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697 mWainwright — Western Fells+3 bonus Birketts within 3 km Serious in Clag

Caw Fell at 697m (2,287ft) is a Wainwright summit in the Western Fells, a remote top above the south side of Ennerdale.

Summit conditions on Caw Fell

On the summit on Tuesday 27 October: 11° to 5°C, gusts to 63 mph, 3.2 mm of rain forecast over the whole day, midnight to midnight.

Against our lines, Tuesday 27 October: wind, cold and cloud from the Met Office UKV 2 km model (daylight hours, as in the verdict above); rain from the summit line’s forecast (the whole day). A tile is large when this top is past its line.

Wind on the top

Past the line

61 mph, our estimate for the open top in the worst daylight hour

The Met Office 2 km model’s gust of 51 mph times our exposure factor of 1.2. The summit line above gives Open-Meteo’s highest gust for the whole day, 63 mph, before any exposure factor.

The line Our line: 25 mph, where our wind Scale begins its 25–35 band: “balance affected; buffeting on exposed ground”. MWIS describes what wind does to a walker across a range rather than at a line: from about 20–25 mph it starts to affect your balance.

Estimated: it is not calibrated against summit readings, and the two forecasts can disagree by more than a band.

Also checked cold: feels like 1 °C, no ice or snow forecast; cloud: a clear-top reading of 28 out of 100, over our in-cloud line of 20; rain: 3.2 mm in the day, under our 6 mm line. Under a line is not the same as fine: it means only that these figures are under the lines we use.

Not in these tiles Lightning, river levels, snow or ice already lying, and the ground under your feet. A tile cannot see them, so an empty space here never means they are absent.

Snow figures with a second opinion: Powered by Met Office data

Full 7-day summit forecast ↓

Wainwrights are scored for walking conditions each morning from the Met Office’s UK forecast model, read for each summit through Open-Meteo; the forecast figures are Open-Meteo’s, worked out for the summit’s height. How we check →

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com

Routes up Caw Fell

Choose the way up before the car park: these two routes start from two places, and the last two rows give the parking and bus at each route’s own start. Full maps further down.

Very Long Day OutMiddle Fell, Haycock Seatallan and Buckbarrow
Starts fromOverbeck BridgeLow Greendale Car Park
Distance and climb26.63 km, 1,810 m of climb17.8 km, 1,298 m of climb
Time, fast to steady~8¼–11¼ h~5½–7¾ h
ScramblingGraded scramble: Stirrup Crag, at Yewbarrow's north end (km 2.9–3.2). Yewbarrow: The north end drops in a steep set of ledges and chimneys — a genuine scramble that catches people out, especially as a descent.Not mentioned in the route’s notes
ExposureModerateNot assessed
NavigationHardHard
Steepest stretchClimb of about 49% at 1.2 km (Severe)Climb of about 38% at 5.6 km (Severe)
After the summitOver Middle Fell, Seatallan, Glade How and BuckbarrowOver Seatallan, Glade How and Buckbarrow
Walked or plannedPlanned: drawn, not yet walkedPlanned: drawn, not yet walked
Car park at the startOverbeck Bridge, Wastwater (NT, paid)Greendale (layby) (free)
Bus to the startNot measuredNot measured

Times run from fast to steady pace (Naismith’s rule). Scrambling quotes each route’s own notes; “not mentioned” means they do not say, not that the ground has none. Each route’s page has its map, stages and GPX.

Distance, climb and the steepest stretch are measured from each route’s GPX track; the other grades are set on the ground, judged from the map or estimated from OpenStreetMap, and each route page says which. How we check →

Is Caw Fell hard to walk?

Underfoot, no — it is mostly easy grass on a broad flat-topped whaleback, and that is precisely why it gets under-estimated. Caw Fell is one of the remotest fells in the district, set well back from any road on the southern arm of the Ennerdale horseshoe, and the usual starts at Bowness Knott or Blengdale are a long way from the summit.

Three things make it a real day. The distance from help, if anything goes wrong. The wide featureless top, which in cloud gives you almost nothing to steer by — the boundary wall along the ridge is the handrail worth knowing about. And the crags dropping to Silver Cove on the Ennerdale flank, where gentle grass gives way with little warning. Our Wasdale round reaching it is 17.8 km with 1298 m of ascent.

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Conditions and 7-day summit forecast

Modelled for the 697 m summit (Open-Meteo). Check the Met Office mountain forecast and MWIS before you set off.

