Height

Rising above the town of Sedbergh, this rounded summit occupies the southwestern shoulder of the vast Baugh Fell massif. It offers a quieter alternative to the popular Howgill Fells across the valley, providing a rugged, moorland character with expansive views across Garsdale towards the distinctive profile of Rise Hill.

• •The name is a straightforward Old English descriptive term, heahthu, used here to mark the distinct shoulder where the steep slopes of Garsdale level out into the high moorland plateau.
• •Positioned on the southwestern edge of the Baugh Fell massif, the summit offers an exceptional profile view of the Howgill Fells, specifically the steep eastern faces of Settlebeck Bolt and Winder across the Rawthey valley.
• •The hill overlooks the historic Garsdale road, an ancient thoroughfare between Sedbergh and Hawes that follows the Clough River; the slopes below the summit are scarred with the remains of old walling and sheep folds.
• •Ascending from the Garsdale side involves a relentless climb through thick bracken and over limestone outcrops before the terrain abruptly changes to the gritstone and peat hags characteristic of the higher Dales fells.
• •In a region famed for evocative Norse names like Wild Boar Fell or High Seat, this summit’s title suggests the original surveyors simply ran out of local inspiration by the time they reached this corner of Baugh Fell.