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693 mWainwright — Western Fells+2 bonus Birketts within 3 km Fewer traps in Clag

Seatallan at 693m (2,274ft) is a rounded summit above Wasdale, joined to Haycock by a col about 200 m below its top. The ascent from Nether Wasdale is long but rewarding.

Summit conditions on Seatallan

On the summit on Tuesday 27 October: 11° to 4°C, gusts to 68 mph, 9.9 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

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

The Met Office 2 km model’s gust of 52 mph times our exposure factor of 1.2. The summit line above gives Open-Meteo’s highest gust for the whole day, 68 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.

Rain, and the becks

Past the line

9.9 mm of rain over the whole day, midnight to midnight

The same figure as the summit line above and the 7-day forecast.

The line Our line: 6 mm in the day, where our scorer counts a day as soaking. We read rainfall, never river levels: becks in spate.

Open-Meteo’s forecast. It says nothing about rain already in the ground.

Also checked cold: feels like 0 °C, no ice or snow forecast; cloud: a clear-top reading of 21 out of 100, over our in-cloud line of 20. 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 Seatallan

Choose the way up before the car park: these three 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 OutThe Greendale HorseshoeMiddle Fell, Haycock Seatallan and Buckbarrow
Starts fromOverbeck BridgeGreendaleLow Greendale Car Park
Distance and climb26.63 km, 1,810 m of climb8.56 km, 789 m of climb17.8 km, 1,298 m of climb
Time, fast to steady~8¼–11¼ h~3–4¼ 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 notesNot mentioned in the route’s notes
ExposureModerateNot assessedNot assessed
NavigationHardHardHard
Steepest stretchClimb of about 49% at 1.2 km (Severe)Climb of about 38% at 3.6 km (Severe)Climb of about 38% at 5.6 km (Severe)
After the summitOver Glade How and BuckbarrowOver Glade How and BuckbarrowOver Glade How and Buckbarrow
Walked or plannedPlanned: drawn, not yet walkedPlanned: drawn, not yet walkedPlanned: drawn, not yet walked
Car park at the startOverbeck Bridge, Wastwater (NT, paid)Greendale (layby) (free)Greendale (layby) (free)
Bus to the startNot measuredNot 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 Seatallan hard?

The top is a broad grassy dome. What catches people is that the grass flanks are steep, so it takes real effort to get onto.

Our route over it with Middle Fell, Haycock and Buckbarrow is 17.8 km with 1298 m of ascent, with navigation graded hard. It is quiet up here and rarely busy, which is much of the appeal and also the reason to be sure of your line off it.

How we check →

Conditions and 7-day summit forecast

Modelled for the 693 m summit (Open-Meteo). Check the Met Office mountain forecast and MWIS before you set off.

Full 7-day forecast
Tue 27 Oct
11° / 4°
68 mph
9.9 mm (100%)
Wed 28 Oct
8° / 5°
42 mph
7.9 mm (100%)
Thu 29 Oct
9° / 7°
28 mph
1.2 mm (67%)
Fri 30 Oct
8° / 5°
28 mph
0.2 mm (12%)
Sat 31 Oct
8° / 3°
5 mph
4.6 mm (8%)
Sun 1 Nov
8° / 1°
12 mph
0.0 mm (2%)
Mon 2 Nov
6° / -1°
9 mph
0.0 mm (0%)

Taken 27 October 2026, 20:59 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 Seatallan

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 The Greendale Horseshoe and 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) — 2.8 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?
3 more places to park near Seatallan
Greendale, Nether Wasdale (roadside, free) — 2.9 km from summit (straight line)
Free verge parking for Middle Fell, Seatallan and Buckbarrow. OSM records the mapped parking area here as access=private - it may not be open to the public; the free verge parking is the roadside, not the yard (OSM element way/859299301, 2026-07-24 extract).
Directions Something changed here?
Middle Fell car park — 3.0 km from summit (straight line)
By the valley road along Wast Water's north-west shore, about 70 m from the water. 'Middle Fell, Haycock Seatallan and Buckbarrow' and 'The Greendale Horseshoe' start at Greendale, about 1.1 km west in a straight line. Fee not verified — check signage on arrival.
Directions Something changed here?
Greendale, 1.0 km E (layby) — 3.1 km from summit (straight line)
Roadside on the valley road along Wast Water's north-west shore, about 50 m from the water. 'Middle Fell, Haycock Seatallan and Buckbarrow' and 'The Greendale Horseshoe' start at Greendale, about 0.9 km west in a straight line. 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 Seatallan

Hazard & Incident Information for Seatallan

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

Hazard: Moderate

A remote, broad-domed grassy hill above Wasdale, quiet and rarely busy. It shouldn't be taken lightly: the flanks are steep grass, the paths are faint and the way up is not obvious, and the broad flat summit is a navigation trap in cloud. Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team covers this out-of-the-way fell.

