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Steel Fell (Dead Pike)

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553 mWainwright — Central Fells+1 bonus Birkett within 3 km Serious in Clag

Steel Fell at 553m (1,814ft) is the ridge south of Dunmail Raise above Thirlmere, its long summit crest giving outstanding views of Grasmere below and the full Southern Fells beyond. The ascent from Grasmere via Greenburn is excellent.

Summit conditions on Steel Fell (Dead Pike)

On the summit on Tuesday 27 October: 12° to 6°C, gusts to 52 mph, 16.0 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

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

The Met Office 2 km model’s gust of 43 mph times our exposure factor of 1.1. The summit line above gives Open-Meteo’s highest gust for the whole day, 52 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

16.0 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 3 °C, no ice or snow forecast; cloud: a clear-top reading of 27 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 Steel Fell (Dead Pike)

Both start from Stock Lane Car & Coach Park (LDNPA, paid); the last two rows give its parking and bus. Full maps further down.

Helm Crag & Far EasedaleHelm Crag, Gibson Knott, Calf Crag, Steel Fell and Tarn Crag
Starts fromGrasmere VillageGrasmere Village
Distance and climb15.93 km, 870 m of climb20.82 km, 950 m of climb
Time, fast to steady~4½–6¼ h~5¾–7¾ h
ScramblingHands for a few steps: Helm Crag's summit rocks (about km 3.5). Helm Crag: The actual highest point is a slab/pinnacle of rock needing a short but genuinely exposed scramble, with big drops below.Hands for a few steps: Helm Crag's summit rocks (about km 4.0). Helm Crag: The actual highest point is a slab/pinnacle of rock needing a short but genuinely exposed scramble, with big drops below.
ExposureModerateModerate
NavigationModerateModerate
Steepest stretchDescent of about 27% at 10.2 km (Hard)Descent of about 27% at 15.7 km (Hard)
After the summitNo further topsOver Tarn Crag (Easedale)
Walked or plannedWalked by Lee, January 2025Walked by Lee, June 2024
Car park at the startStock Lane Car & Coach Park (LDNPA, paid)Stock Lane Car & Coach Park (LDNPA, paid)
Bus to the start555 at the start555 at the start

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 →

How hard is Steel Fell (Dead Pike)?

The shortest way up we hold is Helm Crag & Far Easedale — 15.93 km, 870 m of ascent, ~4½–6¼ h. On our scale its hardest axes are distance and steepness — Hard.

All axes: length: Hard · steepness: Hard · navigation: Moderate · exposure: Moderate · terrain: Not assessed.

These are the route page’s grades, set by the rules on how we grade: length and steepness measured from its GPX track, the others set on the ground, judged from the map or estimated from OpenStreetMap. The route page says which. How we check →

Conditions and 7-day summit forecast

Modelled for the 553 m summit (Open-Meteo). Check the Met Office mountain forecast and MWIS before you set off.

Full 7-day forecast
Tue 27 Oct
12° / 6°
52 mph
16.0 mm (100%)
Wed 28 Oct
9° / 6°
37 mph
17.1 mm (100%)
Thu 29 Oct
9° / 7°
24 mph
2.5 mm (75%)
Fri 30 Oct
8° / 6°
25 mph
0.9 mm (8%)
Sat 31 Oct
8° / 4°
6 mph
3.0 mm (6%)
Sun 1 Nov
8° / 3°
14 mph
0.0 mm (2%)
Mon 2 Nov
6° / 0°
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 Steel Fell (Dead Pike)

