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A farm track leads to High Nook Tarn, then grassy slopes climb to the summit.
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Cloud inversion · 7 days
The chance of standing above a sea of cloud on Gavel Fell each morning this week, from overnight temperature, humidity and low cloud below the 524m summit.
Dark sky · 7 days
How dark the sky gets over Gavel Fell each night this week, from cloud cover, moonlight and local light pollution.
Snow · 7 days
No snow is forecast at the summit in the next 7 days.
Sun today
9h 39m of daylight. Golden hour ends 08:00 and starts 15:52. From the summit you see the sun 07:02 to 16:51.
Nearby summits
About Gavel Fell
Gavel Fell stands in the quiet Loweswater fells, south of Loweswater and north of Ennerdale. It is a broad, grassy hill. Blake Fell is 1.3 km north-west and Hen Comb 1.6 km east, while Great Borne lies 2.3 km south across the Floutern Pass. Burnbank Fell is 2.5 km north.
From Loweswater, a track heads south past High Nook Farm to High Nook Tarn, then you climb grassy slopes to the summit. Most walkers make a round, going on to Blake Fell and Burnbank Fell and returning through Holme Wood beside the lake. The ground is grass with some wet patches.
The summit is a plain grassy top. The ridge looks over Loweswater and Crummock Water to the higher fells beyond.
Gavel Fell is 524 m (1,720 ft) high with 74 m of prominence. It is in Lake District C&W, England. OS grid reference NY116185. It is the 34th highest of the 70 summits Peakify lists in Lake District C&W. The nearest summits are Blake Fell (1.3 km), Carling Knott (1.8 km) and Loweswater End - Carling Knott (2.1 km).
From Loweswater, follow the track past High Nook Farm to High Nook Tarn and climb the grassy slopes above.
Yes. Blake Fell is 1.3 km north-west, and the two make a round from Loweswater.
Yes. It is one of the 214 Wainwrights and also a Birkett.
Gavel Fell is 524 metres high with 74 metres of prominence.
Gavel Fell is listed in Lake District C&W, England.
Peakify lists 1 route for Gavel Fell, including available distance, ascent, start point, and difficulty details.
Peakify rates each day on the summit Good, Marginal or Poor from the forecast summit wind, gusts, chance of rain and wind chill. Wind of 40 mph or gusts of 65 mph make it Poor; wind of 25 mph, gusts of 45 mph, a 60% chance of rain or a feels-like temperature of -8°C or below make it Marginal. Today's and tomorrow's ratings are at the top of this page. The rating covers the weather only: also check your route, daylight, kit and experience, and in winter whether you need an ice axe and crampons.
The page includes cached mountain forecast context, snow outlook, dark-sky signals, cloud-inversion information, sunrise, sunset, and summit planning details where available.
About Gavel Fell
Gavel Fell stands in the quiet Loweswater fells, south of Loweswater and north of Ennerdale. It is a broad, grassy hill. Blake Fell is 1.3 km north-west and Hen Comb 1.6 km east, while Great Borne lies 2.3 km south across the Floutern Pass. Burnbank Fell is 2.5 km north.
From Loweswater, a track heads south past High Nook Farm to High Nook Tarn, then you climb grassy slopes to the summit. Most walkers make a round, going on to Blake Fell and Burnbank Fell and returning through Holme Wood beside the lake. The ground is grass with some wet patches.
The summit is a plain grassy top. The ridge looks over Loweswater and Crummock Water to the higher fells beyond.
Gavel Fell is 524 m (1,720 ft) high with 74 m of prominence. It is in Lake District C&W, England. OS grid reference NY116185. It is the 34th highest of the 70 summits Peakify lists in Lake District C&W. The nearest summits are Blake Fell (1.3 km), Carling Knott (1.8 km) and Loweswater End - Carling Knott (2.1 km).
From Loweswater, follow the track past High Nook Farm to High Nook Tarn and climb the grassy slopes above.
Yes. Blake Fell is 1.3 km north-west, and the two make a round from Loweswater.
Yes. It is one of the 214 Wainwrights and also a Birkett.
Gavel Fell is 524 metres high with 74 metres of prominence.
Gavel Fell is listed in Lake District C&W, England.
Peakify lists 1 route for Gavel Fell, including available distance, ascent, start point, and difficulty details.
Peakify rates each day on the summit Good, Marginal or Poor from the forecast summit wind, gusts, chance of rain and wind chill. Wind of 40 mph or gusts of 65 mph make it Poor; wind of 25 mph, gusts of 45 mph, a 60% chance of rain or a feels-like temperature of -8°C or below make it Marginal. Today's and tomorrow's ratings are at the top of this page. The rating covers the weather only: also check your route, daylight, kit and experience, and in winter whether you need an ice axe and crampons.
The page includes cached mountain forecast context, snow outlook, dark-sky signals, cloud-inversion information, sunrise, sunset, and summit planning details where available.
