The Nuttalls.
The Nuttalls were the first attempt to list, on consistent objective rules, every true mountain in England and Wales. John and Anne Nuttall defined a mountain as a summit at least 2,000 feet (610 m) high with a drop of at least 15 m (about 50 ft) on all sides — a measurable test of both height and prominence — and their two-volume survey, The Mountains of England and Wales (Wales 1989, England 1990), catalogued 442 of them. Unlike the guidebook rounds, the list spans the whole country, from Snowdonia to the Pennines; shown here are only the Lakeland Nuttalls. The books are noted for John's fine pen-and-ink drawings and remain a standard reference, kept current through later editions.
John and Anne Nuttall are among Britain's best-known walking writers — authors of The Mountains of England and Wales and nine other guidebooks, and for eighteen years the writers of a weekly walks column in the Manchester Evening News. Anne, a former pharmacist, and John, a former chartered engineer, gave up their careers for the hills; John's pen-and-ink illustrations are a hallmark of their multi-award-winning work.
Nuttalls map
Every summit on this list plotted from its recorded position. Click a marker to open that fell’s guide — the map follows the search and filters below, and ticked tops show in the accent colour.
Browse all 157 Nuttalls
Search by name, filter by height band, and tick off the tops as you bag them. Progress is saved on this device.
This page lists the 157 fells on this list that have a guide on the site — not the full national list of 442. New to the lists? See how the fell lists differ.
Beyond the Lake District
12 Nuttalls outside the Lake District have a guide here. They are not counted in the figures above.