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Name: | Silver How |
Hill number: | 2499 |
Height: | 393.8m / 1292ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2396 High Raise [High White Stones] |
RHB Section: | 34B: Lake District - Central & Western Fells |
Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Lake District - Central Fells |
County/UA: | Westmorland and Furness |
Catchment: | Leven (Ulverston) |
Class: | Wainwright, Birkett, Synge, Fellranger (W,B,Sy,Fel) |
Grid ref: | NY 32478 06643 |
Summit feature: | cairn |
Drop: | 29.7m |
Col: | 364.1m NY 3213 0662 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 90 (1:25k) OL7N |
Observations: | ground 5m NW is of similar height |
Survey: | Abney level |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 1351 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Blea Rigg,Silver How, Tarn Crag via Jack's rake Pavey Ark,Thunacar Knott and Sergeant Man. With Craig | Nicefish | 03/02/2024 |
Very Windy. Great views. Shorten walk because of wind down via Easedale Tarn | Adventurers5 | 31/01/2024 |
from Grasmere village with Ollie. 
Gorgeous blue sky winter day. No snow or ice. 
Misty in Keswick and Eden Valley. | Dave Sargent | 06/01/2024 |
On a solo walk from Grasmere: Steel Fell, Calf Crag, Codale Head, Blea Rigg, Castle How, Swinescar Pike, Lang How & Silver How. Quiet day on the fells despite the mainly good weather. | alistairpooler | 26/12/2023 |
Bit cloudy with light rain with Bri | Kenny Morris | 16/12/2023 |
From Grasmere. Silver How, Castle How, Blea Rigg, Easedale Tarn. With Tammy, Fudge, and Truffle. | Hippo | 21/10/2023 |
Cleared nice finish to the day | siholden | 14/10/2023 |
R | Richard Tait | 30/09/2023 |
Run from grasmere. Weekend with Phil Hargreaves. 
Horseshoe | danwalker1150 | 10/09/2023 |
From Grasmere 
with Emma, Nick and Mary | mikethomas | 29/08/2023 |
Trail run over Loughrigg and Silver How, met Grace, Dannie and Rupert along the path to Rydal Caves at a delightful enchanted tree. Then explored the caves befoe heading up Silver How. | ByronHaywood | 02/08/2023 |
From our caravan at a rally in Grasmere. | NormanW | 12/07/2023 |
From Walthwaite Bottom car park. | Cicatrice | 24/06/2023 |
From Grasmere. Weather was fine, dry and sunny, lovely walk and views | matty1971b | 18/06/2023 |
Wainwright | ChrisHollins1 | 01/05/2023 |
Great Lakeland 3 Dayer | emily | 30/04/2023 |
3 day hike and wild camps around the langdale fells Laura jay and flo great views over Grasmere and beyond | Lauralj84 | 19/04/2023 |
Walked from Grasmere with Simon. 
Stayed in Coniston with Simon before IOG Patterdale Easter Trip 2023. | dancingqueen101 | 06/04/2023 |
Circular from grasmere with pregnant wife | dannyscun | 26/03/2023 |
Easedale Tarn, Blea Rigg Silver How | trimarc2 | 26/02/2023 |
Parked in Elterwater, headed directly onto the Silver How ridge, Then W to the summit, backtracked along the ridge crossing the road near High Close YH. Steeply up to Loughrigg Fell, then along the fell before descending to Tarn Foot. Took the track from the road junction up Little Loughrigg, and down the road to Skelwith Bridge. Back along the Cumbria Way past Elterwater to the car. Altogether 13km with 700m ascent taking 4 hours. | silverwolf_alan | 15/02/2023 |
Todd Crag, Loughrigg Fell, Silver How, Blea Rigg | keithouk | 22/01/2023 |
From Grasmere. 
12 km, 650 m asc. 
Up by Easedale Tarn and the SW path under Blea Crag to Blea Rigg. 