Parking

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

Stock Lane Car & Coach Park (LDNPA, paid) — at the start of Helm Crag & Far Easedale and Helm Crag, Gibson Knott, Calf Crag, Steel Fell and Tarn Crag
Walking base for Lang How, Swinescar Pike, Castle How (Raw Pike) and Stone Arthur — the 'Castle How & Lang How - Birketts' route starts 11 m away. Also serves 'Stone Arthur from Grasmere'. For Helm Crag, Silver How, the Easedale fells and the Far Easedale round. Signed as Stock Lane Car & Coach Park at the entrance. Pay and display (OSM-tagged).
Typically full before 10:00 on fine weekends, Apr-Oct — Lee McCoy, local observation, 9 August 2026.
Directions Something changed here?
If it is full: Red Bank Road, Grasmere (W&F, paid) (0.5 km); Grasmere, roadside layby (free) (0.5 km); Broadgate Meadow car park, Grasmere (0.7 km)
Grasmere (~396 m straight line) — Accessible · RADAR key Stock Lane carpark (~39 m straight line) — Accessible The Little Inn Coffee Shop Grasmere Tea Gardens Thirteen Valleys Kitchen 1769 Bar & Restaurant Tweedies Bar The Distiller’s Arms Grasmere Outdoors Mountain Hi Trespass Mountain Warehouse
Roadside parking for Steel Fell (free) — 0.9 km from summit (straight line)
0.9 km from Steel Fell. Added from the 5 August 2026 OSM candidate review.
Directions Something changed here?
Steel Fell (layby) — 1.0 km from summit (straight line)
Nearest fells: Steel Fell (Dead Pike - Steel Fell) (1.0 km), Seat Sandal (1.5 km), Gibson Knott (1.7 km). Free (OSM-tagged).
Directions Something changed here?
3 more places to park near Steel Fell (Dead Pike)
Steel End, Thirlmere (paid) — 1.8 km from summit (straight line)
South end of Thirlmere for the Wythburn valley and Armboth fells. Fees: pay and display (Lake District National Park car-parks directory, checked August 2026). Pay and display (visitlakedistrict.com); named as a UU Thirlmere car park on unitedutilities.com, which states no fee details (United Utilities, checked August 2026).
Directions Something changed here?
Helm Crag car park (paid) — 1.9 km from summit (straight line)
Nearest fells: Helm Crag (0.8 km), Stone Arthur (1.5 km), Gibson Knott (1.7 km). Paid parking (OSM-tagged). Unpaved surface (OSM-tagged).
Directions Something changed here?
Helm Crag (layby) — 2.2 km from summit (straight line)
Nearest fells: Helm Crag (0.9 km), Stone Arthur (1.3 km), Gibson Knott (1.9 km). Free (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

The 555 stops at Grasmere, at School, a 50 m walk from the start of Helm Crag & Far Easedale — a route we rate Hard overall (hardest: distance and steepness). Last bus: Monday to Friday 20:46 towards Keswick (555); Saturday 20:46 towards Keswick (555); Sunday 18:36 towards Keswick (555). Checked against the operator’s timetable, 12 September 2026; that timetable runs to 1 November 2026. Times here are a guide, not a promise — leave yourself more than the minute.

Stagecoach 555
Kendal – Staveley – Windermere – Ambleside – Rydal – Grasmere – Thirlmere (Wythburn & Swirls) – Keswick
Catch it from: Windermere · Ambleside
Year-round, roughly hourly. The backbone bus of the A591 — ideal for Helvellyn (Wythburn/Swirls), Fairfield, the Central fells and anything around Grasmere/Rydal. From Penrith, take the X4/X5 to Keswick and change.

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

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

Hazards on Steel Fell (Dead Pike)

Hazard & Incident Information for Steel Fell (Dead Pike)

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

Hazard: Moderate

A grassy fell (its top also called Dead Pike) rising steeply above Dunmail Raise at the head of Grasmere. The ascent from Dunmail is unremittingly steep, the ridge on toward Calf Crag crosses notoriously boggy ground, and the descent by Cotra Breast is steep, as are the zig-zags from Bracken Hause, below Helm Crag, down into Greenburn. With a featureless boggy ridge, navigation is the main hazard. Langdale Ambleside Mountain Rescue Team covers this ground.

