High Spy is a 653-metre (2,143 ft) Wainwright in Cumberland, England. It lies in the Lake District C&W area (Lake District - North Western Fells). Its prominence, the drop to the col before higher ground, is 147.8 m. The summit is marked by a large cairn. It is also on the Hump, Simm, Hewitt, Nuttall, Birkett, Synge and Fellranger lists.
| Height | 653.1 m / 2,143 ft |
|---|---|
| Prominence | 147.8 m |
| Classifications | Hump, Simm, Hewitt, Nuttall, Wainwright, Birkett, Synge, Fellranger |
| Region | Lake District C&W |
| County | Cumberland |
| Country | England |
| OS grid reference | NY2341316234 |
| Latitude / longitude | 54.535568, -3.185141 |
| Summit feature | large cairn |
Plan a walk up High Spy
BaggedIt’s GPX route builder snaps a route to the real paths around High Spy 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 and your Hewitts and Nuttalls lists.
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Hills near High Spy
Other listed hills within 4 km, for planning a multi-summit day.
| Hill | Height | List | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Spy North Top | 634 m | Nuttall | 0.9 km |
| Dale Head | 753 m | Wainwright | 1.4 km |
| Castle Crag | 290 m | Wainwright | 1.5 km |
| Hindscarth | 727 m | Wainwright | 1.9 km |
| Maiden Moor | 575 m | Wainwright | 2.0 km |
| Honister Crag | 634 m | Nuttall | 3.0 km |
| Grange Fell | 417 m | Wainwright | 3.0 km |
| Robinson | 737 m | Wainwright | 3.3 km |
See the full list of Wainwrights or the 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.