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542 mHowgill Fells

West Fell at 542m (1,778ft) is a Dewey in the Howgill Fells, in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, 1.6 km west-north-west of Hooksey and 1.9 km north of Hazelgill Knott. None of our routes climbs it yet.

Summit conditions on West Fell

On the summit on Saturday 24 October: 9° to 2°C, gusts to 55 mph, 26.7 mm of rain forecast over the whole day, midnight to midnight.

Full 7-day summit forecast ↓

The forecast figures are Open-Meteo’s, worked out for the summit’s height. How we check →

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com

Parking & buses

Bowderdale road end (verge)
North-side access — West Fell, Yarlside, the long Bowderdale valley to The Calf.
Unnamed roadside parking at 54.3901,-2.5803 (free) (layby)
No published walk starts within 5 km; the nearest is the 'Bannisdale Fell - Long Crag' route start, 7.7 km away. Free (OSM-tagged). Ground surface (OSM-tagged). OSM records access=unknown here - check the restriction before relying on it.

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Routes near West Fell

No route guide for this fell yet. The nearest route starts we publish, in a straight line from the summit:

Conditions and 7-day summit forecast

Modelled for the 542 m summit (Open-Meteo). Check the Met Office mountain forecast and MWIS before you set off.

Full 7-day forecast
Sat 24 Oct
9° / 2°
55 mph
26.7 mm (100%)
Sun 25 Oct
6° / 4°
65 mph
13.5 mm (100%)
Mon 26 Oct
12° / 4°
51 mph
16.3 mm (100%)
Tue 27 Oct
12° / 5°
51 mph
20.0 mm (100%)
Wed 28 Oct
9° / 5°
40 mph
9.2 mm (61%)
Thu 29 Oct
9° / 8°
32 mph
0.3 mm (16%)
Fri 30 Oct
12° / 7°
31 mph
25.2 mm (31%)

Taken 24 Oct 2026, 20:18 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 West Fell

Best parking to hike West Fell

Bowderdale road end (verge) — 3.2 km from summit (straight line)
North-side access — West Fell, Yarlside, the long Bowderdale valley to The Calf.
Directions Something changed here?
Unnamed roadside parking at 54.3901,-2.5803 (free) (layby) — 5.0 km from summit (straight line)
No published walk starts within 5 km; the nearest is the 'Bannisdale Fell - Long Crag' route start, 7.7 km away. Free (OSM-tagged). Ground surface (OSM-tagged). OSM records access=unknown here - check the restriction before relying on it.
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.

Getting to West Fell by bus

We don’t know yet. We don’t have a measured bus answer for this fell: the bus stops we hold are the Lake District’s, and this hill is outside it. That’s a gap in our data, not a sign that no bus comes here.

Hazards on West Fell

We have not written a hazard card for this fell yet, and that is not a sign that it is low-hazard. Check the forecast, carry a map and compass, and turn back in cloud if the ground is not what you expected. The Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority’s Take care while you’re here page covers walking in the Dales; AdventureSmart’s hill walking kit list and Mountain Rescue England and Wales’s safety page are linked from our what to carry guide.

Map

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

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