England · Lake District National Park

Pillar Rock

NuttallBirkettSynge

2 classifications here — Birkett and Synge — belong to lists OpenFell holds only part of, so they have no list page. See how far the coverage goes.

Height
779.9 m · 2,559 ft
Grid reference
NY 17153 12374
Coordinates
54.49991, -3.28079
County / area
Cumberland
OS Landranger
89 90
OS Explorer
OL4S
Summit feature
outcrop beside cairn
Key col
NY 1716 1233 (761.6 m)

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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Computed astronomically for 54.500, -3.281. Plan your finish with the daylight safety planner.

Summit weather live

Loading forecast for the summit (780 m)…

Forecast adjusted to summit altitude. Weather data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0).

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.

RouteTotal lengthFrom summit
Coast to Coast Walk303 km1 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).

Rated places to eat within 10 km of Pillar Rock
PlaceTypeRatingDistance
Wasdale Head InnHotel/bed & breakfast/guest house4 out of 54.9 km · S
The Yew TreeRestaurant/Cafe/Canteen5 out of 57.4 km · E
The Kirkstile InnPub/bar/nightclub4 out of 59 km · N

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.

Which hill this one belongs to

Pillar Rock is not counted as an independent hill in its own right. In prominence terms it belongs to Pillar (892 m) — the nearest Marilyn you can reach from this summit without first dropping below its key col, 762 m.

Grouping is by prominence alone: a summit belongs to the nearest higher Marilyn it connects to without a deeper intervening col. Over a large massif that can gather hills no one would walk in a single day, and which few would describe as parts of the same mountain — it is a measure of independence, not a suggested route.

Nearest listed peaks

PeakHeightDistance
Pillar892.4 m0.3 km
Black Crag828 m0.9 km
Scoat Fell841 m1.6 km
Steeple819 m1.6 km
Looking Stead (Pillar)627.7 m1.6 km
Seat561 m1.8 km