Mountains & hills · Scottish Lowlands
Black Fell
Black Fell — Named summit at 664 m.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–8 h
- Best time of year
- Late spring – early autumn (May–Oct)
- Nearest railway station
- Kirkhaugh · 7.0 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Black Fell is a named summit in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "Named summit at 664 m.". Coordinates: 54.7933°, -2.5487°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Eden and Tributaries SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Pennines
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Black Fell is a hill in the North Pennines, England. It is located just north of the A686 road, west of Alston and is one of the most northerly parts of the Pennines. It has a height of 664 m (2,178 ft) and a prominence of 87 m (285 ft), and is classed as a Simm, Hewitt, Nuttall, Buxton & Lewis, Bridge, and Clem. It is on the Pennine watershed: streams on its eastern slopes drain into the River South Tyne and towards the North Sea, while streams on the western slopes drain into the River Eden which flows into the Solway Firth. The book Mountain Days in the Pennines recommends a "strenuous" circular walk of 18 km (11 mi) over Thack Moor and Black Fell, starting from Renwick, and describes the area as "the soft grassy fells that gather north of the A 686 ... only rarely visited by walkers".
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- Coordinates
- 54.7933, -2.5487
- Address
- Cumbria, England
- Nearest railway station
- Kirkhaugh — 7 km
Sources
- osm: n369686617 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Black Fell (Pennines) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: The flank of Black Fell - geograph.org.uk - 782903.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Black Fell?
- Black Fell is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom.
- Is Black Fell a protected site?
- Yes — Black Fell is part of the River Eden and Tributaries SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the North Pennines National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Black Fell free to visit?
- Yes, Black Fell is free to enter.
- How do I get to Black Fell?
- The nearest railway station is Kirkhaugh, about 7.0 km away.