Pillar is an 892-metre (2,928 ft) Wainwright in Cumberland, England. It lies in the Lake District C&W area (Lake District - Western Fells). Its prominence, the drop to the col before higher ground, is 348.7 m. The summit is marked by a trig point. It is also on the Marilyn, Simm, Hewitt, Nuttall, Birkett, High Hill of Britain, Synge and Fellranger lists.
| Height | 892.4 m / 2,928 ft |
|---|---|
| Prominence | 348.7 m |
| Classifications | Marilyn, Simm, Hewitt, Nuttall, Wainwright, Birkett, High Hill of Britain, Synge, Fellranger |
| Region | Lake District C&W |
| County | Cumberland |
| Country | England |
| OS grid reference | NY1712512105 |
| Latitude / longitude | 54.497479, -3.281134 |
| Summit feature | trig point |
Plan a walk up Pillar
BaggedIt’s GPX route builder snaps a route to the real paths around Pillar 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 Pillar
Other listed hills within 3 km, for planning a multi-summit day.
| Hill | Height | List | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pillar Rock | 780 m | Nuttall | 0.3 km |
| Black Crag | 828 m | Hewitt | 0.7 km |
| Scoat Fell | 841 m | Wainwright | 1.4 km |
| Steeple | 819 m | Wainwright | 1.4 km |
| Looking Stead (Pillar) | 628 m | Nuttall | 1.5 km |
| Red Pike (Wasdale) | 826 m | Wainwright | 1.6 km |
| High Crag (Buttermere) | 745 m | Wainwright | 2.1 km |
| Haystacks (Buttermere) | 597 m | Wainwright | 2.4 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.