Lingmoor Fell | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 469 m (1,539 ft) |
Prominence | 245 m (804 ft) |
Parent peak | Scafell Pike |
Listing | Marilyn, Wainwright |
Coordinates | 54°25′55″N 3°04′35″W / 54.43208°N 3.07626°W |
Geography | |
Location | Cumbria, England |
Parent range | Lake District, Southern Fells |
OS grid | NY302046 |
Topo map | OS Landranger 89, 90 OS Explorer OL6 |
Lingmoor Fell is a fell in the English Lake District, situated eight kilometres (five miles) west of Ambleside. The fell reaches a height of 469 m (1,540 ft) and divides the valleys of Great Langdale and Little Langdale. The fell's name originates from the Old Norse word lyng meaning “heather covered”. The actual summit of the fell is named as Brown How on Ordnance Survey maps.