| Fountains Fell | |
|---|---|
 Cairn on Fountains Fell | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 668 m (2,192 ft) |
| Prominence | 243 m (797 ft) |
| Parent peak | Pen-y-ghent |
| Listing | Marilyn |
| Coordinates | 54°08′23″N 02°12′34″W / 54.13972°N 2.20944°W |
| Geography | |
  Fountains Fell | |
| Parent range | Pennines |
| OS grid | SD864716 |
| Topo map | OS Landranger 98 or OL 2 |
Fountains Fell[1] is a mountain in the Yorkshire Dales, England. The main summit (SD864716) has a height of 668 metres (2,192 ft) and a relative height or topographic prominence of 243 metres (797 ft) and thus qualifies as a Marilyn.[2] Its subsidiary, Fountains Fell South Top (SD868708) reaches 662 metres (2,172 ft) and qualifies as a Nuttall.[3] A third summit, further south at SD868697, reaches 610 metres (2,001 ft) and is the most southerly 2,000 ft summit in the Pennines.[4]
The eastern slopes of the fell form part of the National Trust's Malham Tarn and Moor estate.[5]
- ^ Fell, from the Old Norse fjall, 'mountain', is used to refer to mountains, or certain types of mountainous landscape, in parts of England and Scandinavia.
- ^ Dawson, Alan (1997). "Section 35B: Central Pennines". TACit Tables: The Hewitts and Marilyns of England. TACit Press. ISBN 0-9522680-7-8. Retrieved 25 May 2008.
- ^ Nuttall, John; Nuttall, Anne. "Mountains of England". Retrieved 25 May 2008.
- ^ Wright, Nick (1974). English Mountain Summits. London: Robert Hale. p. 68. ISBN 0-7091-4560-8.
- ^ National Trust. "Malham Tarn and Moor". Retrieved 25 May 2008.