Wetherlam

Area:Lake District - Southern Fells
County:Westmorland and Furness
Country:England
Classification:Wainwright, Birkett, Hewitt, Nuttall, HuMP, and sub Marilyn
(also Clem, Fellranger, Synge, Sim, and Tump)
Height:763m (with a drop of 146m)
Maps:OL6(N) Explorer or 89, 90 Landranger
Grid Ref:NY288011         Hills nearby: 5km 10km 20km
Summit:cairn - photos
Daylight:dawn 07:24, sunrise 08:03, sunset 16:47, dusk 17:27

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The Old Man Of Coniston and Wetherlam
The Old Man Of Coniston and Wetherlam


Overlooking Coppermines Valley to the south, and Wrynose pass to the north, it is the most northern of the Coniston Fells. A small cairn perched on rocks marks the summit.

Wetherlam appears in Arthur Ransome's book Swallowdale renamed as "Grey Screes".

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186 other walkers registered on our site have already walked up this hill a grand total of 258 times including: @woody, Achandler, adgl, AGJ64, ahampson (twice), Ajnoma, ajpicky1995, Alan0409, andrew_poyner, Andrewc1980, Andy Duff, AngieC, anne mariecb, annie26793, anthbowles, Ashleighatkinson, atessa, Bazwell, beckylindeman, BeckyST, BeckyTheBaker, beeeeeh, beth (x3), BigEvey, Bilberry, Biscuits17, CarlandHay, CARLOS (x3), Carolwildbird, CEW, chipshot, chloealina, Chris the rambler, chrisandbex, chrisfry35 (x6), CodyJ, Colin M, Cowles, crawflakes, DANE2766, Danrobinson, darrendixon, Darrenh, Dave Martin, davew, David_F (x13), davidjfryer, DavidMBurnett, Daz Graham, digby, Drjohn23, drsylvester68, dsutton101 (twice), DukeNukem, DuncanG22, duncbarnes, Felltopper, fellwalker68, fidds, Finners, fizzerfox, Floydian1, frothyraptor, gallowshill (twice), gbh (twice), gill4rolo, Gillian7660, gilly_3886, Ginty, GraemeLackford, griff44, Hannahfw, Harter hod carrier (x3), hhampson, hillbilly, HollySalaman, Homesick Scorrie, Hubbards, hydrocairns, iggsypoo, Ionahunter, Itismegann, ja5ca, JA_Gorman, JackKendall, James48 (twice), Jamieandmel, Jandy (twice), JazMeg26, jegger, JJH94, jkpole, JMCM, john09cw, johngraham5056@aol.com, Jojo777, jonsteward, Jul3scorn3ll (twice), JulesMC, Kanianne, Karen.m.burns, KarenWAL4, kasw3670, Katherined (x8), Kieranatt, Kieranatt98, kierandol, King of the Tops, Lambo330, Lancashire Lad (twice), leedrich, Lenny0018, lludwinski, LozJessNacho, Luizawoods, Luly, macca69, Mandy1836, mariablky (x6), MarjWatson, markexploring, Mc49, McLeish, Michaelholbrow, michaelrusman@hotmail.com, Michal7, Mickha, MickRadford, mikedowsett, Mikew92 (twice), MikeyMcC, mintcake, motley 55, munrobracket, navdave (twice), Nottspanther, On The Rivet, onceuponatime, Orayner15, pah800, pandy, PDB1963, pdr, Petemoss (x17), peterb, Peterfishwick, racheljanemchugh, RayK, Robert Bozic, roro1978, RuslandRambler (x9), samross, shane1974, Sheelagh, shivtc@yahoo.co.uk (twice), Shortnick, Smoo1610, sophielucywalking, springfishblue, Steve1607, StevetheRover (twice), Strangerclur, StuartL, Stuchlik, Susanna, Sylwia J Kociemba, thehappymundays, ThinArthur, ThrowerBell, TONYL31, TonyRogerson, Toohey100, Toy poodle, Trevor123, Tricia15, Vicksey22, vickyhodgson86, vinmac, walsh581, We11za, wezboyes@hotmail.com (twice), wittonweavers, wolfgangb, wrowlands3, XanderPY, and yasmin189.

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Photo by Rodney Clark and is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic (CC BY-SA 2.0) licence. For more information about this photo, including on copyright, see the photo's home page.

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