Great Wheel Waterfall

Great Wheel Waterfall is a waterfall in Dent, Westmorland and Furness, England. Great Wheel Waterfall is situated nearby to Bigholme Bridge, as well as near Ralph’s Moss.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Whernside and Great Coum.

Whernside

Peak

Photo: Cyberdemon007, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Whernside is a mountain in the Yorkshire Dales in Northern England. It is the highest of the Yorkshire Three Peaks, the other two being Ingleborough and Pen-y-ghent. Whernside is situated 2 miles southeast of Great Wheel Waterfall.

Great Coum

Peak

Great Coum is a hill in the Yorkshire Dales, but is located in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria. The highest point is in Dent parish, but the boundary with Casterton parish crosses the summit.

Green Hill

Peak

Photo: Karl and Ali, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Green Hill is a mountain or fell in north west England. Its summit is 628 metres above sea level. It is located above Cowan Bridge, Lancashire, near Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria, and Ingleton, North Yorkshire. Green Hill is situated 2 miles southwest of Great Wheel Waterfall.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gawthrop and Cowgill.

Gawthrop

Village

Photo: Stephen Craven, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Gawthrop is a hamlet in the civil parish of Dent, in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it lies within the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Gawthrop is situated 3 miles northwest of Great Wheel Waterfall.

Cowgill

Hamlet

Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cowgill is a village in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England. It is within the historic boundaries of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and is located 9 miles south east of Sedbergh. Cowgill is situated 3 miles northeast of Great Wheel Waterfall.

Stone House

Hamlet

Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Stone House is a locality at Dent Head on the River Dee, in the county of Cumbria, England, to the south-east of Cowgill and to the north-west of Newby Head. Stone House is situated 3½ miles northeast of Great Wheel Waterfall.

Great Wheel Waterfall

Type: Waterfall
Category: body of water
Location: Dent, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.24908° or 54° 14′ 57″ north

Longitude

-2.42742° or 2° 25′ 39″ west

Height

9.8 feet (3 metres)

Width

9.8 feet (3 metres)

Open location code

9C6V6HXF+J2

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3338669832

OpenStreetMap feature

waterway=waterfall

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Highlights include Bigholme Bridge and Ralph’s Moss.

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