Buckbarrow is a Lake District fell of 423 m in Cumberland. It barely stands apart: the summit is only 4 m above the col joining it to higher ground.
Higher ground is only 0.3 km away: Glade How (440 m) to the north-west. All four of its nearest neighbours are higher, up to Seatallan at 693 m. It sits below Middle Fell, only 1.9 km to the north-east and 159 m higher. Its key col leads to Seatallan, not to its nearest higher summit, Glade How. Of the 114 register hills in Cumberland, it has the smallest drop. It is 212.3 m below the average height of the 114 register hills in Cumberland.
