Great How | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,713 ft (522 m) [1] |
Prominence | 171 ft (52 m) [1] |
Parent peak | Scafell Pike |
Listing | Dodd, Dewey, Birkett, Synge, Fellranger |
Coordinates | 54°25′55″N 3°15′15″W / 54.431855°N 3.254133°W |
Geography | |
Lake District, England | |
OS grid | NY187048 |
Topo map | OS Outdoor Leisure 6 |
Great How or Great Howe is a hill of 522 metres (1,713 ft) in the west of the English Lake District, lying south of Scafell Pike and east of Burnmoor Tarn. [1] It lies in the civil parish of Eskdale, the unitary authority area of Cumberland and the ceremonial county of Cumbria. [2]
It is classed as a Fellranger, being described by Richards in the Wasdale volume of his book series. [3] It is among the 21 such summits (originally 18 before the extension of the Lake District) which are not included in Wainwright's list of 214. [4] It is also classed as a Dodd, Dewey, Birkett and Synge. [1]