Hills of Westmorland and Furness

Westmorland and Furness (England) has 103 summits in this register, out of 717 hills of all sizes in the Database of British and Irish Hills. The highest is Cross Fell at 893.1 m; the median height is 676.7 m and the median drop 51.2 m.

On the lists: Wainwrights 94 · Nuttalls 61 · Hewitts 49 · Marilyns 26 · County tops 1

All 103 hills of Westmorland and Furness in this register, counted in 50 m height bands (wider bands on small screens).

Westmorland and Furness in brief

Its highest hill, Cross Fell, ranks 8th of the 242 register hills in England. For seven of its 103 hills the nearest higher summit lies in another county entry, such as Cross Fell, whose nearest higher summit is Helvellyn. By main list the hills are 94 Wainwrights and nine Hewitts. 34 rise less than 30 m above their key col, the smallest being High Pike (Scandale). 14 have a trig point at or by the summit.

Most prominent

Greatest drop above the key col.

Cross Fell
649.9 m
Blencathra – Hallsfell Top
461 m
The Old Man of Coniston
417 m
The Calf
383.2 m
High Street
373.8 m
Wild Boar Fell
352.6 m
Calf Top
320.3 m
Fairfield
300.3 m

Most isolated

Distance to the nearest higher summit.

Cross Fell
39.4 km
The Calf
8.8 km
Burnhope Seat
8.6 km
High Street
7.6 km
The Old Man of Coniston
7.1 km
Blencathra – Hallsfell Top
6.3 km
Nine Standards Rigg
5.4 km
Baugh Fell – Tarn Rigg Hill
5.2 km

