Steeple is an 819-metre (2,687 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 24 m. The summit is marked by a rock 2m NE of cairn. It is also on the Nuttall, Birkett, Synge and Fellranger lists.
| Height | 819 m / 2,687 ft |
|---|---|
| Prominence | 24 m |
| Classifications | Nuttall, Wainwright, Birkett, Synge, Fellranger |
| Region | Lake District C&W |
| County | Cumberland |
| Country | England |
| OS grid reference | NY1575411675 |
| Latitude / longitude | 54.493389, -3.302174 |
| Summit feature | rock 2m NE of cairn |
Plan a walk up Steeple
BaggedIt’s GPX route builder snaps a route to the real paths around Steeple 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 Nuttalls list.
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Hills near Steeple
Other listed hills within 3 km, for planning a multi-summit day.
| Hill | Height | List | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scoat Fell | 841 m | Wainwright | 0.3 km |
| Black Crag | 828 m | Hewitt | 0.8 km |
| Red Pike (Wasdale) | 826 m | Wainwright | 1.3 km |
| Pillar | 892 m | Wainwright | 1.4 km |
| Pillar Rock | 780 m | Nuttall | 1.6 km |
| Haycock | 797 m | Wainwright | 1.6 km |
| Little Gowder Crag | 733 m | Nuttall | 1.9 km |
| Caw Fell | 697 m | Wainwright | 2.6 km |
See the full list of Wainwrights 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.