Simon’s Seat
Simon’s Seat is a peak in Orton, Westmorland and Furness, England and has an elevation of 1,926 feet. Simon’s Seat is situated nearby to the locality Stone Scrip, as well as near Bleagill head.Places of Interest
Highlights include Cautley Spout and The Calf.
Cautley Spout
Waterfall
Photo: Darren Copley, CC BY 2.0.
Cautley Spout is England's highest waterfall above ground. The broken cascade of falls tumbles a total of 650 feet down a cliff face at the head of a wild and bleak glacial valley that comes down from a high plateau called The Calf.
The Calf
Peak
Photo: John Illingworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Calf, at an elevation of 676 metres, is the highest point in the Howgill Fells, an area of high ground in north-west England. It is in the north-west of the Yorkshire Dales in Westmorland and Furness in the county of Cumbria.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Weasdale and Bowderdale.
Weasdale
Hamlet
Photo: Rob Bainbridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Weasdale is a small hamlet in Cumbria, England, 850 feet above sea-level on the northern flanks of the Howgill Fells. It is located approximately 6 miles south-west of Kirkby Stephen.
Bowderdale
Hamlet
Photo: David Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bowderdale is a hamlet in Cumbria, England, 6 miles southwest of Kirkby Stephen. It is also the name of a dale in the Howgill Fells, the valley of Bowderdale Beck which rises on the western slopes of Yarlside and flows 5 miles north to join the River Lune below the village of Bowderdale.
Kelleth
Hamlet
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kelleth is a hamlet in Cumbria, England, containing around a dozen houses and formerly a toy factory. It is approximately 19 miles from Penrith. It is in the Lune Valley, is situated next to the River Lune and is at an altitude of 750 ft.
Simon’s Seat
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,926 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Orton, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.39391° or 54° 23′ 38″ northLongitude
-2.52499° or 2° 31′ 30″ westElevation
1,926 feet (587 metres)Open location code
9C6V9FVG+H2OpenStreetMap ID
node 8960250738OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakGeoNames ID
12610532
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