Great Dun Fell

#2159 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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At a height of 848 metres, Great Dun Fell is the second-highest mountain in England's Pennines, lying two miles south along the watershed from Cross Fell, its higher neighbour. Together with its smaller twin, Little Dun Fell, which reaches 842 m, it forms a stepping-stone for the Pennine Way on its long climb up from Dufton. It lies within the historic county boundaries of Westmorland and the modern county of Cumbria. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 2782 ftProminence: 249 ftCoordinates: 54°41'3"N, 2°27'6"W

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Great Dun Fell – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Ashgill Force, High Cup Gill, Pennines, St Cuthbert's Church.

6 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Ashgill Force, Alston
152 min walk • Ashgill Force is a waterfall near Alston, Cumbria, England. The fall is located on Ashgill Beck and is reasonably easily accessible from the B6277 or from Garrigill village, downstream of the fall.
4.6 miSE
Canyon
High Cup Gill, Appleby in Westmorland
117 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.
1.9 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Pennines
49 min walk • The Pennines, also known as the Pennine Chain or Pennine Hills, are a more-or-less continuous range of hills and mountains running between three regions of Northern England: North West England on the west, and North East England and Yorkshire and the Humber on the east.
4 miS
Church
St Cuthbert's Church
103 min walk • St Cuthbert's Church is situated 3⁄4 mile north of the village of Dufton, Cumbria, England. It should not be confused with the nearby St Cuthbert's church, Milburn. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Appleby, the archdeaconry of Carlisle, and the diocese of Carlisle.
7 miSW
Church
All Saints Church
179 min walk • All Saints Church is in the village of Bolton, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Appleby, the archdeaconry of Carlisle, and the diocese of Carlisle.
1.9 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cross Fell
50 min walk • Cross Fell is the highest mountain in the Pennine Hills of Northern England and the highest point in England outside the Lake District. It is located in the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It lies within the county of Cumbria and the historic county boundaries of Cumberland.
5.5 miSE
Mountain
Murton Fell, Moor House-Upper Teesdale
140 min walk • Murton Fell is a hill of 675 metres above the village of Murton, Cumbria in Eden district, in the North Pennines.
5.9 miNE
Natural attraction, Mountain
Burnhope Seat
150 min walk • Burnhope Seat is a high moorland fell in the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in northern England. It lies between the heads of the Rivers Tees, South Tyne and Wear. The summit is crossed by the boundary between County Durham and Cumbria. The trig point is the highest point in historic County Durham.
3.5 miS
Natural attraction, Mountain
Dufton Pike
91 min walk • Dufton Pike is a hill in the northern Pennines, in Cumbria, England. It is classed as a Marilyn. It rises above the village of Dufton.