Mickle Fell, Moor House-Upper Teesdale

Name: Mickle Fell
Address: Moor House-Upper Teesdale, United Kingdom

#5 among attractions in Moor House-Upper Teesdale

Natural attraction, Mountain

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Mickle Fell is the highest mountain in County Durham, with a maximum elevation of 788 m. It forms part of the Pennines, the range of hills and moors running down the middle of Northern England, but lies slightly off the main watershed, about 10 miles south of Cross Fell. After Cross Fell, Mickle Fell is the highest Marilyn within the North Pennines designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 2585 ftCoordinates: 54°36'55"N, 2°18'8"W

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Moor House-Upper Teesdale United Kingdom

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Mickle Fell – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: High Force, Cauldron Snout, High Cup Gill, Cow Green Reservoir.

5.2 miNE
Natural attraction, Waterfall
High Force, Moor House-Upper Teesdale
133 min walk • High Force is a majestic natural wonder situated in the heart of Moor House-Upper Teesdale, in the United Kingdom. This impressive waterfall is not only one of the most spectacular sights in the region but also holds the title of being the highest uninterrupted drop of...
2.6 miN
Natural attraction, Waterfall
Cauldron Snout, Moor House-Upper Teesdale
67 min walk • Cauldron Snout is a cascade on the upper reaches of the River Tees in Northern England, immediately below the dam of the Cow Green Reservoir.
4.2 miW
Canyon
High Cup Gill, Appleby in Westmorland
108 min walk • High Cup Gill, almost a geometrically perfect U-shaped chasm, is a valley deeply incised into the Pennine scarp to the northeast of Appleby-in-Westmorland in Cumbria and within the North Pennines AONB in northern England.
3.6 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Cow Green Reservoir
92 min walk • Cow Green Reservoir is a 2-mile long water reservoir forming part of the border between the historic counties of Westmorland and County Durham in northern England, built between 1967 and 1971 to supply the industries of Teesside.
3.2 miW
Mountain
Murton Fell, Moor House-Upper Teesdale
83 min walk • Murton Fell is a hill of 675 metres above the village of Murton, Cumbria in Eden district, in the North Pennines.
3.9 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Lunedale
99 min walk • Lunedale is the dale, or valley, of the River Lune, on the east side of the Pennines in England, west of Middleton-in-Teesdale. Its principal settlements are Grassholme, Thringarth and Bowbank. Lunedale is also the name of a civil parish which covers most of the north side of the dale.