Lingmoor Fell (Brown How)
Lingmoor Fell at 469m (1,539ft) is a heathery ridge between Great Langdale and Little Langdale, its summit giving one of the finest aerial views of Great Langdale available from any low fell.
Is it worth going? — Today’s conditions & 7-day summit forecast
Modelled guidance for the 470 m summit. Always check the Met Office mountain forecast and MWIS before you set off.
On the summit today (Fri 11 Sep): 13° to 8°C, gusts to 27 mph, 2.6 mm of rain forecast.
Forecast snapshot from 11 Sep 2026, 08:30 UTC — refreshed nightly and updated live in your browser. Temperatures and gusts adjusted to the 470 m summit altitude via Open-Meteo. Summit conditions are always harsher than the valley — check the professional mountain forecasts before you go.
Lingmoor Fell (Brown How) at a glance
Lingmoor Fell (Brown How)
Routes up Lingmoor Fell (Brown How)
Hand-mapped, with GPX to download — full maps further down.
Classifications & hill data
The short answers
Where do you park for Lingmoor Fell (Brown How)?
The nearest car park we hold is Blea Tarn (NT, paid), about 0.8 km from the summit in a straight line. The next is Lingmoor Fell (layby), 1.0 km out. We only look within 2.5 km, measured straight-line: over longer distances a road may cross a pass and the drive bears no relation to the line.
My hikes over Lingmoor Fell (Brown How) (Strava)
1 logged hike pass over this summit:
- Cloudy Climb with Steady Pulse - apart from any interaction with the kids (opens in new tab) — 9.5 km · 487 m ascent · 2h 53m moving · 5 May 2024
Interactive route maps and photos load here for visitors with JavaScript. Data from Strava.
Parking & buses for Lingmoor Fell (Brown How)
Best parking to hike Lingmoor Fell (Brown How)
Where we have the data, each parking spot also shows the nearest public toilets and facilities (cafés, pubs, shops).
Positions are approximate — zoom the map to confirm. Lakeland car parks fill before 9am on fine weekends.
Tip: pan and zoom the interactive map at the top of this page to spot other potential parking near your route.
Vehicles are left entirely at their owner’s risk. We list places people park; we cannot vouch for any of them. Judge it on the day: take valuables with you, leave nothing on show, and if a spot feels wrong when you get there, park somewhere else.
Getting to Lingmoor Fell (Brown How) by bus
The 516 stops at Elterwater, opposite The Britannia Inn, 70 m from the start of Lingmoor Fell from Elterwater — a route we rate Moderate. Last bus: Monday to Friday 19:52 towards Dungeon Ghyll (516); Saturday 22:12 towards Dungeon Ghyll (516); Sunday 19:52 towards Dungeon Ghyll (516). Checked against the operator’s timetable, 7 September 2026. Times here are a guide, not a promise — leave yourself more than the minute.
Rural routes change seasonally — confirm on stagecoachbus.com (opens in new tab) or Traveline before relying on a last bus.
Hazards on Lingmoor Fell (Brown How)
No hazard card for this fell. The usual open-fell rules apply: check the forecast, carry a map and compass, and turn back in cloud if the ground is not what you expected.
Navigating Lingmoor Fell (Brown How) in cloud
StraightforwardA broad, gently-sloping top with little to steer by — easy to lose your bearings and hard to relocate in mist. Navigation here is relatively straightforward even in cloud — but carry map and compass and know how to use them; a low score never means “safe”.
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 Lingmoor Fell (Brown How) compares with all 214 — the Clag Index: navigating in cloud. A relative, deliberately cautious guide; the site can’t navigate for you.
Map & nearby Birketts
Skip mapFree mapping: OpenTopoMap / OpenStreetMap (switch layers top-right). Parking positions are approximate.
Nearest parking: Blea Tarn (NT, paid), about 0.8 km from the summit (straight line). Full parking, toilets and bus details are below.
Birketts near Lingmoor Fell (Brown How) (within 3 km)
These Birkett tops are not Wainwright summits — detour to them on this walk and they are pure profit. Distances are straight-line; allow extra for terrain.