Full 7-day forecast
Tue 27 Oct
11° / 5°
63 mph
3.2 mm (100%)
Wed 28 Oct
8° / 6°
42 mph
3.8 mm (100%)
Thu 29 Oct
9° / 7°
27 mph
0.8 mm (26%)
Fri 30 Oct
8° / 5°
27 mph
0.0 mm (31%)
Sat 31 Oct
10° / 2°
7 mph
0.0 mm (25%)
Sun 1 Nov
8° / 1°
7 mph
0.0 mm (12%)
Mon 2 Nov
6° / 0°
15 mph
0.0 mm (0%)

Taken 27 October 2026, 08:13 UTC; the live forecast replaces it when it loads. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com

Pro mountain forecasts: MWIS · Met Office mountain forecast

Parking & buses for Caw Fell

Parking

Route starts first, then the car parks nearest the summit, which are not always a way up.

Overbeck Bridge, Wastwater (NT, paid) — 0.1 km from the start of Very Long Day Out (straight line)
Approx 20 spaces. By Overbeck Bridge on the lakeshore road. 'Very Long Day Out' and 'Wastwater Shore (the Screes view)' start here. Added from the 5 August 2026 OSM candidate review. Small NT pay-and-display car park at the foot of Yewbarrow on the lakeshore road. Fees: £7 up to 2 hours; £8 up to 4 hours; £9.50 all day. Charges apply at all times (NT, checked August 2026). Free for NT members (checked August 2026). No overnight parking (National Trust, checked August 2026).
Directions Something changed here?
Greendale (layby) — at the start of Middle Fell, Haycock Seatallan and Buckbarrow
Walking base for Middle Fell, Haycock, Little Gowder Crag and Caw Fell — the 'Middle Fell, Haycock Seatallan and Buckbarrow' route starts 22 m away. Free (OSM-tagged). Unpaved surface (OSM-tagged).
Directions Something changed here?
Overbeck Bridge, 0.7 km SW (layby) — 5.3 km from summit (straight line)
Roadside on the valley road along Wast Water's north-west shore, about 70 m from the water. 'Very Long Day Out' and 'Wastwater Shore (the Screes view)' start at Overbeck Bridge, 0.7 km on foot. Free (OSM-tagged). Unpaved surface (OSM-tagged).
Directions Something changed here?

Positions are approximate.

Vehicles are left at their owner’s risk: we list places people park and cannot vouch for any of them. Take valuables with you and leave nothing on show.

Buses

We don’t know yet. Wasdale Explorer (seasonal) serves this area, but we don’t hold its stop positions, so we can’t measure the walk from it — and we won’t tell you to drive on the strength of a gap in our own data. The Wasdale Action Group lists it as running Saturdays, Sundays and bank holiday Mondays from the start of May to the end of August (read 30 September 2026): check before you travel.

Getting there across the Lake District: Buses · Parking map · By train · By boat

Hazards on Caw Fell

Hazard & Incident Information for Caw Fell

Checked by Lee McCoy, . Draws on published material from Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team. Editorial background, not a live callout feed.

Hazard: Moderate

One of the remotest fells in Lakeland — a broad, flat-topped whaleback set well back from any valley on the southern arm of the Ennerdale horseshoe. The going underfoot is mostly easy grass, so it should not be under-estimated: the real challenges are the sheer distance from help, long pathless sections over a featureless top, and the crags dropping to Silver Cove on the Ennerdale side. A boundary wall along the ridge is the handiest navigation aid. Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team covers this ground.

  • Remoteness and the long walk-out: Caw Fell is a long way from any road or car park (Blengdale or Bowness Knott are the usual, distant, starts). A minor injury, navigation slip or late finish becomes serious because you are a long way from a road, and any rescue takes time to reach you. Carry full kit, food, water and a means of calling for help, and leave a generous time margin.
  • Broad featureless summit & pathless ground: The wide, flat top has little to fix on and the connecting ground (e.g. toward Lank Rigg) is pathless and boggy in places. In cloud, navigate by compass — the ridge wall is a useful handrail, but don't rely on finding a trodden path.
  • Crags above Silver Cove (Ennerdale side): The northern flank breaks into crags above Silver Cove. Keep back from the edge in mist or wind; the gentle grassy top gives little warning of the steeper ground.
Who should attempt this fell: Caw Fell is easy underfoot but a big, committing day for confident, self-reliant walkers. Treat it as a navigation and remoteness challenge first: be sure with map and compass, use the ridge wall as a handrail in cloud, keep clear of the Silver Cove crags, and carry everything you need to look after yourself a long way from help. Turn back if the weather closes in.