  • Steep grassy flanks: Seatallan rises in a remorseless, steep grassy staircase. Wet grass on a steep slope is slippery and a slip can run a long way; take care on the descent in particular, and pace the relentless climb.
  • Faint paths & broad featureless summit: 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.
  • Remoteness and rough, boggy ground: This is a quiet hill where you may meet no one, with tussocky, boggy ground and a long way to help. Carry full kit and navigation, and allow time — a mishap here is more serious for being out of the way.
  • Crag on the western flank: A mapped crag line runs along the western side of the top, starting within about 50 m of the summit. In cloud, take your bearing at the summit before you move off westward.
Who should attempt this fell: Seatallan is a straightforward grassy fell in clear weather but an easy place to go wrong in cloud, where the faint paths and flat top defeat people who'd handle far rougher ground. Be confident navigating, take the steep grass carefully (especially down and when wet), and treat it as a remote hill — carry what you need and leave a time margin. Full winter care on the steep grass when it's frozen.

What to watch for: Slips on steep, wet grassy slopes, especially descending · Navigation errors on faint paths and the featureless summit in cloud · Difficulties compounded by remoteness and few other walkers about · Tiring, disorientating ground in poor visibility

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

Fewer traps in cloud

Of the three things our terrain model measures, the highest reading here is the amount of walkable ground near the summit that lies close to steep ground or crag. This top is in the lowest of the index’s four bands, and a low band never means “safe”: carry map and compass and know how to use them.

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 Seatallan 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 Seatallan

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

2.1 km SSWGlade How440 m · Western
2.5 km NLittle Gowder Crag735 m · Western

Routes over Seatallan

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 →

The Greendale Horseshoe
Summits: Middle FellSeatallanGlade HowBuckbarrow

A planned line, drawn from the map; not yet walked. From Buckbarrow it comes down to Greendale by the same path as our longer Middle Fell, Haycock, Seatallan and Buckbarrow round.

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. OpenStreetMap marks a ford on the line at about 7.7 km, on the way down from Buckbarrow. OpenStreetMap maps crag edges within about 50 m of the line in several places: beside Middle Fell’s top (about 1.6–2.2 km), below Seatallan’s top (about 3.7 and 4.1 km), at Buckbarrow’s top (about 6.8 km) and on the way down to Greendale (about 7.8–8.1 km, the nearest about 10 m from the path).

From the hazard notes for Middle 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 Seatallan

Seatallan, a Lake District fell
Photo: Ann Bowker (madaboutmountains.com), Attribution, via Wikimedia Commons

A secluded summit, with views of Wast Water from the western side of the valley.

Classifications & hill data

Is Seatallan a Wainwright?

Seatallan is a Wainwright. It is also on the Birkett list, the Synge list, the Nuttall list, the Fellranger list, the Marilyn list and the Hewitt list.

Selected lists

Wainwright
Western
Birkett
Fellranger
Synge
Nuttall
Marilyn
Hewitt
693 m
Height
2,274 ft
In feet
NY 1400 0844
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 Seatallan

