Cold Fell is a Hewitt of 621 m in Cumberland. Its closest neighbour in this register, Cross Fell, is 22.8 km away.
All four of its nearest neighbours are higher, up to Cross Fell at 893.1 m. It sits below Cross Fell, only 22.8 km to the south and 272.1 m higher. All four of its nearest neighbours lie to the south, so it stands at the northern edge of its group. It shares its height of 621 m with Snaefell and Maulin. It is the lowest of the 11 register hills in the North Pennines region, where Cross Fell is highest. On the Hewitts height ladder it sits between High Willhays (622 m) and Maulin (621 m). Its nearest higher summit, Grey Nag (656 m, 10.0 km south-east), is a listed top not profiled here. The summit is marked by a trig point.
