Jeffrey's Mount

About Jeffrey's Mount

Rising steeply above the Lune Gorge, this grassy outpost offers a grandstand view of the West Coast Main Line and the M6 snaking through the valley below. While modest in height, its position provides a sense of scale, looking across the deep trench of the gorge toward the bulk of the Howgill Fells.

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Did You Know?

• •The hill is a designated Synge, appearing in Tim Synge’s guide to the mountains of the Lake District, which highlights summits over 300 metres that often escape the notice of more mainstream guidebooks.
• •From the summit, you can clearly trace the path of the Roman road that once ran through the Lune Gorge, a route still followed today by the modern transport links below.
• •The fell is often grouped with the neighboring Roundthwaite Abbotside, forming part of a quiet horseshoe of hills that look out over the village of Tebay and the northern end of the Howgills.
• •It offers one of the best perspectives of the 'Tebay kink', a notable curve in the landscape where the river, railway, and motorway are forced into a narrow bottleneck by the surrounding high ground.
• •For the walker who enjoys a bit of mechanical theatre, the summit provides the rare opportunity to watch the Pendolino trains tilt through the gorge while standing in total silence.