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| Name: | Coomb Height |
| Hill number: | 3702 |
| Height: | 627m / 2057ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 2328 Knott |
| RHB Section: | 34A: Lake District - Northern Fells |
| Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Lake District - Northern Fells |
| County/UA: | