Helvellyn range
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Helvellyn range is the name given to a part of the Eastern Fells
in the English
Lake District
, fell
being the local word for hill. The name comes from Helvellyn
, the highest point of the group.
The Helvellyn range forms a ridge extending for about 10 km, at no point dropping below 600 m. The ridge runs in a north-south direction, with Patterdale
on the eastern side and the Thirlmere
valley to the west. The village of Threlkeld
lies directly to the north below the northernmost point on the ridge, Clough Head
.
Generally, the slopes above Thirlmere are steep and grassy, whilst the Patterdale side exhibits rockier features.
South of Dollywaggon pike the land drops to a height of 574 m by the side of Grisedale Tarn
at the head of Grisedale, before rising again to Seat Sandal
. Dollywaggon pike is usually considered to mark the southernmost peak of the Helvellyn range, though the term is sometimes used more broadly to include Fairfield
and the other peaks north of Ambleside
.
Eastern Fells
The Eastern Fells are a group of hills in the English Lake District. Centred on Helvellyn they primarily comprise a north south ridge running between Ullswater and Lakeland's Central Valley.-Partition of the Lakeland Fells:...
in the English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
Lake District
Lake District
The Lake District, also commonly known as The Lakes or Lakeland, is a mountainous region in North West England. A popular holiday destination, it is famous not only for its lakes and its mountains but also for its associations with the early 19th century poetry and writings of William Wordsworth...
, fell
Fell
“Fell” is a word used to refer to mountains, or certain types of mountainous landscape, in Scandinavia, the Isle of Man, and parts of northern England.- Etymology :...
being the local word for hill. The name comes from Helvellyn
Helvellyn
Helvellyn is a mountain in the English Lake District, the apex of the Eastern Fells. At above sea level, it is the third highest peak in both the Lake District and England...
, the highest point of the group.
The Helvellyn range forms a ridge extending for about 10 km, at no point dropping below 600 m. The ridge runs in a north-south direction, with Patterdale
Patterdale
Patterdale is a small village and civil parish in the eastern part of the English Lake District in the Eden District of Cumbria, and the long valley in which they are found, also called the Ullswater Valley....
on the eastern side and the Thirlmere
Thirlmere
Thirlmere is a reservoir in the Borough of Allerdale in Cumbria and the English Lake District. It runs roughly south to north, with a dam at the northern end, and is bordered on the eastern side by the A591 road and on the western side by a minor road....
valley to the west. The village of Threlkeld
Threlkeld
Threlkeld is a village and civil parish in the north of the Lake District in Cumbria, England, to the east of Keswick. It lies at the southern foot of Blencathra, one of the more prominent fells in the northern Lake District, and to the north of the River Glenderamackin.Historically a part of...
lies directly to the north below the northernmost point on the ridge, Clough Head
Clough Head
Clough Head is a fell in the English Lake District. It is the northernmost top of the Helvellyn range in the Eastern Fells, standing to the south of Threlkeld and the A66.-Topography:...
.
Generally, the slopes above Thirlmere are steep and grassy, whilst the Patterdale side exhibits rockier features.
List of peaks
The majority of the peaks in the range lie directly on the north-south axis, though there are some outliers on the eastern side of the ridge.- Clough HeadClough HeadClough Head is a fell in the English Lake District. It is the northernmost top of the Helvellyn range in the Eastern Fells, standing to the south of Threlkeld and the A66.-Topography:...
(726 m) - Great DoddGreat DoddGreat Dodd is a fell in the English Lake District. It stands on the main spine of the Helvellyn range in the Eastern Fells, between the Vale of St John and Dockray.-Topography:...
(856 m) - Watson's DoddWatson's DoddWatson's Dodd is a fell in the English Lake District. It forms part of the Helvellyn range in the Eastern Fells. This chain of hills runs north-south and, in the vicinity of Watson's Dodd, forms the watershed between the Thirlmere and Ullswater catchments....
(789 m) - Stybarrow DoddStybarrow DoddStybarrow Dodd is a fell in the English Lake District. It stands on the main spine of the Helvellyn range in the Eastern Fells, situated between Thirlmere and the Ullswater catchment.-Topography:...
(843 m)- Green Side (795 m)
- Hart SideHart SideHart Side is a fell in the English Lake District, being an outlier of the Helvellyn range in the Eastern Fells. The Ordnance Survey maps give the name to a broad saddle dropping from White Stones on Stybarrow Dodd, but Wainwright in his Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells gave the name to the...
(756 m) - Sheffield PikeSheffield PikeSheffield Pike is a fell in the English Lake District, an outlier of the Helvellyn range in the Eastern Fells. It stands on the eastern side of the range, looking down on Ullswater.-Topography:...
(675 m)
- Raise (883 m)
- White SideWhite SideWhite Side is a fell in the English Lake District. It is situated to the east of Thirlmere and to the west of Glenridding valley. This places White Side in the Helvellyn range of the Eastern Fells, with Raise to the north and Helvellyn Lower Man to the south, both of which are of greater...
(863 m) - Helvellyn Lower Man (925 m)
- HelvellynHelvellynHelvellyn is a mountain in the English Lake District, the apex of the Eastern Fells. At above sea level, it is the third highest peak in both the Lake District and England...
(950 m)- Catstye CamCatstye CamCatstye Cam is a fell in the English Lake District. It is an outlier of Helvellyn in the Eastern Fells.-Name:The name of the fell is also given as 'Catstycam', a spelling preferred by Alfred Wainwright in his influential Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells. A third variant, 'Catchedicam', is also...
(890 m) - Striding Edge (863 m)
- Birkhouse MoorBirkhouse MoorBirkhouse Moor is a fell in the English Lake District, an outlier of the Helvellyn range in the Eastern Fells. It is properly an eastern ridge of Helvellyn, but was treated as a separate fell by Alfred Wainwright in his Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells...
(718 m)
- Catstye Cam
- Nethermost PikeNethermost PikeNethermost Pike is a fell in Cumbria, England, and a part of the Lake District. At it is the second highest Wainwright in the Helvellyn range, the tallest of which is Helvellyn itself. It is located close to the southern end of the ridge, with Helvellyn to the north, and High Crag and Dollywaggon...
(891 m) - Dollywaggon PikeDollywaggon PikeDollywaggon Pike is a fell in the English Lake District. It stands on the main spine of the Helvellyn range in the Eastern Fells, between Thirlmere and the Ullswater catchment.-Name:...
(858 m)
South of Dollywaggon pike the land drops to a height of 574 m by the side of Grisedale Tarn
Tarn (lake)
A tarn is a mountain lake or pool, formed in a cirque excavated by a glacier. A moraine may form a natural dam below a tarn. A corrie may be called a cirque.The word is derived from the Old Norse word tjörn meaning pond...
at the head of Grisedale, before rising again to Seat Sandal
Seat Sandal
Seat Sandal is a fell in the English Lake District, it is situated four kilometers north of the village of Grasmere from where it is very well seen...
. Dollywaggon pike is usually considered to mark the southernmost peak of the Helvellyn range, though the term is sometimes used more broadly to include Fairfield
Fairfield (Lake District)
Fairfield is a fell in the English Lake District. It is the highest of a group of hills in the Eastern Fells, standing to the south of the Helvellyn range.-Topography:...
and the other peaks north of Ambleside
Ambleside
Ambleside is a town in Cumbria, in North West England.Historically within the county of Westmorland, it is situated at the head of Windermere, England's largest lake...
.