High Seat is a 609-metre (1,998 ft) Wainwright in Cumberland, England. It lies in the Lake District C&W area (Lake District - Central Fells). Its prominence, the drop to the col before higher ground, is 139.2 m. The summit is marked by a rock 3m W of trig point. It is also on the Hump, Simm, Dewey, Birkett, Synge and Fellranger lists.
| Height | 609 m / 1,998 ft |
|---|---|
| Prominence | 139.2 m |
| Classifications | Hump, Simm, Dewey, Wainwright, Birkett, Synge, Fellranger |
| Region | Lake District C&W |
| County | Cumberland |
| Country | England |
| OS grid reference | NY2870818046 |
| Latitude / longitude | 54.552623, -3.103764 |
| Summit feature | rock 3m W of trig point |
Plan a walk up High Seat
BaggedIt’s GPX route builder snaps a route to the real paths around High Seat 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 Wainwrights list.
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Hills near High Seat
Other listed hills within 5 km, for planning a multi-summit day.
| Hill | Height | List | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bleaberry Fell | 590 m | Wainwright | 1.5 km |
| High Tove | 515 m | Wainwright | 1.5 km |
| Raven Crag | 461 m | Wainwright | 1.8 km |
| Armboth Fell | 475 m | Wainwright | 2.5 km |
| Grange Fell | 417 m | Wainwright | 2.8 km |
| Walla Crag | 379 m | Wainwright | 3.4 km |
| Great Crag (Stonethwaite) | 449 m | Wainwright | 3.8 km |
| Castle Crag | 290 m | Wainwright | 4.3 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.