What to watch for: Trouble magnified by remoteness and a long walk-out · Navigation errors on the featureless top and pathless, boggy connecting ground · Walkers drifting toward the crags above Silver Cove in cloud · Being benighted far from the valley

Local Mountain Rescue: Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team

Safety: Always check current conditions, carry proper navigation equipment, and seek qualified instruction before heading onto the fells. In an emergency, call 999, ask for Police, then Mountain Rescue.

Report incorrect information

Navigating in cloud

Serious in cloud

Of the three things our terrain model measures, the highest reading here is the amount of near-level ground around the summit. A serious place to be caught in cloud: carry map and compass (or GPS) and know how to use them, or save it for a clear day.

In winter — snow, whiteout, cornices, buried features — every top demands full winter navigation skills whatever its band, and a broad, gentle summit can be the worst place of all. See walking in bad weather and the navigation guide.

How Caw Fell compares with all 214: the Clag Index (experimental).

If you need Mountain Rescue

Dial 999 or 112 and ask for the Police, then Mountain Rescue.

Before you call, have ready: where you are (a grid reference if you can – the OS Locate app shows yours on your phone), what has happened, how many of you there are, and your mobile number.

Then stay where you are until the rescue team contacts you.

If you cannot make a voice call because of a hearing or speech impairment, emergency SMS works only if you have registered first: text “register” to 999.

From Mountain Rescue England and Wales’s guidance on calling them out (read 26 October 2026).

Map, GPX and nearby Birketts

Free mapping: OpenTopoMap / OpenStreetMap, with SRTM elevation data (switch layers top-right).

Parking, toilets and buses: Parking & buses ↑.

Birketts within 3 km of Caw Fell

These Birkett tops are not Wainwright summits. Distances are straight lines: check the ground and access on a map before adding one.

0.8 km ELittle Gowder Crag735 m · Western
1.3 km NWIron Crag (Ennerdale Fell)640 m · Western
2.3 km NNELingmell (Ennerdale)427 m · Western

Routes over Caw Fell

Middle Fell, Haycock Seatallan and Buckbarrow
Summits: Middle FellHaycockLittle Gowder CragCaw FellSeatallanGlade HowBuckbarrow

Download GPX Planned route · not yet walked

Warnings: Middle Fell: The Wast Water-facing side falls away in tiers of crag. Don't be tempted to drop straight off the ridge — descend by the established lines at the ends. In cloud keep to the ridge crest and well back from the eastern edge. Seatallan: The way up is not obvious from below and the path is faint and indistinct in places; the wide, flat summit gives little to navigate by. In cloud, take a compass bearing to find the top and to choose the right line down. Haycock is a long, rough walk from any direction, with narrow paths. A minor injury, navigation error or late finish turns serious here because you are a long way from a road, and any rescue takes time to reach you. Carry full kit, food and water, a means of calling for help, and allow generous daylight. Caw Fell is a long way from any road or car park (Blengdale or Bowness Knott are the usual, distant, starts). A minor injury, navigation slip or late finish becomes serious because you are a long way from a road, and any rescue takes time to reach you. Carry full kit, food, water and a means of calling for help, and leave a generous time margin. Caw Fell: The wide, flat top has little to fix on and the connecting ground (e.g. toward Lank Rigg) is pathless and boggy in places. In cloud, navigate by compass — the ridge wall is a useful handrail, but don't rely on finding a trodden path.

From the hazard notes for Middle Fell · Caw Fell · Seatallan, each with its sources.

Route guide →

Very Long Day Out
Summits: YewbarrowYewbarrow North Top (Stirrup Crag)Red Pike (Wasdale)Scoat Fell (Little Scoat Fell)SteepleHaycockLittle Gowder CragCaw FellMiddle FellSeatallanGlade HowBuckbarrow

