North Pennines
Hope Fell
427M
1401FT
About Hope Fell
Rising above the desolate moors near the Stainmore Gap, this quiet Pennine upland offers a true sense of isolation. Its broad, peat-covered slopes are characteristic of the northern Yorkshire Dales, providing a stark, wind-swept landscape for those seeking to escape the busier honey-pots of the National Park.
Key Statistics
Rank
212th Highest in Region
Parent Range
Yorkshire Dales
Prominence
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Nearest Town
Reeth
Geology
Hope Fell is built from layers of sandstone, siltstone, and mudstone. You will also find beds of chert rock as you hike across these slopes.
Classifications
Find It
OS Grid Reference
NY926504
Latitude
54.4230°N
Longitude
1.9360°W
Did You Know?
- •The name derives from the Old English 'hop', meaning a small, enclosed valley, combined with the Old Norse 'fjall', reflecting the layered linguistic history of the Pennines where Saxon and Viking influences met on the high moors.
- •The hill is positioned in the gritstone and limestone country of the northern Dales, situated between the A66 Trans-Pennine route to the north and the remote, boggy expanse of Sleightholme Moor to the south.
- •From the summit, you gain an unobstructed perspective across the Stainmore Gap towards the North Pennines, with the massive, plateau-like profile of Cross Fell often visible on the western horizon.
- •It is located within walking distance of the Tan Hill Inn, England's highest pub, though the intervening terrain is notorious for its challenging, waterlogged peat.
- •As a Tump with a modest 427-metre elevation, it is perfectly suited for walkers who prefer their challenges to be more about navigating deep peat hags than gasping for oxygen.