Great Coum is a hill in the Yorkshire Dales

Yorkshire Dales

The Yorkshire Dales is the name given to an upland area in Northern England.The area lies within the historic county boundaries of Yorkshire, though it spans the ceremonial counties of North Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Cumbria...

. Despite this it actually lies in Cumbria

Cumbria

Cumbria , is a non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local authority, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's largest settlement and county town is Carlisle. It consists of six districts, and in...

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Its neighbours include Crag Hill, Green Hill

Green Hill

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 and Gragareth

Gragareth

Gragareth is a mountain in Lancashire, England. At it is claimed to be the highest point in Lancashire, although Green Hill , 2 km north and on the Lancashire-Cumbria border, takes this title in List of English counties by highest point...

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It can be ascended from Dent

Dent

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 to the north, or a considerable head start

Head start (positioning)

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can be achieved by taking the minor road to White Shaw Moss (SD723821) and starting from there, a trick which leaves the walker with about two and a half miles to walk but only seven hundred feet to climb.