Ill Bell is a 757-metre (2,484 ft) Wainwright in Westmorland and Furness, England. It lies in the Lake District E area (Lake District - Far Eastern Fells). Its prominence, the drop to the col before higher ground, is 124 m. The summit is marked by a N of two large cairns 30m apart. It is also on the Hump, Simm, Hewitt, Nuttall, Birkett, Synge and Fellranger lists.
| Height | 757 m / 2,484 ft |
|---|---|
| Prominence | 124 m |
| Classifications | Hump, Simm, Hewitt, Nuttall, Wainwright, Birkett, Synge, Fellranger |
| Region | Lake District E |
| County | Westmorland and Furness |
| Country | England |
| OS grid reference | NY4364807753 |
| Latitude / longitude | 54.462017, -2.870837 |
| Summit feature | N of two large cairns 30m apart |
Plan a walk up Ill Bell
BaggedIt’s GPX route builder snaps a route to the real paths around Ill Bell 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 and your Hewitts and Nuttalls lists.
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Hills near Ill Bell
Other listed hills within 3 km, for planning a multi-summit day.
| Hill | Height | List | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Froswick | 720 m | Wainwright | 0.8 km |
| Yoke | 707 m | Wainwright | 1.0 km |
| Troutbeck Tongue | 364 m | Wainwright | 1.9 km |
| Thornthwaite Crag | 784 m | Wainwright | 2.3 km |
| Mardale Ill Bell | 760 m | Wainwright | 2.6 km |
| Harter Fell (Mardale) | 779 m | Wainwright | 2.8 km |
| Kentmere Pike | 731 m | Wainwright | 2.9 km |
| Stony Cove Pike | 764 m | Wainwright | 2.9 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.