Routes over Lingmoor Fell (Brown How)
✎️ Planned route — drawn but not personally walked or checked yet.
A planned line is a suggestion, not a guarantee — conditions change. Navigate independently and carry a map & compass. How to use this guide.
On the hill: terrain and water on Lingmoor Fell (Brown How)
Water & shelter on the way up
On the Lingmoor Fell from Elterwater route:
On-route facilities © OpenStreetMap contributors, per route — an absent marker doesn’t mean none.
The view from Lingmoor Fell (Brown How)
The 360° skyline from Lingmoor Fell (Brown How)
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.
What you can see from Lingmoor Fell (Brown How), by direction
- North: Codale Head (5 km), Ullscarf (8 km), Helvellyn (11 km), Helvellyn Lower Man (12 km), Watson's Dodd (15 km), Clough Head (18 km), Gategill Fell Top (23 km), Blencathra (23 km), Doddick Fell (23 km)
- North-east: Great Rigg (8 km), Seat Sandal (8 km), Fairfield (9 km), Hart Crag (9 km), Dove Crag (9 km), Dollywaggon Pike (10 km), High Crag (10 km), Red Screes (10 km), Nethermost Pike (10 km), Caudale Moor (12 km), Kidsty Pike (16 km)
- East: Ill Bell (14 km), Froswick (14 km), Harter Fell (16 km), Kentmere Pike (17 km)
- South-west: Wetherlam (4 km), Black Sails (4 km), Swirl How (5 km), Grey Friar (6 km)
- West: Crinkle Crags (5 km), Crinkle Crags (5 km), Crinkle Crags (5 km), Shelter Crags (5 km), Bowfell (6 km)
- North-west: Thunacar Knott (4 km), Esk Pike (7 km), Allen Crags (8 km), Red Beck Top (8 km), Great End (8 km), Green Gable (11 km), Great Gable (11 km)
On the clearest days the far horizon adds: Moel y Gamelin (159 km, Wales), Great Whernside (76 km, England), Moel Famau (143 km, Wales), Winter Hill (96 km, England), Cyrn-y-Brain (156 km, Wales), Billinge Hill (106 km, England), Foel Fenlli (145 km, Wales).
Computed from terrain in perfect clarity, not photographed · distances are straight-line.
Computed from Copernicus GLO-30 terrain; distant tops from the Database of British and Irish Hills (opens in new tab) (CC BY 4.0). See how we compute the view · and the summit intervisibility report below.
Sunrise and sunset on Lingmoor Fell (Brown How)
Lingmoor Fell (Brown How) waits for the sun. Its longest wait of the modelled year falls at midsummer, when the sun is up for 20 minutes before it clears this skyline — first light 04:57 against an almanac sunrise of 04:37. You are standing in shadow while the valley below is already lit. The sun comes up to the north-east from here (49.3°), and the skyline on that bearing stands at 1.82°.
| First light | Almanac sunrise | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midsummer | 04:57 BST ±5.0 min | 04:37 | +20 min |
| Equinox | 06:16 GMT ±5.0 min | 06:15 | +1 min |
| Midwinter | 08:28 GMT ±5.0 min | 08:32 | -4 min |
The northern horizon stands at about 2.19° from here.
Last light — when the sun leaves Lingmoor Fell (Brown How)
Lingmoor Fell (Brown How) loses the sun early. Its earliest evening of the modelled year falls on 1 January, when last light is 38 minutes before almanac sunset — 15:21 against 15:59. The sun goes down to the south-west from here (221.8°), and the skyline on that bearing stands at 3.58°.
