Helvellyn is a Lake District fell of 949.8 m in Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness. It is the highest of the 9 register hills recorded in Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness; the next is Bowfell at 902.9 m, 46.9 m lower.
Only two of the register's England hills are higher. It is also on the county tops list, as the highest point of its historic county. In the database's Lake District E region it is the highest of 72 register hills, above Nethermost Pike and 70 others. Among the Wainwrights, only Scafell Pike has more drop. It is the 3rd highest Wainwright. It counts towards six lists: Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls, Furths, Marilyns and county tops. Of the Wainwrights, only Scafell Pike and Skiddaw stand further from higher ground. Its drop of 713.4 m is 75% of its height: the col linking it to higher ground is only 236.4 m above sea level. It overtops all four of its nearest neighbours; the tallest of them, Nethermost Pike, reaches 891.3 m.
