The Northern Fells
The fells to the North of Keswick are classified by Wainwright as the Northern Fells. Of these, Blencathra (or Saddleback) and Skiddaw are among the best known. Viewed from Keswick, at Derwent Water's northern shore, Skiddaw dominates the scenery.
Wainwright notes that, in general, the Northern fells are less exciting than the Southern, but Sharp Edge at Blencathra would be an exception to this. In fact, Wainwright devoted more pages to Blencathra than any other fell, such was his love of 'the mountaineer's mountain'.
I've listed below all of the fells that Wainwright classified as belonging to the Northern Fells, together with notes detailing visits I have made to them. Some fells have pages of their own - click on any of the fell names that have links to visit these...
This page is a work in progress. As fells are visited, climbed and photographed, they will be added.
The Tallest Fell
Skiddaw: 3053 feet.
The Shortest Fell
Latrigg: 1203 feet
Number of Fells above 2000 feet
16
The Northern Fells - List of all fells
Bakestall
Height - 2208 ft
Bannerdale Crags
Height - 2241 ft
Height - 1466 ft
Blencathra
Height - 2847 ft
Bowscale Fell
Height - 2306 ft
Brae Fell
Height - 1920 ft
Carl Side
Height - 2447 ft
Carrock Fell
Height - 2169 ft
Dodd
Height - 1647 ft
Great Calva
Height - 2265 ft
Great Cockup
Height - 1726 ft
Great Sca Fell
Height - 2136 ft
High Pike
Height - 2157 ft
Knott
Height - 2329 ft
Latrigg
Height - 1203 ft
Long Side
Height - 2405 ft
Longlands Fell
Height - 1585 ft
Lonscale Fell
Height - 2344 ft
Meal Fell
Height - 1804 ft
Mungrisdale Common
Height - 2077 ft
Skiddaw
Height - 3053 ft
Skiddaw Little Man
Height - 2837 ft
Souther Fell
Height - 1713 ft
Ullock Pike
Height - 2230 ft