  • Steep ascents & descents: The climb from the top of Dunmail Raise is relentlessly steep, and the descents are steep too: Cotra Breast off Steel Fell, and the zig-zags from Bracken Hause, below Helm Crag, into Greenburn. Pace the climb and take the descents carefully, especially when wet.
  • Boggy ridge & navigation toward Calf Crag: The high traverse toward Calf Crag is very boggy with an unclear path; in cloud it's easy to wander on featureless, knolly ground. Take a compass bearing and pick careful lines through the peat.
  • Exposure on the open top: Open and shelterless, the ridge can be windy and the bog freezes in winter. Dress for changeable conditions and treat it as a navigation fell in snow.
Who should attempt this fell: Steel Fell is a steep grassy climb with a boggy top — pace the unrelenting ascent, take the steep descents carefully, and treat the wet ridge toward Calf Crag as a navigation exercise, using a compass in cloud. It's exposed ground, so dress for the weather and take care in winter.

What to watch for: Slips on the steep ascent and descents, especially in the wet · Navigation errors on the boggy, featureless ridge toward Calf Crag in cloud · Floundering in deep peat bog · Exposure on the open top in poor weather

Local Mountain Rescue: Langdale Ambleside 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 walkable ground near the summit that lies close to steep ground or crag. 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 Steel Fell (Dead Pike) 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 Steel Fell (Dead Pike)

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

1.6 km NNWWythburn Fell508 m · Central

Routes over Steel Fell (Dead Pike)

Helm Crag & Far Easedale
Summits: Helm CragGibson KnottCalf CragSteel Fell (Dead Pike - Steel Fell)

Download GPX Walked by Lee, January 2025

Warnings: Calf Crag: The ridge to Gibson Knott and Steel Fell is very boggy with unclear paths weaving among many small knolls. On a clear day it's straightforward; in mist it's a different proposition — accurate map-and-compass work is needed and many diversions are required to dodge the worst peat. Helm Crag: The actual highest point is a slab/pinnacle of rock needing a short but genuinely exposed scramble, with big drops below. It is not for the nervous or inexperienced — many people sensibly admire it from beside rather than standing on top. Attempt it only if you are a confident scrambler and the rock is dry; a slip here would be serious.

From the hazard notes for Helm Crag · Calf Crag, each with its sources.

Route guide →

Helm Crag, Gibson Knott, Calf Crag, Steel Fell and Tarn Crag
Summits: Helm CragGibson KnottCalf CragSteel Fell (Dead Pike - Steel Fell)Tarn Crag (Easedale)

Download GPX Walked by Lee, June 2024

Warnings: Helm Crag: The actual highest point is a slab/pinnacle of rock needing a short but genuinely exposed scramble, with big drops below. It is not for the nervous or inexperienced — many people sensibly admire it from beside rather than standing on top. Attempt it only if you are a confident scrambler and the rock is dry; a slip here would be serious. Calf Crag: The ridge to Gibson Knott and Steel Fell is very boggy with unclear paths weaving among many small knolls. On a clear day it's straightforward; in mist it's a different proposition — accurate map-and-compass work is needed and many diversions are required to dodge the worst peat.

From the hazard notes for Helm Crag · Calf Crag, 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.

On the hill: terrain and water on Steel Fell (Dead Pike)

Water & shelter on the way up

On the Helm Crag & Far Easedale route:

bus shelter (43 m off the line) Stock Lane at School (43 m from the start, straight line) School (94 m from the start, straight line) bus stop (270 m from the start, straight line) Daffodil House for Dove Cottage (327 m from the start, straight line)

On the Helm Crag, Gibson Knott, Calf Crag, Steel Fell and Tarn Crag route:

bus shelter (120 m off the line) Stock Lane at School (47 m from the start, straight line) School (95 m from the start, straight line) bus stop (254 m from the start, straight line) Daffodil House for Dove Cottage (316 m from the start, straight line)

On-route facilities © OpenStreetMap contributors, per route — an absent marker doesn’t mean none.

