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Name:Brownber Head
Hill number:5632
Height:599.2m / 1966ft
Parent (Ma):2745  Nine Standards Rigg
RHB Section:35A: The Northern Pennines
Nuttall/Wainwright area:Yorkshire Dales - Northern Fells
County/UA:Westmorland and Furness
Catchment:Catchment Boundaries, Eden (Carlisle), Ouse (York)
Watershed:Humber Estuary, St Bees Head to Ravenscar, Ardnamurchan Point to Lowestoft, Cardiff to Cape Wrath, Dover to Cape Wrath, Lowestoft to Duncansby Head, Land's End to John o' Groats, Solway Firth, The Lizard to Dunnet Head
Class:Subdodd
(s5)
Grid ref:NY 84535 06846
Summit feature:no feature
Drop:20.3m
Col:578.9m  NY 8413 0652  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 91 92
(1:25k) OL19S
Observations:ground 130m W at NY 84420 06794 is of equal height. Ground 135m E at NY 84674 06853 is 1.1m lower
Survey:Abney level
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2/2 Parked beside the sheep enclosures and very quick visit to this summit, then over the road to the Bridleway and followed this to the shooting lodge, then used various quad bike tracks up past shooting butts to Brownber Head (probably better not done in total mist like we did, but still perfectly safe and doable).nickywood126/06/2021
Parked on the B6270 south of Tailbridge Hill. Nice steady walk direct to the summit then minor path across the moor to the main path up to Nine Standards Rigg. Next came a cross-country there-and-back trek across the, thankfully bone-dry, heather and hags to Brownber Head, before finishing atop the featureless White Mossy Hill.summitter19/06/2021
With Sue from road to Nateby. Nine Standards Rigg, on way to Brownber Head. not much path wet underfoot to follow. Cold and windy with some sleet but generally good visibility.Frank13/11/2020
08:30, 7 degrees, stiff westerlies, light showers. From road to NE. On to High Greygrits.Wycombe Wanderer08/01/2020
From ENE, good track then mostly quad tracks, trail shoed feet dry throughout, sunny breezy pmRHW08/09/2019
Sunny and showers.Dugswell211/05/2019
From NY 8085 0427; good track to Rollinson Haggs, then off-piste to White Mossy Hill. Near enough direct line from there - over a lot of hags. Walked across to the small 600m contour, which seemed to be higher, and gave a metre higher on the GPS. Picked off Bastifell (an Elmslie) on the way back.jonglew05/03/2019
Over Nine Standards, good going underfoot as described. Via Fox Crags and back over White Mossy Hill. Unremarkable top but good views today.nordicstar18/02/2019
From county boundary (B6270) via Nine Standards Rigg after a there and back to White Mossy Hill. Followed a track north of NSR cairns, before leaving this heading towards Fox Crags, over some rough ground heading for the sheepfold above Winton Force. Ground becomes much easier with hints of tracks before crossing Brownberhead Beck and up to the summit. Returned same way.Fisky Boy20/09/2018
With Fisky BoyBrenda Cloke20/09/2018
Nine Standards Rigg > Bastifell > Brownber Head > White Mossy Hill from GR: NY 80885 04246ronaldo33318/08/2018
Nine Standards Rigg > Bastifell > Brownber Head > White Mossy Hill from GR: NY 80885 04246Hippster18/08/2018
From ENE via grice shooters' luncheon hutjimbloomer23/08/2017
Parked by B6270 at NY 80470 04497. Nateby Common > Nine Standards Rigg > Brownber Head > White Mossy Hill.David Gradwell26/05/2017
Surprisingly pleasant and easy walk down from Nine Standards Rigg. We crossed Backstone Beck and had a similarly easy walk up to White Mossy Hill. With Evan, Sail, Alfie & Coel.Dangerous Dave12/03/2017
Directly from Nine Standards, no path and rough, worse on return into strong headwind. Two slight rises for summits, preferred second one which has at least got a distinctive yellow mossy patch!Aye Jimmy18/07/2015
From Nine Standards Rigg, reasonably dry underfoot.JohnStoneham26/04/2015
Nine Standards Rigg, Brownber Head, High Greygritskeithouk16/02/2015
With Jo, walk from B6270 county boundary parking space: across Lady Bog (aptly named) to Nine Standards Rigg, then onto Brownber Head (two tops) (surprisingly dry), returning via NSR to White Mossy Hill then across Dukedale Pots to Nateby Common (Tailbridge Hill). Weather; cloudy with sunny intervals, cool breeze on tops, good visibility.amblerbob24/08/2014
Walkers heading towards this hill from Nine Standards should aim directly towards the sheepfold marked on the OS map. There are a series of tracks heading across the fell towards this therefore avoiding much rough fell walking.moorsman19/04/2011
Bagged during a yomp from Nine Standards to Tan Hill way back in 2005. The weather was lousy but the walk was fun, all nine hours of it!DanHolme30/11/2005
1 of 2: From Thwaite via Tan hill Inn.ChrisR28/07/1991
Alan Whatley16/12/2023
DC11main26/10/2023
andrew brown10/08/2019
chalky195325/09/2018
TK19/09/2018
Nirobi9928/04/2018
Edwin Gradwell26/05/2017
DARRENG06/04/2017
MM22/04/2015
KM22/04/2015
Ianto&Sue05/04/2015
Laurel15/02/2015
Rowan15/02/2015
Matt16/06/2014
A W Bryan17/05/2014
Dave Geere27/04/2014
Bruckner711/07/2013
mae04/05/2013
Rambling Ray03/08/2012
peebs21/07/2010
Anton25/08/2008
ChrisC18/04/2004
thenomad22/02/2004
AlanD23/08/2000
andrew.allum01/01/2000
Martin R31/12/1999
GaryJones01/10/1998
David Purchase20/05/1998