North Pennines
Brown Moor
412M
1352FT
About Brown Moor
Rising above the Garsdale valley in the Northern Fells of the Yorkshire Dales, this 412m Tump offers a quiet, pathless experience on the fringes of Baugh Fell. Its grassy slopes provide a focused vantage point to admire the dramatic limestone scars and the steep eastern face of nearby Wild Boar Fell.
Key Statistics
Rank
223rd Highest in Region
Parent Range
Yorkshire Dales
Prominence
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15m
Nearest Town
Sedbergh
Geology
Unlike the limestone peaks of the Dales, this hill is made of much older Silurian sandstones and mudstones
Classifications
Nearby Fells
Find It
OS Grid Reference
SD 618 965
Latitude
54.3620°N
Longitude
2.5890°W
Did You Know?
- •The name is a straightforward Old English descriptor; 'brun' (brown) and 'mor' (upland) likely referred to the dark appearance of its heather and peat compared to the brighter limestone grasslands found in the valley below.
- •From the summit, walkers have an excellent view of the Settle-Carlisle railway as it passes through Garsdale, often providing sightings of heritage trains against the backdrop of Rise Hill.
- •It is situated on the southern edges of the Baugh Fell massif, a vast area of high ground that marks the transition between the rolling hills of the Dales and the more rugged terrain of the Howgill Fells.
- •For a hill that technically requires a summit, Brown Moor provides very little evidence of one, appearing more like a sprawling, wind-swept plateau where a stray sheep often constitutes the most prominent landmark.