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The Old Man of Coniston

Book Four · The Southern Fells

803 m2,635 ft
31sthighest of the 214
SD272978OS grid reference

The Old Man of Coniston stands 803 m (2,635 ft) high, which makes it the 31st highest of the 214 Wainwrights and the 8th highest of the 30 fells in Book Four, The Southern Fells. Its summit is at grid reference SD272978.

The Old Man of Coniston The Southern Fells

Nearest Wainwrights

Straight-line distances between summits - not routes.

  1. Brim Fell 0.8 km north 796 m
  2. Dow Crag 1.0 km west 778 m
  3. Swirl How 2.7 km north 802 m
  4. Grey Friar 2.8 km north-west 773 m
  5. Great Carrs 3.1 km north 785 m

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Heights and grid references are the ones 214 uses, from publicly available survey data; some differ slightly from the figures in the original guides. 214 is not a route planner: plan any walk with an up-to-date Ordnance Survey map, and check the mountain forecast before you go.

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