Download GPX Planned route · not yet walked

Picked for its light in: May, July

Warnings: Middle Fell: The Wast Water-facing side falls away in tiers of crag. Don't be tempted to drop straight off the ridge — descend by the established lines at the ends. In cloud keep to the ridge crest and well back from the eastern edge. The ground here is broad and confusingly similar, and the path forks on the ascent of Red Pike; walkers have taken the wrong line in mist. The link between Red Pike, Little Scoat Fell and Pillar is easy to misjudge. Navigate deliberately by compass and account for the steep drops to the east. Yewbarrow: The north end drops in a steep set of ledges and chimneys — a genuine scramble that catches people out, especially as a descent. Walkers regularly become cragfast here unable to climb down, and falls have caused head and leg injuries. Tackle it only if you are comfortable scrambling on steep rock; if in doubt, avoid the traverse and return the way you came. Scoat Fell (Little Scoat Fell): The short ridge out to Steeple is narrow and exposed, with a steep drop, and becomes serious when banked with snow or iced. Cross it carefully and avoid it in fierce wind; it is the spot most likely to catch you out here. Caw Fell is a long way from any road or car park (Blengdale or Bowness Knott are the usual, distant, starts). A minor injury, navigation slip or late finish becomes serious because you are a long way from a road, and any rescue takes time to reach you. Carry full kit, food, water and a means of calling for help, and leave a generous time margin. Caw Fell: The wide, flat top has little to fix on and the connecting ground (e.g. toward Lank Rigg) is pathless and boggy in places. In cloud, navigate by compass — the ridge wall is a useful handrail, but don't rely on finding a trodden path. Seatallan: The way up is not obvious from below and the path is faint and indistinct in places; the wide, flat summit gives little to navigate by. In cloud, take a compass bearing to find the top and to choose the right line down. Haycock is a long, rough walk from any direction, with narrow paths. A minor injury, navigation error or late finish turns serious here because you are a long way from a road, and any rescue takes time to reach you. Carry full kit, food and water, a means of calling for help, and allow generous daylight. Steeple: The link to the main ridge is a short, narrow crest with steep, rocky drops on both sides. A fall here can be fatal. It is straightforward in dry, calm conditions but genuinely exposed; take care with foot placement, and treat it with great caution in wind, wet or cloud. The steep scree slope off Dore Head (toward Mosedale) is severely eroded, loose and unpleasant — once a scree run, now a notorious leg-breaker. The steep ground beside it has left walkers cragfast. Avoid it as a descent; safer ground exists, and the screes are best left alone. Red Pike (Wasdale): The summit and the ridge northward run along the lip of steep crags dropping into Mosedale. In wind or cloud a slip near the edge is serious. Keep to the western side of the crest and well back from the brink. Steeple: The summit and its ridge are flanked by steep coves dropping toward Ennerdale. A trip near the edge runs into serious ground. Keep to the crest and don't stray onto the steep grass and rock above the coves. Scoat Fell (Little Scoat Fell): The summit slopes gently to the south but breaks into impressive crags on its northern side, above the Ennerdale coves. In cloud or wind keep well back from the northern edge — the easy boulder top gives little warning before the drop.

From the hazard notes for Yewbarrow · Red Pike (Wasdale) · Scoat Fell (Little Scoat Fell) · Steeple · Caw Fell · Middle Fell · Seatallan, each with its sources.

Route guide →

Every line here is a guide, not a guarantee — conditions change. Navigate for yourself and carry a map and compass. How to use this guide.

About Caw Fell

Caw Fell, a Lake District fell
Photo: Freddyj66 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Wainwright included it as one of the most isolated fells in his Western guide — difficult to reach without a long approach and giving a genuine sense of adventure. The views across Ennerdale and towards Pillar and the Scafell group reward the effort. Best approached from Ennerdale or via the ridge from Iron Crag.

Classifications & hill data

Is Caw Fell a Wainwright?

Caw Fell is a Wainwright. It is also on the Birkett list, the Synge list, the Nuttall list and the Fellranger list.

Selected lists

Wainwright
Western
Birkett
Fellranger
Synge
Nuttall
697 m
Height
2,287 ft
In feet
NY 1320 1099
Grid ref

This is the summit’s grid reference. If you call from anywhere else, give your own position, not this one.

The summit is also a Birkett.

Lists, height and summit position from the Database of British and Irish Hills; the feet are converted from its metres and the grid reference from that position. How we check →

The view from Caw Fell

The 360° skyline from Caw Fell

A computed 360° skyline — every visible named top labelled by distance and bearing, from the terrain model in perfect clarity, not photographed. Drag to pan; reveal the far four-nations horizon.

