Lingmoor Fell · Brown How
5 classifications here — Marilyn, HuMP, Birkett, Synge and Fellranger — belong to lists OpenFell holds only part of, so they have no list page. See how far the coverage goes.
- Height
- 469.9 m · 1,542 ft
- Prominence
- 247.8 m
- Grid reference
- NY 30273 04604
- Coordinates
- 54.43207, -3.07641
- County / area
- Westmorland and Furness
- Region
- Lake District C&W
- OS Landranger
- 90
- OS Explorer
- OL6N OL7N
- Summit feature
- rock 2m N of cairn
- Key col
- NY 2890 0510 (222.1 m)
About Lingmoor Fell
Lingmoor Fell forms the ridge dividing Great Langdale from Little Langdale, some eight kilometres west of Ambleside. The name comes from the Old Norse lyng, meaning heather-covered, and the summit itself is labelled Brown How on Ordnance Survey maps — the alternative name still carried in the tables.
Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Lingmoor Fell (CC BY-SA 4.0). Heights, prominence and grid references come from the Database of British & Irish Hills, not from Wikipedia.
Access rights here
Conditional Right to roam: Right to roam only on mapped CRoW open access land.
Permission needed Wild camping: Needs the landowner's permission — the Dartmoor commons are the only exception in England.
General position for England — local byelaws, seasonal restrictions and closures can override it. Full details: access rights in England ·check another location.
Daylight at this summit today
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- Civil twilight ends
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Computed astronomically for 54.432, -3.076. Plan your finish with the daylight safety planner.
Summit weather live
Loading forecast for the summit (470 m)…
Forecast adjusted to summit altitude. Weather data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0).
Finding the summit
The recorded summit point is rock 2m N of cairn. On broad or flat summits the obvious cairn is not always the true high point.
- Survey method
- obvious summit
- Record revised
- 03-Jun-24
- Drop measured from
- NY 2890 0510 · 222.1 m
Survey notes are field observations recorded in the Database of British & Irish Hills (v18.3, CC BY 4.0) by the hill-surveying community.
Long-distance paths past this hill
One waymarked long-distance route runs within 2.5 km of the summit — useful if you are linking this hill into a longer walk, or want a made path for the approach.
| Route | Total length | From summit |
|---|---|---|
| Cumbria Way | 119 km | 1.3 km |
Route lines © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); distance from the summit computed by OpenFell.
Get food nearby
3 places to eat or drink within 10 km of the summit, rated under the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (Scotland runs its own Food Hygiene Information Scheme, a pass/fail equivalent).
| Place | Type | Rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Shires Inn | Pub/bar/nightclub | 4 out of 5 | 1.8 km · SE |
| Under Loughrigg Snack Box | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 5 out of 5 | 1.9 km · NE |
| Lanty Slee's Langdale | Pub/bar/nightclub | 4 out of 5 | 2 km · NW |
Classifications and ratings are the local authority's own and can be coarse — this is a lead, not a guarantee of opening hours or that food is served to non-residents. Follow a name through to the official rating page to check, and confirm before you rely on it.
Food hygiene data from the Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Scotland (Open Government Licence v3.0). Distances and directions computed by OpenFell from the summit.
Nearest listed peaks
| Peak | Height | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Silver How | 393.8 m | 3 km |
| Pike of Blisco | 703 m | 3.2 km |
| Blea Rigg | 541.5 m | 3.2 km |
| Harrison Stickle | 735.3 m | 3.5 km |
| Loft Crag | 681.7 m | 3.6 km |
| Wetherlam | 763 m | 3.8 km |