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Saunterings is a set of reflections based upon walks around the counties of
Cumbria, Lancashire and
North Yorkshire in North-West England (as defined in the
Preamble).
In Sauntering 124 I listed all 854
hills in North-West England with a prominence of at least 30 metres,
extracted from the
Database of British and Irish Hills.
The 'prominence' of a hill is equal to its 'drop', that is, the minimum vertical height
you have to lose when walking from its top to any higher hill. The most
prominent hills provide a more interestingly varied set of hills than the
highest ones (which are nearly all in the Lake District).
Below is a list of North-West England's 300 most prominent hills.
The right-hand column indicates an ascent (or as near to the top as is possible or necessary)
or walk around the hill,
the number being a link to a Sauntering up it and a + indicating a
pre-Sauntering visit.
Ht Drop Grid ref
67 +97 /300- Addlebrough 481 94 SD9487 10
- Angletarn Pikes 567 78 NY4114 +
- Ard Crags 581 116 NY2019
- Arnside Knott 159 151 SD4577 134
- Ash Fell 385 77 NY7404
- Aye Gill Pike 556 167 SD7288 +
- Banks 311 63 SD2693 28
- Barbon Low Fell 438 133 SD6580 235
- Barrow 455 71 NY2221
- Barrow 277 63 SD1888
- Baugh Fell 678 265 SD7491 13
- Baystones, Wansfell 487 148 NY4005 43
- Beacon Fell, Lakes 255 128 SD2790 245
- Beacon Fell, Prestn 267 94 SD5742 242
- Beacon Hill 286 143 NY5231
- Benson Knott 319 133 SD5494 +
- Billinge Hill 245 117 SD6528
- Binsey 447 242 NY2235
- Birkrigg Common 136 70 SD2874
- Birks Fell 610 158 SD9176
- Black Brows 268 126 SD3692
- Black Combe 600 362 SD1385 +
- Black Fell 323 126 NY3401 +
- Blake Fell 573 164 NY1119
- Blawith Knott 248 88 SD2688
- Blea Moor 535 112 SD7782 132
- Blencathra 868 461 NY3227 178
- Boat How 337 79 NY1703 228
- Boulsworth Hill 518 334 SD9235 11
- Bowfell 903 148 NY2406 +
- Bowland Knotts 430 87 SD7260 165
- Bowscale Fell 702 87 NY3330
- Branstree 713 137 NY4709
- Brant Fell 191 65 SD4096 137
- Broughton Moor 132 68 NY0532
- Buck Barrow 549 72 SD1591
- Buckden Pike 702 207 SD9678 +
- Bull Hill 418 144 SD7618
- Burney 298 111 SD2685
- Calf Top 610 313 SD6685 127
- Calver Hill 487 91 NZ0100
- Cam Rakes 503 113 SD8380
- Carrock Fell 663 91 NY3433 +
- Carron Crag 314 66 SD3294
- Cartridge Hill 402 110 SD6719
- Castle Crag 290 75 NY2415
- Castle Fell 478 70 NY5701
- Catbells 451 87 NY2419 +
- Caton Moor 361 128 SD5863 1
- Catstye Cam 890 62 NY3415 +
- Caw 529 132 SD2394 28
- Claife Heights 270 177 SD3897
- Clough Head 726 108 NY3322 +
- Coalpit Hill 401 65 NY5910 247
- Cold Fell 293 83 NY0589
- Cracoe Fell 508 310 SD9958
- Crag Fell 523 114 NY0914
- Crag Hill 839 117 NY1920 +
- Crinkle Crags 859 139 NY2404 +
- Crook Knott 256 107 SD4496
- Cross Fell 893 651 NY6834 56
- Dale Head 753 397 NY2215 +
- Dent 352 175 NY0412
- Dodd 502 110 NY2427
- Dodd Fell 668 232 SD8484 58
- Dow Crag 778 129 SD2697 246
- Drumaldrace 614 66 SD8786 +
- Dufton Pike 481 163 NY6926 35
- Dunmallet 240 80 NY4624
- Easington Fell 396 194 SD7348 223
- Elbolton 348 71 SE0061
- Esk Pike 885 112 NY2307 +
- Ether Knott 420 98 NY2617
- Fair Snape 521 226 SD5947 109
- Fairfield 873 300 NY3511 +
- Farleton Fell 265 73 SD5480 181
- Fell Head 640 86 SD6498 +
- Firbank Fell 324 84 SD6194 +
- Flat Fell 272 74 NY0513
- Fleetwith Pike 649 118 NY2014 +
- Fountains Fell 668 243 SD8671 177
- Fox Haw 385 69 SD2293
