North Side

Rising above the quiet waters of Wet Sleddale Reservoir near Shap, this grassy Far Eastern upland offers a secluded alternative to the busier fells. Its rounded summit provides a clear perspective across the remote Sleddale valley toward Sleddale Pike, capturing the lonely, sprawling character of the Lake District’s eastern fringes.

• •The name is a literal geographical descriptor, denoting its position on the northern slopes of the high moorland that rises toward the more prominent Sleddale Pike.
• •Classified as a Synge, the hill is part of a list of Lakeland fells over 1,000 feet first compiled by Tim Synge, aimed at encouraging exploration of the region's lesser-visited tops.
• •The hill overlooks Sleddale Hall in the valley below, a remote farmhouse that gained cult fame as 'Crow Crag' in the 1987 film Withnail and I.
• •The summit provides a direct view of the Wet Sleddale Reservoir dam, an engineering project completed in 1966 to help provide water for the city of Manchester.
• •The terrain is typical of the Shap fells—stubbornly damp underfoot, ensuring that any walker who visits will likely leave with a very intimate understanding of why the neighbouring valley is named 'Wet' Sleddale.