Bram Rigg Top

The Calf, at an elevation of 676 metres (2,218 ft), 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 (historically it was on the West Riding of Yorkshire/Westmorland boundary). It can be ascended from the town of Sedbergh to the south, by way of Cautley Spout from the east, or up the long valley of Langdale from the north. The Sedbergh ascent is the most popular, and has the distinction of being on good paths all the way. The summit commands an extensive panorama, although foreground detail is obscured by the extreme flatness of the plateau. A twenty-mile skyline of the Lakeland peaks can be seen, as well as the Yorkshire Three Peaks and many of the nearer Howgill Fells. Alfred Wainwright, in his Walks on the Howgill Fells, describes a route from Sedbergh to Calders and The Calf as "the classic high-level walk on the Howgill Fells". He includes a dr

Elevation: 672 m

Country: United Kingdom

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