Summit · Lake District E
Helvellyn
- Height
- 950m
- Drop
- 713m
- Lists
- 3
Helvellyn is a summit in the Lake District E, 950 m high with 713 m of drop. It's on 3 lists, including The Wainwrights, The Marilyns and The P600s.
Take The Wainwrights
On 3 lists
- The WainwrightsThe 214 Lake District fells in Alfred Wainwright's seven Pictorial Guides.214 places, by Pinhead
- The MarilynsAll 2,007 hills in Britain and Ireland with a 150 m drop all round, whatever their height: from Ben Nevis to sea stacks.2,007 places, by Pinhead
- The P600sAll 119 mountains in Britain and Ireland with a 600 m drop all round: the ones that stand alone, from Ben Nevis and Carrauntoohil to Snaefell.119 places, by Pinhead
Tick it off: take any of these and Helvellyn is on your map, ready to mark as been.
Parking
- Wythburn Car Park2.3 km south-west, pay to parkDirections
- Dobgill Car Park2.9 km south-west, pay to parkDirections
- Steel End Car Park3.1 km south-west, pay to parkDirections
The nearest public car parks as the crow flies, from OpenStreetMap. Check the route before you go: the nearest isn't always where the walk starts.
Next hill up
Scafell Pike, 978 m, 14.9 km south-west
Nearby
- Nethermost Pike891 m, 0.9 km away
- Catstye Cam890 m, 0.9 km away
- White Side863 m, 1.6 km away
- Dollywaggon Pike859 m, 2.1 km away
- Birkhouse Moor718 m, 2.3 km away
- Raise883 m, 2.3 km away
Distances are as the crow flies.
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