Helm Crag is a Lake District fell of 405 m in Westmorland and Furness. All four of its nearest neighbours are higher, up to Steel Fell at 553 m.
Its key col leads to High Raise, not to its nearest higher summit, Gibson Knott. The key col is close by, only 0.3 km to the north-west at 333 m. It is 246 m below the average height of the 103 register hills in Westmorland and Furness. The highest point is recorded as rock tor known as 'howitzer', not a cairn.