The 360° skyline from Seatallan

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 Seatallan28 labelled tops shown (17 distant behind the far-horizon toggle). Theoretical visibility in perfect clarity; computed from terrain, not photographed.eye levelNNEESESSWWNWScafell Pike · 8 kmScafell · 7 kmHelvellyn · 21 kmGreat End · 9 kmPillar · 5 kmFairfield · 22 kmStybarrow Dodd · 23 kmScoat Fell · 4 kmSwirl How · 15 kmThe Old Man of Coniston · 17 kmHaycock · 2 kmCaw Fell · 3 kmBrown Pike · 17 kmWhite Pike · 17 kmBlack Combe · 23 kmWhitfell · 16 kmRed Pike · 3 kmCaw · 17 kmLittle Gowder Crag · 2 kmLank Rigg · 6 kmWhin Rigg · 5 kmGreat Worm Crag · 13 kmDent · 11 kmSwainson Knott · 6 kmBengairn · 59 km · clear daysPonsonby Fell · 6 kmCold Fell · 8 kmMuncaster Fell · 10 kmBroad Crag · 8 kmGreat Gable · 7 kmGrey Friar · 14 kmHigh Raise · 14 kmSlight Side · 8 kmBuck Barrow · 17 kmYewbarrow North Top · 4 kmPikes · 17 kmFox Haw · 17 kmThe Pike · 16 kmStone Pike · 6 kmDunnerdale Fells · 18 kmSnowdon · 163 km · a handful of days a yearSlieve Donard · 172 km · a handful of days a yearMerrick · 105 km · a rare clear dayAran Fawddwy · 188 km · a handful of days a yearSnaefell · 77 km · a rare clear dayCairnsmore of Carsphairn · 105 km · a rare clear daySlieve Croob · 172 km · a handful of days a yearYr Eifl · 181 km · a handful of days a yearGreen Lowther · 106 km · a rare clear dayMoel y Gamelin · 162 km · a handful of days a yearDivis · 175 km · a handful of days a yearBeneraird · 122 km · a handful of days a yearAgnew's Hill · 173 km · a handful of days a yearFair Snape Fell · 76 km · a rare clear dayWinter Hill · 107 km · a rare clear dayPibble Hill · 80 km · a rare clear dayMull Hill · 103 km · a rare clear day
The skyline as a list, by direction
  • North: Haycock (2 km), Caw Fell (3 km)
  • North-east: Red Pike (3 km), Scoat Fell (4 km), Black Crag (4 km), Pillar (5 km), Stybarrow Dodd (23 km)
  • East: Kirk Fell (6 km), Scafell (7 km), Great Gable (7 km), Scafell Pike (8 km), Green Gable (8 km), Broad Crag (8 km), Ill Crag (8 km), Great End (9 km), Red Beck Top (10 km), Looking Steads (11 km), Glaramara (11 km), High Raise (14 km), Low White Stones (14 km), Helvellyn (21 km), Fairfield (22 km), Hart Crag (23 km)
  • South-east: Slight Side (8 km), Harter Fell (12 km), Grey Friar (14 km), Little Carrs (15 km), Great Carrs (15 km), Swirl How (15 km), Great How (16 km), Dow Crag (16 km), Black Sails (16 km), Brim Fell (16 km), Buck Pike (17 km), Brown Pike (17 km), Walna Scar (17 km), White Pike (17 km), The Old Man of Coniston (17 km)
  • South: Whitfell (16 km), Black Combe (23 km)

On the clearest days the far horizon adds: Snowdon (163 km, Wales), Slieve Donard (172 km, Ireland), Carnedd Llewelyn (151 km, Wales), Merrick (105 km, Scotland), Aran Fawddwy (188 km, Wales), Snaefell (77 km, Isle of Man), Moel Siabod (160 km, Wales), Cairnsmore of Carsphairn (105 km, Scotland).

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 Seatallan

Seatallan waits for the sun. Its longest wait of the modelled year falls at midsummer, when the sun is up for 22 minutes before it clears this skyline — first light 05:00 against an almanac sunrise of 04:38. You are standing in shadow while the valley below is already lit. The sun comes up to the north-east from here (49.7°), and the skyline on that bearing stands at 2.11°.

0°30°40°50°60°70°05:00
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
Midsummer05:00 BST ±5.0 min04:38+22 min
Equinox06:26 GMT ±5.0 min06:16+10 min
Midwinter08:34 GMT ±5.0 min08:34—

The northern horizon stands at about 0.7° from here.

Last light — when the sun leaves Seatallan

Seatallan 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 Seatallan

On a clear day — computed sightlines, curvature- and refraction-corrected.
33Wainwrights in view+1 marginal
176 kmFurthest sightlineSlieve Binnian · possible under favourable refraction
1Sea in viewIrish Sea

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 · 172 km clear
  • Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) WalesSSW · 163 km clear
  • Carnedd Llewelyn WalesSSW · 148 km clear
  • Merrick ScotlandNW · 106 km clear
  • Snaefell Isle of ManWSW · 77 km clear
  • Irish Sea open waterNW · 28 km in view
All 33 Wainwrights in clear view (nearest first)

Middle Fell, Haycock, Caw Fell, Red Pike (Wasdale), Yewbarrow, Scoat Fell (Little Scoat Fell), Illgill Head, Pillar, Whin Rigg (Wasdale), Kirk Fell, Lank Rigg, Lingmell, Scafell, Great Gable, Scafell Pike, Green Gable, Slight Side, Great End, Glaramara, Hard Knott, Harter Fell (Eskdale), Green Crag, High Raise (High White Stones), Grey Friar, Great Carrs, Swirl How, Dow Crag, Brim Fell, The Old Man of Coniston (Coniston Old Man), Helvellyn, Fairfield, Stybarrow Dodd, Hart Crag

How the view from Seatallan 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 Seatallan. 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 Seatallan

Is Seatallan hard? Answered above.

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

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