About Steel Fell (Dead Pike)

Steel Fell - the summit rocks and a lone fence post, looking north down Thirlmere with the western slopes of the Helvellyn range across the water under summer cloud
© Lee McCoy

Often combined with Calf Crag and Gibson Knott for a fine Grasmere circuit along the ridges above Greenburn.

My Strava hikes over Steel Fell (Dead Pike)

2 logged hikes pass over this summit:

Data from Strava.

Classifications & hill data

Is Steel Fell (Dead Pike) a Wainwright?

Steel Fell (Dead Pike) is a Wainwright. It is also on the Birkett list, the Synge list and the Fellranger list.

Selected lists

Wainwright
Central
Birkett
Fellranger
Synge
553 m
Height
1,814 ft
In feet
NY 3194 1115
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 Steel Fell (Dead Pike)

The 360° skyline from Steel Fell (Dead Pike)

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 Steel Fell (Dead Pike - Steel Fell)34 labelled tops shown (4 distant behind the far-horizon toggle). Theoretical visibility in perfect clarity; computed from terrain, not photographed.eye levelNNEESESSWWNWHelvellyn · 5 kmSkiddaw · 19 kmHelvellyn Lower Man · 5 kmGreat Gable · 11 kmHigh Crag · 4 kmFairfield · 4 kmBlencathra · 17 kmCrinkle Crags · 10 kmGategill Fell Top · 16 kmSt Sunday Crag · 6 kmThe Old Man of Coniston · 14 kmGreat Carrs · 11 kmGreat Rigg · 4 kmLittle Stand · 10 kmCodale Head · 4 kmLow White Stones · 4 kmClough Head · 12 kmUllscarf · 3 kmRed Beck Top · 8 kmLonscale Fell · 16 kmKnott · 22 kmPike of Blisco · 8 kmHeron Pike North Top · 4 kmHigh Seat · 8 kmDollywaggon Pike · 3 kmBell Crags · 4 kmHawk Rigg · 10 kmWard's Stone · 59 km · clear daysCalf Crag · 2 kmTop o' Selside · 19 kmGummer's How · 24 kmNab Scar · 5 kmSilver How · 4 kmnameless · 18 kmLooking Steads · 7 kmGrey Friar · 12 kmCarl Side · 18 kmHarrison Stickle · 5 kmCombe Head · 7 kmJenkin Hill · 17 kmBowscale Fell · 19 kmHeron Pike · 5 kmCofa Pike · 4 kmGreat How · 12 kmHigh Tove · 6 kmHigh Wythow · 12 kmBirk Fell Man · 10 kmSwinescar Pike · 4 kmHelm Crag · 2 kmLoughrigg Fell · 7 kmHampsfell · 33 km · clear daysCarron Crag · 17 kmWhite Hill · 63 km · clear daysBrant Fell · 18 kmHumphrey Head · 38 km · clear daysMoel y Gamelin · 165 km · a handful of days a yearWauk Hill · 93 km · a rare clear dayWinter Hill · 102 km · a rare clear dayBillinge Hill · 112 km · a rare clear day
The skyline as a list, by direction
  • North: Helvellyn Lower Man (5 km), Clough Head (12 km), Knowe Crags (16 km), Gategill Fell Top (16 km), Blencathra (17 km), Doddick Fell (17 km), Jenkin Hill (17 km), Skiddaw Lesser Man (17 km), Skiddaw Little Man (18 km), Carl Side (18 km), Skiddaw South Top (18 km), Skiddaw Middle Top (19 km), Long Side (19 km), Skiddaw (19 km), Skiddaw North Top (19 km)
  • North-east: High Crag (4 km), Helvellyn (5 km), St Sunday Crag (6 km)
  • East: Great Rigg (4 km), Fairfield (4 km)
  • South: Wetherlam (10 km), Black Sails (11 km), Brim Fell (14 km), The Old Man of Coniston (14 km)
  • South-west: Codale Head (4 km), Harrison Stickle (5 km), Crinkle Crags (9 km), Crinkle Crags (9 km), Crinkle Crags (9 km), Crinkle Crags (10 km), Crinkle Crags South Top (10 km), Little Stand (10 km), Great Carrs (11 km), Swirl How (12 km), Grey Friar (12 km)
  • West: Low White Stones (4 km), Combe Head (7 km), Glaramara (7 km), Looking Steads (7 km), Great Gable (11 km)