- Froswick 720 75 NY4308 +
- Gavel Fell 526 75 NY1118
- Glaramara 783 121 NY2410 +
- Gowbarrow Fell 481 100 NY4021
- Grandsire 251 80 SD4397
- Grasmoor 852 518 NY1720 +
- Grassgarth Heights 205 130 SD3582 211
- Grayrigg Forest 494 187 SD5999 +
- Graystones 456 78 NY1726
- Great Borne 616 113 NY1216
- Great Calva 690 142 NY2931 +
- Great Cockup 526 90 NY2733 +
- Great Coum 687 221 SD7083 +
- Great Dodd 857 109 NY3420 +
- Great Dun Fell 848 76 NY7132
- Great Gable 899 425 NY2110 +
- Great Hameldon 409 107 SD7928
- Great How, Thirlmre 333 141 NY3118
- Great Knipe 515 66 NY8614
- Great Knoutberry 672 254 SD7887 222
- Great Mell Fell 537 198 NY3925 +
- Great Shunner Fell 716 297 SD8497 +
- Great Whernside 704 288 SE0073 +
- Green Crag 489 144 SD2098
- Grey Friar 773 78 NY2600 +
- Grisedale Pike 791 189 NY1922 +
- Grizedales 553 126 SD8664
- Gummer's How 321 217 SD3988 +
- Hail Storm Hill 477 244 SD8319
- Hailshowers Fell 486 65 SD6960
- Hallin Fell 388 163 NY4319 +
- Hameldon 468 77 SD9132
- Hampsfell 222 105 SD3979 +
- Hannah Moor 141 122 NX9513
- Hard Knott 549 154 NY2302
- Harter Fell, Howgls 521 120 NY7200 +
- Harter Fell, Eskdle 654 276 SD2199 230
- Harter Fell, Mardle 779 149 NY4509 +
- Haverthwaite Hts 159 78 SD3484
- Haw Park 244 73 SE0152
- Hawshaw Hill 363 76 SD9444
- Hawthornthwaite Fl 479 66 SD5851 99
- Haycock 797 94 NY1410 +
- Haystacks 597 78 NY1913 +
- Healey Nab 208 64 SD6017
- Height House Hill 240 92 SD7031
- Height of Hazely 553 124 SE0385
- Helm Crag 405 70 NY3209 +
- Helvellyn 950 713 NY3415 +
- Hen Comb 509 140 NY1318
- Hesk Fell 477 100 SD1794
- Heversham Head 126 73 SD5083 +
- High Fell 271 62 SD5885 106
- High Green Fd Knott 603 67 SD8478
- High House Bank 495 80 NY5404 100
- High Park 247 119 NY0421
- High Pike 658 68 NY3135 +
- High Raise, Langdle 762 283 NY2809 +
- High Raise, High St 802 88 NY4413 +
- High Rigg 357 189 NY3021
- High Seat, Lakes 608 136 NY2818
- High Seat, Mallrstg 709 112 NY8001
- High Spy 653 148 NY2316 +
- High Stile 807 362 NY1714 +
- High Street 828 373 NY4411 12
- High Wether Howe 531 66 NY5110
- Highbanks 366 94 NY3930
- Hindscarth 727 71 NY2116
- Hoghton Tower 179 69 SD6226
- Hollow Moor 426 78 NY4604
- Holme Fell 317 165 NY3100
- Hoof Stones Height 479 100 SD9129
- Hooksey 586 68 NY6800 +
- Hoove 555 180 NZ0006
- Hopegill Head 770 97 NY1822 +
- Hutton Roof Crags 275 177 SD5577 98
- Ill Bell 757 124 NY4307 +
- Illgill Head 609 314 NY1604
- In Scar 341 87 NY5319
- Ingleborough 724 427 SD7474 24
- Iron Band 563 80 NY8318
- Kensgriff 574 66 SD6899 +
- King's How 392 66 NY2516
- Kirk Fell 802 181 NY1910 +
- Kirkby Moor 334 230 SD2583
- Kisdon 499 184 SD8999 158
- Knock Pike 398 102 NY6828
- Knots Wood 156 90 SD5162 +
- Knott, Orton 412 120 NY6509 31
- Knott, Caldbeck Fls 710 242 NY2832 61
- Knott Hill 281 75 SD1787
- Ladies Table 296 69 NY2028
- Lambrigg Fell 340 159 SD5894 217
- Lank Rigg 541 111 NY0911
- Latrigg 368 73 NY2724 +
- Latrigg 322 67 NY2435
- Latterbarrow 201 87 NY1202
- Lazonby Fell 247 80 NY5138
- Ling Fell 374 98 NY1728
- Lingmell 807 72 NY2008 +
- Lingmoor Fell 470 248 NY3004 49
- Little Fell 748 73 NY7822
- Little Mell Fell 505 226 NY4224 17
- Little Wolf Stone 443 101 SD9739
- Little Whernside 605 78 SE0277 +
- Longridge Fell 350 242 SD6541 +
- Lord's Seat 552 237 NY2026
- Loughrigg Fell 335 172 NY3405 146
- Lovely Seat 675 149 SD8795
- Low Fell 423 266 NY1322
- Low Heights 243 90 SD3587 69
- Lowick Beacon 211 88 SD2883