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Computed 360-degree skyline from Caw Fell33 labelled tops shown (22 distant behind the far-horizon toggle). Theoretical visibility in perfect clarity; computed from terrain, not photographed.eye levelNNEESESSWWNWScafell Pike · 9 kmScafell · 9 kmSkiddaw · 22 kmPillar · 4 kmGreat Dodd · 23 kmGrasmoor · 10 kmGategill Fell Top · 25 kmScoat Fell · 3 kmHigh Stile · 5 kmSwirl How · 18 kmThe Old Man of Coniston · 19 kmHaycock · 1 kmGrisedale Pike · 13 kmHigh Crag · 6 kmWhiteside · 12 kmSeatallan · 3 kmHarter Fell · 14 kmBlack Combe · 26 kmWhitfell · 18 kmCaw · 19 kmLittle Gowder Crag · 1 kmCriffel · 54 km · clear daysIron Crag · 1 kmStarling Dodd · 5 kmGreat Borne · 5 kmLank Rigg · 4 kmGale Fell · 5 kmWhoap · 4 kmMurton Fell · 9 kmGreat Worm Crag · 15 kmDarling Fell · 12 kmBlakeley Raise · 7 kmMuncaster Fell · 13 kmSkiddaw Little Man · 22 kmGrey Friar · 17 kmRed Pike · 5 kmBuck Pike · 19 kmWalna Scar · 19 kmBuck Barrow · 20 kmMiddle Fell · 4 kmBlake Fell · 9 kmMellbreak North Top · 8 kmGrike · 6 kmGraystones · 16 kmBengairn · 57 km · clear daysKelton Fell · 8 kmFlat Fell · 8 kmSnowdon · 165 km · a handful of days a yearSlieve Donard · 171 km · a handful of days a yearMerrick · 103 km · a rare clear dayAran Fawddwy · 190 km · a handful of days a yearBroad Law · 112 km · a rare clear daySnaefell · 77 km · a rare clear dayCairnsmore of Carsphairn · 102 km · a rare clear daySlieve Croob · 172 km · a handful of days a yearYr Eifl · 183 km · a handful of days a yearGreen Lowther · 104 km · a rare clear dayDivis · 174 km · a handful of days a yearCulter Fell · 118 km · a rare clear dayCadair Berwyn · 179 km · a handful of days a yearBeneraird · 120 km · a handful of days a yearAgnew's Hill · 172 km · a handful of days a yearWisp Hill · 92 km · a rare clear dayColt Hill · 98 km · a rare clear dayFair Snape Fell · 79 km · a rare clear dayWinter Hill · 110 km · a rare clear dayLaw Kneis · 103 km · a rare clear dayPibble Hill · 78 km · a rare clear dayMull Hill · 104 km · a rare clear day
The skyline as a list, by direction
  • North: Whiteside (12 km)
  • North-east: High Stile (5 km), Red Pike (5 km), High Stile (5 km), High Crag (6 km), Robinson (9 km), Dale Head (10 km), Grasmoor (10 km), Crag Hill (11 km), Eel Crag (11 km), Grisedale Pike (13 km), Skiddaw Little Man (22 km), Skiddaw South Top (22 km), Skiddaw Middle Top (22 km), Skiddaw (22 km), Skiddaw North Top (22 km), Little Dodd (23 km), Broad End (23 km), Great Dodd (23 km), Clough Head (23 km), Gategill Fell Top (25 km)
  • East: Haycock (1 km), Steeple (3 km), Scoat Fell (3 km), Pillar (4 km)
  • South-east: Scafell (9 km), Scafell Pike (9 km), Slight Side (10 km), Harter Fell (14 km), Grey Friar (17 km), Swirl How (18 km), Great How (18 km), Brim Fell (19 km), Dow Crag (19 km), Buck Pike (19 km), The Old Man of Coniston (19 km), Brown Pike (19 km), Walna Scar (19 km), White Maiden (20 km)
  • South: Seatallan (3 km)

On the clearest days the far horizon adds: Snowdon (165 km, Wales), Slieve Donard (171 km, Ireland), Carnedd Llewelyn (153 km, Wales), Merrick (103 km, Scotland), Aran Fawddwy (190 km, Wales), Broad Law (112 km, Scotland), Snaefell (77 km, Isle of Man), Moel Siabod (162 km, Wales).

Computed from Copernicus GLO-30 terrain; distant tops from the Database of British and Irish Hills v18.4 (CC BY 4.0). See how we compute the view · and the summit intervisibility report below.

Sunrise and sunset on Caw Fell

Caw Fell waits for the sun. Its longest wait of the modelled year falls on 1 October, when the sun is up for 32 minutes before it clears this skyline — first light 07:48 against an almanac sunrise of 07:16. You are standing in shadow while the valley below is already lit. The sun comes up to the east from here (101.0°), and the skyline on that bearing stands at 4.24°.

