Great Calva
Great Calva is a fell in the Lake District, England. It is in the Northern Fells, lying roughly at the centre of this region of high ground. As a result, it is distant from roads and quite remote by Lakeland standards.Places of Interest
Highlights include Bakestall and Skiddaw.
Bakestall
Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bakestall is a fell in the English Lake District, it is situated seven kilometres north of Keswick in the quieter, even secluded northern sector of the national park known as ‘Back o’ Skiddaw’.
Skiddaw
Peak
Photo: Antiquary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Skiddaw is a mountain in the Lake District National Park in England. Its 931-metre summit is traditionally considered to be the fourth-highest peak but depending on what topographic prominence is thought to be significant is also variously ranked as the third- and the sixth-highest in England.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Applethwaite and Little Crosthwaite.
Applethwaite
Village
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Applethwaite is a village in the foothills of Skiddaw near Keswick in the English Lake District. It is in the county of Cumbria, and forms part of the civil parish of Underskiddaw, which has a population of 282.
Little Crosthwaite
Hamlet
Photo: Ian Cunliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Little Crosthwaite is a hamlet in the Cumberland district in the English county of Cumbria. It forms part of the civil parish of Underskiddaw. Little Crosthwaite is located on the A591 road on the eastern shore of the Bassenthwaite Lake between Keswick and Bassenthwaite.
Uldale
Village
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Uldale is a small village and former civil parish in the Cumberland district, in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England. It is about 5 miles from Caldbeck, 2 miles from Ireby with which it now forms the civil parish of Ireby and Uldale together with Aughertree.
Great Calva
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,106 feet
- Also known as: “Little Calva”
- Category: landform
- Location: Underskiddaw, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.67326° or 54° 40′ 24″ northLongitude
-3.11453° or 3° 6′ 52″ westElevation
2,106 feet (642 metres)Open location code
9C6RMVFP+85OpenStreetMap ID
node 4523041823OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakGeoNames ID
12624291
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