E and SE along the ridge over Great Castle How, Castle How (Raw Pike), Little Castle How, Swinescar Pike, Lang How and Silver How. 
Back by Wray Gill and Allan Bank. 
Sunny, frosty. 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720304916571 | SalmonJoe | 02/01/2023 |
Walked with Pete. Tried to walk to next Wainwright but were going to lose the light (big traffic jam on way in). So abandoned and just did Silver How. | River-Girl | 02/01/2023 |
Nice bimble on fresh January day. Was going to add in Blea Rigg but ran out of time due to late start and poor traffic. | Winter Round | 02/01/2023 |
From Grasmere. Weather was fine, dry and sunny. Added the Birketts of Lang How and Swinescar Pike. | andrewcoles | 13/10/2022 |
Wainwright Walk 10: Spider (Silver How & Loughrigg Fell) | DavidHiner | 13/10/2022 |
Langdale Pikes - Pavey Ark via Jack's Rake, Langdale Pikes, High Raise & Blea Rigg | Barns150 | 15/09/2022 |
With MarkS. | DaveT | 09/09/2022 |
Rocco the Weimaraner's first Wainwright aged 14 Months. 
Circular route, start ascent via path past Acorn Bank. Straight up till path veers left to scramble over small ravine then follow path to top. Descent via steep path back to Grasmere Village. | Mr Chainsaw | 25/08/2022 |
Walked up from Grasmere | billames | 11/08/2022 |
Part of 7 peaks on 03/08/2022. 
Silver how > Blea Rigg > Sergeant man > Pavey ark > Harrison Sickle >Loft Crag > pike of stickle | matthewthomas16 | 03/08/2022 |
Steel How via Kelbarrow path | benarbia no 3 | 31/07/2022 |
with Elizabeth. | Cumbrianexile | 27/07/2022 |
Poor vis and wet on top but good after the drive up from home. With Jacks | jeffpl | 09/06/2022 |
2nd time. | russell61 | 26/05/2022 |
From Grasmere | geoffh12 | 02/05/2022 |
17.5 mile run - 5400ft elevation. Lovely sunny run from YHA at Rosthwaite. Bessyboot, Eagle Crag, Sergeant’s Crag Crag, High Raise, Sergeant Man, Thurnocar Knott, Pike of stickle, Loft Crag, Harrison Crag, Pavey Ark, Blea Rigg and Silver How. Down into Grasmere to finish. | nell1583 | 23/04/2022 |
Easedale Circuit with Cliff | BB8_Mountains | 17/04/2022 |
R | Richard Tait | 08/04/2022 |
Part of a circuit from YHA Langdale. Beautiful day up in the fells :-) | Gerry the Ranger | 12/03/2022 |
RRDPTH Snowman on top! | Richard Tait | 19/02/2022 |
Silver How and Blea Rigg in the wet. | atreides7887 | 13/02/2022 |
Nice little loop out from Grassmere on a gale force day. | sebastiencale | 02/01/2022 |
From Grasmere village centre. 
6 km, 350m ascent. 
Out via Red Bank Road & Kelbarrow. 
Back around Brigstone Moss to Wray Gill & Allan Bank. | SalmonJoe | 02/01/2022 |
With F, A and T from near High Close YH. | Mark Jackson | 28/12/2021 |
Climbed with Phoebe, then onto Loughrigg | MrD | 24/12/2021 |
Parked in Grasmere then up Silver How with Eddie & Rick. Then onto Lang How, Swinescar Pike, Swinescar Pike NW Top, Little Castle How, Castle How (Raw Pike) and finally Great Castle How before contouring round to the path down to Easdale Tarn then back to Grasmere. | Dugswell2 | 20/12/2021 |
From Grasmere via Elterwater Path then onto Little Loughrigg | trimarc2 | 02/12/2021 |
Walk from Grasmere up to the top of Silver How. Today is totally different from the previous days with blue skies. Views from the top of Silver How was spectacular. | HillyBuckles | 06/10/2021 |