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Birkett — Northern (not a Wainwright summit)Birkett top

Miton Hill

Miton Hill at 607m (1,991ft) is a Birkett top in the Back o' Skiddaw country north of the main Lakeland fells, its open moorland summit giving views across the northern fell country and towards the Solway.

607 m
Height
+5
Bonus Birketts
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607 mBirkett — Northern (not a Wainwright summit)+5 bonus Birketts within 3 km

Is it worth going? — Today’s conditions & 7-day summit forecast

Modelled guidance for the 607 m summit. Always check the Met Office mountain forecast and MWIS before you set off.

On the summit today (Tue 28 Jul): 15° to 14°C, gusts to 39 mph, 5.5 mm of rain forecast.

Tue 28 Jul
🌦️
15° / 14°
💨 39 mph
🌧 5.5 mm (61%)
Wed 29 Jul
🌧️
16° / 11°
💨 31 mph
🌧 9.9 mm (71%)
Thu 30 Jul
🌧️
13° / 5°
💨 31 mph
🌧 1.9 mm (76%)
Fri 31 Jul
🌤️
14° / 2°
💨 24 mph
🌧 0.0 mm (76%)
Sat 1 Aug
🌦️
14° / 3°
💨 15 mph
🌧 2.7 mm (55%)
Sun 2 Aug
☁️
15° / 3°
💨 17 mph
🌧 0.0 mm (28%)
Mon 3 Aug
🌦️
15° / 6°
💨 15 mph
🌧 0.4 mm (22%)

Forecast snapshot from 28 Jul 2026, 04:58 UTC — refreshed nightly and updated live in your browser. Temperatures and gusts adjusted to the 607 m summit altitude via Open-Meteo. Summit conditions are always harsher than the valley — check the professional mountain forecasts before you go.

Pro mountain forecasts: MWIS · Met Office mountain forecast

About the walk

Key information

Miton Hill

Miton Hill at 607m (1,991ft) is a Birkett top in the Back o' Skiddaw country north of the main Lakeland fells, its open moorland summit giving views across the northern fell country and towards the Solway. Part of the broad, rolling moorland of the Caldbeck Fells. A remote and atmospheric summit.

Routes up Miton Hill

Hand-mapped, with GPX to download — full maps further down.

Birketts by Carrock Fell
15.3 km · ~4.2 hr
Carrock Fell and Knott
16.6 km · ~4.5 hr
Classifications & hill data
Birkett
Synge
607 m
Height
1,991 ft
In feet
NY 3292 3410
Grid ref

Map & nearby Birketts

Free mapping: OpenTopoMap / OpenStreetMap (switch layers top-right). Parking positions are approximate.

Nearest parking: Mungrisdale village hall (donation), about 5.3 km from the summit (straight line). Full parking, toilets and bus details are below.

Birketts near Miton Hill (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.

0.6 km SERound Knott603 m · Northern
1.4 km WHare Stones627 m · Northern
1.9 km WGreat Lingy Hill616 m · Northern
2.3 km SWCoomb Height627 m · Northern
2.6 km WMiller Moss (Little Lingy Hill)610 m · Northern

Routes over Miton Hill

Birketts by Carrock FellPlanned
15.34 km · ~668 m ascent · loop · ~4–5.5 h
Summits: Carrock FellRound KnottMiton HillHare StonesGreat Lingy HillMiller Moss (Little Lingy Hill)KnottCoomb Height

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Full route guide ↗

✎️ 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.

Carrock Fell and KnottLive
16.62 km · ~718 m ascent · loop · ~4.5–6 h
Summits: Carrock FellMiton HillHigh Pike (Caldbeck)Hare StonesKnott

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Full route guide ↗

A planned line is a suggestion, not a guarantee — conditions change. Navigate independently and carry a map & compass.

Best parking to hike Miton Hill

Where we have the data, each parking spot also shows the nearest public toilets and facilities (cafés, pubs, shops).

Mungrisdale village hall (donation) — 5.3 km from summit (straight line)
For Bowscale Fell, Bannerdale Crags, Souther Fell and The Tongue.
Directions
Mosedale / Bowscale (verge) — 5.5 km from summit (straight line)
Verge parking for Carrock Fell and the back o' Skiddaw fells via the Caldew valley.
Directions

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.

Buses to Miton Hill from Penrith / Ambleside / Windermere

No regular bus serves the start points for this fell — this is one for the car (or a long approach from the nearest served valley). The nearest hubs are Penrith (X4/X5 & 508), Ambleside and Windermere (555, 505, 516).

Rural routes change seasonally — confirm on stagecoachbus.com or Traveline before relying on a last bus.

Other fells near Miton Hill

Maps & guidebooks for Miton Hill

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