| Last light | Almanac sunset | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midsummer | 21:36 BST ±5.0 min | 21:52 | -16 min |
| Equinox | 18:02 GMT ±5.0 min | 18:26 | -24 min |
| Midwinter | 15:13 GMT ±5.0 min | 15:49 | -36 min |
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 Lingmoor Fell (Brown How). 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. 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 Lingmoor Fell (Brown How)
On a clear day — computed sightlines, curvature- and refraction-corrected.- Ingleborough Yorkshire Dales
- Whernside Yorkshire Dales
- Morecambe Bay bay/estuary
All 57 Wainwrights in clear view (nearest first)
Silver How, Pike of Blisco, Blea Rigg, Harrison Stickle, Loft Crag, Wetherlam, Pavey Ark, Pike of Stickle, Thunacar Knott, Cold Pike, Holme Fell, Loughrigg Fell, Sergeant Man, Tarn Crag (Easedale), Black Fell, Great Carrs, Swirl How, Helm Crag, Crinkle Crags - Long Top (Second Crinkle), Nab Scar, Grey Friar, Bowfell, Rossett Pike, Stone Arthur, Heron Pike (Rydal), Steel Fell (Dead Pike - Steel Fell), Esk Pike, Allen Crags, Ullscarf, Low Pike, Great Rigg, Seat Sandal, High Pike (Scandale), Great End, Fairfield, Hart Crag, Dove Crag, Dollywaggon Pike, Harter Fell (Eskdale), Baystones (Wansfell), Red Screes, Nethermost Pike, Green Gable, Middle Dodd, Great Gable, Helvellyn, Sour Howes, Sallows, Ill Bell, Yoke, Froswick, Watson's Dodd, Harter Fell (Mardale), Kidsty Pike, Kentmere Pike, Clough Head, Blencathra - Hallsfell Top
How Lingmoor Fell (Brown How)’s view compares with all 214 — the View Report: every Wainwright ranked by what you can see from the top.
Sightlines from a bare-earth terrain model (forests and buildings not included), 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
From Elterwater: 5 places in Grasmere
Frequently asked questions about Lingmoor Fell (Brown How)
How hard is Lingmoor Fell?
A moderate half-day fell — 470 m (1,542 ft) at Brown How, its summit. The paths are good and there's no scrambling on the ordinary routes, but it's a proper little hill with some steady climbing whichever way you come.
Its position is the reward: mid-Langdale, with the Langdale Pikes filling the view across the valley — many reckon it the best grandstand for them.
What is the squeeze on Lingmoor Fell?
"The squeeze" is a famous narrow gap between the crag and a fallen block on the path traversing Side Pike, at the fell's north-western end — walkers (and daypacks) shuffle through sideways. It's a novelty rather than a climb, but large rucksacks have to come off.
You don't have to go through it: the col between Side Pike and Lingmoor can be reached without the traverse, so the squeeze is an option, not an obstacle.
Where do you start a Lingmoor Fell walk?
Four good starts: Blea Tarn (NT car park — shortest, and takes in Side Pike), Little Langdale, Chapel Stile and Elterwater. Our mapped circuit runs from Elterwater over the summit ridge — about 11.5 km taking in the quarries and the ridge wall.
Is Lingmoor Fell a Wainwright, and is it dog friendly?
Yes — a Wainwright in the Central Fells, summit Brown How, 470 m. For dogs it's mostly gates: our route survey counted 19 gates and a kissing gate, but also a step-over stile and a few of unmapped type, so a dog may need lifting once or twice. Sheep graze the whole fell — leads on.
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Other fells near Lingmoor Fell (Brown How)
- Allen Crags
- Black Fell
- Bowfell
- Brim Fell
- Cold Pike
- Crinkle Crags - Long Top (Second Crinkle)
- Dow Crag
- Esk Pike
- Glaramara
- Great Carrs
- Great End
- Green Crag
- Grey Friar
- Hard Knott
- Harter Fell (Eskdale)
- Holme Fell
- Illgill Head
- Lingmell
- Pike of Blisco
- Rossett Pike
- Rosthwaite Fell - Bessyboot
- Scafell
- Scafell Pike
- Seathwaite Fell (Wainwright summit)
- Slight Side
- Swirl How
- The Old Man of Coniston (Coniston Old Man)
- Wetherlam
- Whin Rigg (Wasdale)