0°30°40°50°60°04:45
Midsummer. The filled shape is the skyline as seen from the summit; the line is the sun’s path. Where they meet is first light — everything left of that point is the wait.
Times for 2026, in Lakeland clock time (GMT in winter, BST in summer) — and model outputs rather than observations.
First lightAlmanac sunriseDifference
Midsummer04:45 BST ±5.0 min04:38+7 min
Equinox06:31 GMT ±5.0 min06:16+15 min
Midwinter08:36 GMT ±5.0 min08:34+2 min

A low, open northern horizon — the ground falls away northwards (mean -0.17°).

Last light — when the sun leaves Caw Fell

Caw Fell holds the light. On not one of the sixteen dates modelled does the sun leave this summit before almanac sunset — the ground falls away westward rather than standing over you, and at midsummer it is still in the sun 5 minutes after the valley has lost it.

The evening of the same three days. A negative difference means a ridge takes the sun before the valley loses it.
Last lightAlmanac sunsetDifference
Midsummer21:58 BST ±5.0 min21:53+5 min
Equinox18:33 GMT ±5.0 min18:27+6 min
Midwinter15:58 GMT ±5.0 min15:50+8 min

These are daylight figures, not a descent plan: the light goes on fading for a good while after the sun leaves, and going down in it is a decision about your own ground and party, not about this table.

What you can see from Caw Fell

On a clear day — computed sightlines, curvature- and refraction-corrected.
38Wainwrights in view+6 marginal
176 kmFurthest sightlineSlieve Binnian · possible under favourable refraction
2Sea in viewIrish Sea, Solway Firth

On the clearest days the view reaches across to Wales, Scotland, the Isle of Man and Northern Ireland.

Far horizons
  • Slieve Binnian Northern IrelandW · 176 km clear
  • Slieve Donard Northern IrelandW · 171 km clear
  • Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) WalesSSW · 165 km clear
  • Carnedd Llewelyn WalesSSW · 150 km clear
  • Merrick ScotlandNW · 104 km clear
  • Snaefell Isle of ManWSW · 77 km clear
  • Criffel ScotlandNNW · 55 km clear
  • Solway Firth bay/estuaryNNW · 44 km in view
  • Irish Sea open waterNW · 25 km in view
All 38 Wainwrights in clear view (nearest first)

Haycock, Steeple, Seatallan, Scoat Fell (Little Scoat Fell), Pillar, Middle Fell, Lank Rigg, Yewbarrow, Starling Dodd, Crag Fell, High Stile, Red Pike (Buttermere), Great Borne, Grike, High Crag (Buttermere), Illgill Head, Hen Comb, Scafell, Blake Fell, Slight Side, Dale Head, Grasmoor, Crag Hill (Eel Crag), Sail, Whiteside (Whiteside West Top), Low Fell, Hard Knott, Fellbarrow - Mosser Fell, Grisedale Pike, Harter Fell (Eskdale), Graystones (Graystones North Top), Grey Friar, Brim Fell, Dow Crag, The Old Man of Coniston (Coniston Old Man), Skiddaw, Great Dodd, Clough Head

How the view from Caw Fell compares with all 214 — the View Report: every Wainwright ranked by what you can see from the top.

How the skyline, light and sightlines are computed

Computed, not photographed. First light is the first minute the sun’s upper limb clears this summit’s own skyline and last light the last minute it is still clear of it, both solved against the 360° horizon profile behind The View from Caw Fell. Almanac sunrise and sunset are the flat-horizon convention. Every time carries a ± band from the 30 m elevation model — it smooths arêtes and cornices, so nothing here claims better than five minutes.

Sightlines from the Copernicus GLO-30 elevation model, which is a surface model: each 30 m cell holds the top of whatever stands there, trees and buildings included, rather than bare ground. Corrected for the Earth’s curvature and average atmospheric refraction. “Distant” sightlines and any over 100 km depend on exceptionally clear air. Modelled from Copernicus GLO-30 open elevation data — a guide to the view, not a guarantee of any single one.

Places to stay near this fell

Also nearby, but not independent

We have not stayed at any of them. We take no bookings or affiliate fees. Distances are straight lines from each route start, never walking times. Properties found via OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions about Caw Fell

Is Caw Fell hard to walk? Answered above.

Questions from Google’s “People also ask”. · Last updated 2026-08-30 · Suggest a question or correction

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