All 103 hills by height

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No.	Hill	Height	Drop	Lists
1	Cross Fell	893.1 m	649.9 m	Hewitts, Nuttalls, Marilyns	Drop 649.9 m
2	Nethermost Pike	891.3 m	29.1 m	Wainwrights, Nuttalls	Drop 29.1 m
3	Catstye Cam	889.6 m	62.4 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls	Drop 62.4 m
4	Fairfield	873.3 m	300.3 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls, Marilyns	Drop 300.3 m
5	Blencathra – Hallsfell Top	867.8 m	461 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls, Marilyns	Drop 461 m
6	Crinkle Crags – Long Top	859 m	139 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls	Drop 139 m
7	Dollywaggon Pike	858.5 m	50.3 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls	Drop 50.3 m
8	St Sunday Crag	841.2 m	160.5 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls, Marilyns	Drop 160.5 m
9	High Street	828.5 m	373.8 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls, Marilyns	Drop 373.8 m
10	Hart Crag	823.1 m	51.2 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls	Drop 51.2 m
11	High Raise (High Street)	803.6 m	89.9 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls	Drop 89.9 m
12	The Old Man of Coniston	802.4 m	417 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls, Marilyns, County tops	Drop 417 m
13	Swirl How	802.4 m	119 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls	Drop 119 m
14	Brim Fell	795.9 m	19.6 m	Wainwrights, Nuttalls	Drop 19.6 m
15	Rampsgill Head	792.4 m	41.1 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls	Drop 41.1 m
16	Dove Crag	792 m	50 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls	Drop 50 m
17	Great Carrs	785 m	23 m	Wainwrights, Nuttalls	Drop 23 m
18	Thornthwaite Crag	784 m	30.6 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls	Drop 30.6 m
19	Kidsty Pike	781 m	14.9 m	Wainwrights, Nuttalls	Drop 14.9 m
20	Harter Fell (Mardale)	779 m	149.2 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls	Drop 149.2 m
21	Red Screes	778.8 m	260.9 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls, Marilyns	Drop 260.9 m
22	Dow Crag	778 m	129 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls	Drop 129 m
23	Grey Friar	773 m	78 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls	Drop 78 m
24	Great Rigg	766.4 m	31 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls	Drop 31 m
25	Stony Cove Pike	763.7 m	172 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls, Marilyns	Drop 172 m
26	Wetherlam	763 m	146 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls	Drop 146 m
27	Mardale Ill Bell	761.2 m	14 m	Wainwrights	Drop 14 m
28	Ill Bell	757 m	124 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls	Drop 124 m
29	Hart Side	756 m	24 m	Wainwrights, Nuttalls	Drop 24 m
30	Burnhope Seat	747.8 m	194 m	Hewitts, Nuttalls, Marilyns	Drop 194 m
31	The Knott (High Street)	739 m	13 m	Wainwrights	Drop 13 m
32	Seat Sandal	736.8 m	151.9 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls, Marilyns	Drop 151.9 m
33	Sergeant Man	736 m	12 m	Wainwrights	Drop 12 m
34	Harrison Stickle	735.3 m	54.1 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls	Drop 54.1 m
35	Kentmere Pike	730.5 m	39.7 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls	Drop 39.7 m
36	Thunacar Knott	723 m	28 m	Wainwrights, Nuttalls	Drop 28 m
37	Froswick	720 m	75 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls	Drop 75 m
38	Birkhouse Moor	717.6 m	22.3 m	Wainwrights, Nuttalls	Drop 22.3 m
39	Branstree	711.5 m	137 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls	Drop 137 m
40	Pike of Stickle	708.4 m	55 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls	Drop 55 m
41	Wild Boar Fell	708.4 m	352.6 m	Hewitts, Nuttalls, Marilyns	Drop 352.6 m
42	Yoke	707 m	38.8 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls	Drop 38.8 m
43	Pike of Blisco	703 m	177 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls, Marilyns	Drop 177 m
44	Bowscale Fell	702 m	87 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls	Drop 87 m
45	Pavey Ark	701.6 m	16 m	Wainwrights, Nuttalls	Drop 16 m
46	Gray Crag	698.1 m	13.7 m	Wainwrights	Drop 13.7 m
47	Rest Dodd	696 m	109 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls	Drop 109 m
48	Great Coum	686.4 m	219 m	Hewitts, Nuttalls, Marilyns	Drop 219 m
49	Bannerdale Crags	684.1 m	37 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls	Drop 37 m
50	Loft Crag	681.7 m	23.6 m	Wainwrights, Nuttalls	Drop 23.6 m
51	Baugh Fell – Tarn Rigg Hill	678.4 m	264 m	Hewitts, Nuttalls, Marilyns	Drop 264 m
52	The Calf	676.7 m	383.2 m	Hewitts, Nuttalls, Marilyns	Drop 383.2 m
53	Sheffield Pike	676.1 m	93 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls	Drop 93 m
54	Wether Hill	672.5 m	4.3 m	Wainwrights	Drop 4.3 m
55	Loadpot Hill	672 m	50 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls	Drop 50 m
56	Tarn Crag (Sleddale)	663.9 m	160.3 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls, Marilyns	Drop 160.3 m
57	Nine Standards Rigg	661.9 m	159 m	Hewitts, Nuttalls, Marilyns	Drop 159 m
58	High Pike (Scandale)	657 m	1 m	Wainwrights	Drop 1 m
59	Place Fell	657 m	261 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls, Marilyns	Drop 261 m
60	Selside Pike	655 m	36 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls	Drop 36 m
61	Middle Dodd	654 m	10 m	Wainwrights	Drop 10 m
62	Yarlside	639.2 m	209 m	Hewitts, Nuttalls, Marilyns	Drop 209 m
63	Grey Crag	638 m	41 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls	Drop 41 m
64	Little Hart Crag	637 m	34 m	Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls	Drop 34 m
65	Mungrisdale Common	631.8 m	2.4 m	Wainwrights	Drop 2.4 m
66	Birks	624 m	20.3 m	Wainwrights, Nuttalls	Drop 20.3 m
67	Hartsop Dodd	619 m	23 m	Wainwrights, Nuttalls	Drop 23 m
68	Heron Pike (Rydal)	612 m	21 m	Wainwrights, Nuttalls	Drop 21 m
69	Calf Top	609.6 m	320.3 m	Hewitts, Nuttalls, Marilyns	Drop 320.3 m
70	Shipman Knotts	587 m	11 m	Wainwrights	Drop 11 m
71	Hartsop Above How	586.1 m	29.5 m	Wainwrights	Drop 29.5 m
72	The Nab	576 m	63 m	Wainwrights	Drop 63 m
73	Angletarn Pikes	566 m	77.4 m	Wainwrights	Drop 77.4 m
74	Brock Crags (Wainwright)	561.2 m	9.9 m	Wainwrights	Drop 9.9 m
75	Tarn Crag (Easedale)	549 m	4 m	Wainwrights	Drop 4 m
76	Blea Rigg	541.5 m	5.6 m	Wainwrights	Drop 5.6 m
77	Calf Crag	537 m	50 m	Wainwrights	Drop 50 m
78	Great Mell Fell	536.6 m	200.7 m	Wainwrights, Marilyns	Drop 200.7 m
79	Arthur's Pike	533 m	4 m	Wainwrights	Drop 4 m
80	Bonscale Pike	524 m	1 m	Wainwrights	Drop 1 m
81	Souther Fell	522 m	88 m	Wainwrights	Drop 88 m
82	High Hartsop Dodd	519 m	3 m	Wainwrights	Drop 3 m
83	Sallows	516 m	69 m	Wainwrights	Drop 69 m
84	Beda Fell	509 m	59 m	Wainwrights	Drop 59 m
85	Low Pike	508 m	18 m	Wainwrights	Drop 18 m
86	Little Mell Fell	505.1 m	224.8 m	Wainwrights, Marilyns	Drop 224.8 m
87	Stone Arthur	504 m	3 m	Wainwrights	Drop 3 m
88	Baystones	486.9 m	147.7 m	Wainwrights	Drop 147.7 m
89	Sour Howes	483 m	35 m	Wainwrights	Drop 35 m
90	Gowbarrow Fell (Wainwright summit)	481.2 m	9 m	Wainwrights	Drop 9 m
91	Lingmoor Fell	469.9 m	247.8 m	Wainwrights, Marilyns	Drop 247.8 m
92	Nab Scar	450 m	2 m	Wainwrights	Drop 2 m
93	Glenridding Dodd	442 m	44 m	Wainwrights	Drop 44 m
94	Arnison Crag	433 m	31 m	Wainwrights	Drop 31 m
95	Steel Knotts	432 m	51 m	Wainwrights	Drop 51 m
96	Gibson Knott	420.1 m	8.8 m	Wainwrights	Drop 8.8 m
97	Helm Crag	405 m	72 m	Wainwrights	Drop 72 m
98	Silver How	393.8 m	29.7 m	Wainwrights	Drop 29.7 m
99	Hallin Fell	388 m	161 m	Wainwrights, Marilyns	Drop 161 m
100	Troutbeck Tongue	364 m	74 m	Wainwrights	Drop 74 m
101	Loughrigg Fell	335.1 m	174.1 m	Wainwrights, Marilyns	Drop 174.1 m
102	Black Fell	323 m	126 m	Wainwrights	Drop 126 m
103	Holme Fell	315.7 m	165.4 m	Wainwrights, Marilyns	Drop 165.4 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.