard Knott	549.6 m	156.2 m	Wainwrights, Marilyns	Drop 156.2 m
79	Meal Fell	549.4 m	29.3 m	Wainwrights	Drop 29.3 m
80	Lank Rigg	541 m	110 m	Wainwrights	Drop 110 m
81	Whin Rigg (Wasdale)	537 m	59 m	Wainwrights	Drop 59 m
82	Great Cockup	526 m	92 m	Wainwrights	Drop 92 m
83	Gavel Fell	524.3 m	73.7 m	Wainwrights	Drop 73.7 m
84	Crag Fell	523 m	114 m	Wainwrights	Drop 114 m
85	Eagle Crag	522.8 m	29.2 m	Wainwrights	Drop 29.2 m
86	Whinlatter	517 m	16 m	Wainwrights	Drop 16 m
87	High Tove	515 m	16 m	Wainwrights	Drop 16 m
88	Mellbreak	511.1 m	259 m	Wainwrights, Marilyns	Drop 259 m
89	Broom Fell	510.2 m	28.9 m	Wainwrights	Drop 28.9 m
90	Hen Comb	506.2 m	138.8 m	Wainwrights	Drop 138.8 m
91	Dodd (Skiddaw)	502 m	110 m	Wainwrights	Drop 110 m
92	Green Crag	488.7 m	142.4 m	Wainwrights	Drop 142.4 m
93	Grike	488 m	37 m	Wainwrights	Drop 37 m
94	Longlands Fell	483 m	37 m	Wainwrights	Drop 37 m
95	Burnbank Fell	475 m	22 m	Wainwrights	Drop 22 m
96	Armboth Fell	475 m	7.7 m	Wainwrights	Drop 7.7 m
97	Barf	469 m	38 m	Wainwrights	Drop 38 m
98	Raven Crag	461 m	44 m	Wainwrights	Drop 44 m
99	Barrow	455 m	70 m	Wainwrights	Drop 70 m
100	Cat Bells	451 m	87 m	Wainwrights	Drop 87 m
101	Graystones	450.4 m	9.4 m	Wainwrights	Drop 9.4 m
102	Great Crag (Stonethwaite)	449 m	34 m	Wainwrights	Drop 34 m
103	Binsey	446.7 m	241.9 m	Wainwrights, Marilyns	Drop 241.9 m
104	Buckbarrow	423 m	4 m	Wainwrights	Drop 4 m
105	Low Fell	422.5 m	266.6 m	Wainwrights, Marilyns	Drop 266.6 m
106	Grange Fell	417.2 m	42.2 m	Wainwrights	Drop 42.2 m
107	Fellbarrow – Mosser Fell	416 m	51.6 m	Wainwrights	Drop 51.6 m
108	Walla Crag	379 m	27 m	Wainwrights	Drop 27 m
109	Ling Fell	374 m	98 m	Wainwrights	Drop 98 m
110	Latrigg	369 m	72 m	Wainwrights	Drop 72 m
111	Sale Fell	359 m	139 m	Wainwrights	Drop 139 m
112	High Rigg	355.7 m	186.7 m	Wainwrights, Marilyns	Drop 186.7 m
113	Rannerdale Knotts	355 m	69 m	Wainwrights	Drop 69 m
114	Castle Crag	290 m	76 m	Wainwrights	Drop 76 m

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Source: The Database of British and Irish Hills v18.6, CC BY 4.0; counties as recorded in the database. Our own calculations.