The Nab is a 576-metre (1,890 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 61 m. The summit is marked by a cairn. It is also on the Dodd, Dewey, Birkett and Synge lists.
| Height | 576 m / 1,890 ft |
|---|---|
| Prominence | 61 m |
| Classifications | Dodd, Dewey, Wainwright, Birkett, Synge |
| Region | Lake District E |
| County | Westmorland and Furness |
| Country | England |
| OS grid reference | NY4342715198 |
| Latitude / longitude | 54.528893, -2.875675 |
| Summit feature | cairn |
Plan a walk up The Nab
BaggedIt’s GPX route builder snaps a route to the real paths around The Nab 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.
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Hills near The Nab
Other listed hills within 3 km, for planning a multi-summit day.
| Hill | Height | List | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rest Dodd | 696 m | Wainwright | 1.6 km |
| Beda Fell | 509 m | Wainwright | 2.0 km |
| Angletarn Pikes | 566 m | Wainwright | 2.1 km |
| High Raise (High Street) | 804 m | Wainwright | 2.2 km |
| Wether Hill | 676 m | Nuttall | 2.3 km |
| Brock Crags (Wainwright) | 561 m | Wainwright | 2.3 km |
| Rampsgill Head | 792 m | Wainwright | 2.5 km |
| The Knott (High Street) | 739 m | Wainwright | 2.5 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.