Combe Head is a 735-metre (2,412 ft) Hewitt in Cumberland, England. It lies in the Lake District C&W area (Lake District - Southern Fells). Its prominence, the drop to the col before higher ground, is 31.2 m. The summit is marked by a cairn. It is also on the Simm, Nuttall, Birkett and Synge lists.
| Height | 735.3 m / 2,412 ft |
|---|---|
| Prominence | 31.2 m |
| Classifications | Simm, Hewitt, Nuttall, Birkett, Synge |
| Region | Lake District C&W |
| County | Cumberland |
| Country | England |
| OS grid reference | NY2495410941 |
| Latitude / longitude | 54.48824, -3.159982 |
| Summit feature | cairn |
Plan a walk up Combe Head
BaggedIt’s GPX route builder snaps a route to the real paths around Combe Head and works out distance, ascent and difficulty as you plot. Download the map pack for Lake District C&W before you set off and it works with no signal. Record your track on the day, and logging the summit ticks it off your Hewitts list and your Nuttalls list.
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Hills near Combe Head
Other listed hills within 2 km, for planning a multi-summit day.
| Hill | Height | List | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Combe Door Top | 676 m | Nuttall | 0.4 km |
| Glaramara | 783 m | Wainwright | 0.6 km |
| Dovenest Top | 633 m | Hewitt | 0.8 km |
| Looking Steads (Glaramara) | 775 m | Nuttall | 0.9 km |
| Rosthwaite Fell | 612 m | Nuttall | 1.1 km |
| Red Beck Top | 721 m | Hewitt | 1.4 km |
| Rosthwaite Fell - Bessyboot | 551 m | Wainwright | 1.8 km |
| High House Tarn Top | 684 m | Nuttall | 1.9 km |
See the full list of Hewitts or the Nuttalls, or read about every hill classification BaggedIt tracks.
Hill data from the Database of British and Irish Hills, licensed under CC BY 4.0.