- Lowscales Hill 191 147 SD1582
- Mabbin Crag 482 97 NY5602 +
- Meldon Hill 767 65 NY7729
- Mellbreak N Top 509 62 NY1419
- Mellbreak S Top 512 260 NY1418
- Middle Fell 582 117 NY1507
- Middle Knoll 395 99 SD6554 +
- Moughton 427 74 SD7871 63
- Muncaster Fell 232 195 SD1198 227
- Murton Fell 675 74 NY7524
- Murton Fell 447 140 NY0919
- Murton Pike 594 72 NY7323 +
- Nettle Hill 383 125 NY7107
- Newton Fell 220 65 SD4082
- Nicky Nook 215 90 SD5148 170
- Nine Standards Rigg 662 157 NY8206
- Oaken Head 163 115 SD5367 122
- Old Man of Coniston 802 415 SD2797 +
- Orrest Head 238 63 SD4199 209
- Outerside 568 74 NY2121 +
- Pardshaw Crag 191 63 NY1025
- Parson's Pulpit 538 130 SD9168
- Pen 228 74 SD2296
- Penn 244 74 SD1890
- Pendle 557 395 SD8041 20
- Pen-y-ghent 694 306 SD8373 189
- Pickerstone Ridge 565 78 SD9994
- Pike of Blisco 705 177 NY2704 +
- Pillar 892 348 NY1712 +
- Pinhaw Beacon 388 122 SD9447 73
- Pipers Hill 485 80 NY5504
- Place Fell 657 262 NY4016 +
- Quarrystone Bank 221 93 NY5727
- Raise 883 92 NY3417 +
- Randygill Top 624 131 NY6800 +
- Rannerdale Knotts 355 66 NY1618 +
- Red Pike (Wasdale) 826 62 NY1610 +
- Red Screes 776 260 NY3908 43
- Rest Dodd 696 111 NY4313 +
- Robinson 737 161 NY2016
- Rogan's Seat 672 195 NY9103
- Rough Crag 319 70 SD1697
- Sale Fell 359 137 NY1929
- Sallows 516 69 NY4303 +
- Sandale Hill 373 117 NY2639
- Scafell 964 132 NY2006 +
- Scafell Pike 978 912 NY2107 +
- Scoat Fell 841 86 NY1511 +
- Scout Hill 285 103 SD5682
- Scout Scar 235 126 SD4892 128
- Seat Sandal 737 152 NY3411 65
- Seatallan 692 193 NY1408
- Sharp Haw 357 168 SD9555 6
- Sheffield Pike 676 93 NY3618
- Simon's Seat 485 104 SE0759 +
- Simon's Seat 587 83 SD6599 +
- Skiddaw 931 709 NY2629 +
- Skipton Moor 373 137 SE0150 +
- Sleddale Forest 429 115 NY4801
- Smearsett Scar 363 136 SD8067 216
- Souther Fell 522 87 NY3529
- Spitlers Edge 392 70 SD6517 27
- St Sunday Crag 841 161 NY3613 +
- Starling Dodd 633 73 NY1415
- Steel Fell 553 80 NY3111 +
- Stickle Pike 375 116 SD2192 +
- Stony Cove Pike 763 171 NY4110 +
- Stybarrow Dodd 844 69 NY3418 +
- Summer House Knott 185 88 SD3686
- Swainson Knott 345 132 NY0708
- Swarth Fell 681 76 SD7596 +
- Swinside 244 152 NY2422
- Swirl How 802 120 NY2700 +
- Tarn Crag 664 160 NY4807 +
- The Calf 676 383 SD6697 15
- The Pike 370 73 SD1893
- Tom Heights 269 77 NY3200
- Top o' Selside 335 191 SD3091
- Torver Back Common 178 69 SD2893
- Troutbeck Tongue 364 73 NY4206 +
- Turton Heights 343 64 SD7016
- Uldale Head 532 130 NY6400 +
- Ullscarf 726 118 NY2912 +
- Wandale Hill 497 111 SD7099 +
- Ward's Stone 563 395 SD5958 75
- Warton Crag 163 126 SD4972 167
- Watch Hill 255 158 NY1531
- Weets Hill 397 88 SD8544 +
- Wetherlam 763 145 NY2801 +
- Whatshaw Common 490 71 NY5406 100
- Wheathead Height 389 75 SD8342
- Whelp Stone Crag 371 66 SD7559
- Whernside 736 408 SD7381 248
- Whin Scar 117 93 SD4879 105
- Whinfell Beacon 472 78 NY5700 +
- Whins Brow 476 134 SD6353 59
- Whitbarrow 215 182 SD4487 55
- White Hill 544 159 SD6758 96
- White Howe 530 73 NY5204
- Whitfell 573 221 SD1592
- Wild Boar Fell 708 344 SD7598 51
- Winter Hill 456 218 SD6514
- Worsaw Hill 221 62 SD7743
- Yarlside 639 208 SD6898 +
- Yewbarrow 627 142 NY1708 +
- Yockenthwaite Moor 643 86 SD9081
Home Preamble Index Areas Dales Hills Lakes Places Reserves Rivers Structures Villages References Me
Š John Self, 2018-
Top photo: Rainbow over Kisdon in Swaledale; Bottom photo: Ullswater