Baystones is a 487-metre (1,597 ft) Wainwright in Westmorland and Furness, England. It is also known as Wansfell. It lies in the Lake District E area (Lake District - Far Eastern Fells). Its prominence, the drop to the col before higher ground, is 147.7 m. The summit is marked by a rock 3m W of cairn. It is also on the Hump and Fellranger lists.
| Height | 486.9 m / 1,597 ft |
|---|---|
| Prominence | 147.7 m |
| Classifications | Hump, Wainwright, Fellranger |
| Region | Lake District E |
| County | Westmorland and Furness |
| Country | England |
| OS grid reference | NY4031305144 |
| Latitude / longitude | 54.438194, -2.921751 |
| Summit feature | rock 3m W of cairn |
Plan a walk up Baystones
BaggedIt’s GPX route builder snaps a route to the real paths around Baystones and works out distance, ascent and difficulty as you plot. Download the map pack for Lake District E before you set off and it works with no signal. Record your track on the day, and logging the summit ticks it off your Wainwrights list.
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Hills near Baystones
Other listed hills within 5 km, for planning a multi-summit day.
| Hill | Height | List | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troutbeck Tongue | 364 m | Wainwright | 2.3 km |
| Sour Howes | 483 m | Wainwright | 3.1 km |
| Sallows | 516 m | Wainwright | 3.5 km |
| Red Screes | 776 m | Wainwright | 3.7 km |
| Yoke | 707 m | Wainwright | 3.8 km |
| Low Pike | 508 m | Wainwright | 4.0 km |
| Ill Bell | 757 m | Wainwright | 4.2 km |
| Middle Dodd | 654 m | Wainwright | 4.5 km |
See the full list of Wainwrights, or read about every hill classification BaggedIt tracks.
Hill data from the Database of British and Irish Hills, licensed under CC BY 4.0.