Great How | |
Elevation Ft: | 1713 |
Prominence Ft: | 171 |
Parent Peak: | Scafell Pike |
Location: | Lake District, England |
Coordinates: | 54.4319°N -3.2541°W |
Grid Ref Uk: | NY187048 |
Topo: | OS Outdoor Leisure 6 |
Map: | United Kingdom Lake District |
Great How or Great Howe is a hill of in the west of the English Lake District, lying south of Scafell Pike and east of Burnmoor Tarn.[1] It lies in the civil parish of Eskdale, the unitary authority area of Cumberland and the ceremonial county of Cumbria.[2]
It is classed as a Fellranger, being described by Richards in the Wasdale volume of his book series.[3] It is among the 21 such summits (originally 18 before the extension of the Lake District) which are not included in Wainwright's list of 214.[4] It is also classed as a Dodd, Dewey, Birkett and Synge.