On the clearest days the far horizon adds: Moel y Gamelin (165 km, Wales), Cadair Berwyn (180 km, Wales), Moel Famau (149 km, Wales), Wauk Hill (93 km, Scotland), Winter Hill (102 km, England), Cyrn-y-Brain (163 km, Wales), Cairnkinna Hill (105 km, Scotland), Penycloddiau (145 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 Steel Fell (Dead Pike)

Steel Fell (Dead Pike) waits for the sun. Its longest wait of the modelled year falls at midsummer, when the sun is up for 49 minutes before it clears this skyline — first light 05:26 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 (55.1°), and the skyline on that bearing stands at 5.05°.

0°40°50°60°70°05:26
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
Midsummer05:26 BST ±5.0 min04:37+49 min
Equinox06:38 GMT ±5.0 min06:15+23 min
Midwinter08:32 GMT ±5.0 min08:33-1 min

The northern horizon stands at about 1.92° from here.

Last light — when the sun leaves Steel Fell (Dead Pike)

Steel Fell (Dead Pike) loses the sun early. Its earliest evening of the modelled year falls on 1 May, when last light is 26 minutes before almanac sunset — 20:20 against 20:46. The sun goes down to the west-north-west from here (293.1°), and the skyline on that bearing stands at 3.12°.

The evening of the same three days. A negative difference means a ridge takes the sun before the valley loses it.
Last lightAlmanac sunsetDifference
Midsummer21:40 BST ±5.0 min21:52-12 min
Equinox18:16 GMT ±5.0 min18:26-10 min
Midwinter15:31 GMT ±5.0 min15:49-18 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 Steel Fell (Dead Pike)

On a clear day — computed sightlines, curvature- and refraction-corrected.
50Wainwrights in view+3 marginal
57 kmFurthest sightlineIngleborough
1Sea in viewMorecambe Bay
Far horizons
  • Ingleborough Yorkshire DalesSE · 57 km clear
  • Morecambe Bay bay/estuaryS · 39 km in view
All 50 Wainwrights in clear view (nearest first)

Gibson Knott, Calf Crag, Helm Crag, Tarn Crag (Easedale), Seat Sandal, Ullscarf, Dollywaggon Pike, Stone Arthur, Great Rigg, Blea Rigg, Fairfield, High Raise (High White Stones), Silver How, Helvellyn, Heron Pike (Rydal), Pavey Ark, Armboth Fell (Armboth Fell South Top), Harrison Stickle, Nab Scar, St Sunday Crag, High Tove, Loughrigg Fell, Lingmoor Fell (Brown How), Glaramara, High Seat, Raven Crag, Pike of Blisco, Bleaberry Fell, Cold Pike, Crinkle Crags - Long Top (Second Crinkle), Black Fell, Wetherlam, Great Gable, High Rigg (Naddle Fell), Great Carrs, Clough Head, Swirl How, Grey Friar, Brim Fell, The Old Man of Coniston (Coniston Old Man), Lonscale Fell, Blencathra - Hallsfell Top, Skiddaw Little Man, Carl Side, Long Side, Skiddaw, Ullock Pike, Bowscale Fell, Great Calva, Knott

How the view from Steel Fell (Dead Pike) 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 Steel Fell (Dead Pike). 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

From Grasmere: 10 places

Other fells near Steel Fell (Dead Pike)

Places nearby: Harrop Tarn