Mellbreak
Mellbreak is a hill in the Western part of the English Lake District. Despite being surrounded on all sides by higher fells, it stands in isolation. It is surrounded on three sides by a "moat" of deep marshy land, and on the east side by the lake of Crummock Water.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,680 feet
- Description: mountain in United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Mellbreak South Top”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hen Comb and Rannerdale Knotts.
Hen Comb
Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hen Comb is a fell in the west of the English Lake District. One of the Loweswater Fells it lies to the south of Loweswater lake and Loweswater village. Although of only moderate height, its ascent can be difficult as it is largely surrounded by bogs.
Rannerdale Knotts
Peak
Photo: Archie424, Public domain.
Rannerdale Knotts is a fell in the Lake District of Cumbria, England. Rising from the Buttermere valley, it is one of the smaller Cumbrian hills and is overlooked by a number of surrounding fells, such as Grasmoor, Whiteless Pike and, across Crummock Water, Mellbreak and the High Stile ridge.
Grasmoor
Peak
Photo: K A, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Grasmoor is a mountain in the north-western part of the Lake District, northern England. It is the highest peak in a group of hills between the villages of Lorton, Braithwaite and Buttermere, and overlooks Crummock Water.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Buttermere and Brackenthwaite.
Buttermere
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Buttermere is a village of 120 people in Cumbria that takes its name from Buttermere, a lake in the Lake District National Park.
Brackenthwaite
Hamlet
Photo: Ron Shirt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brackenthwaite is a hamlet in the parish of Buttermere, in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. It is situated some 6 miles south of Cockermouth. It lies within the Lake District National Park.
Thackthwaite
Hamlet
Photo: Andy Jamieson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thackthwaite is a village in Cumbria, England, from which hikers can climb Low Fell and Fellbarrow. The place-name contains thwaite. A second place called Thackthwaite is located just to the north of Little Mell Fell, at.
Mellbreak
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Loweswater, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.55559° or 54° 33′ 20″ northLongitude
-3.31825° or 3° 19′ 6″ westElevation
1,680 feet (512 metres)Open location code
9C6RHM4J+6POpenStreetMap ID
node 29958541OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Ladin—“Mellbreak” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Mellbreak”
- Ladin: “Mellbreak”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mellbreak North Top and Green Wood.
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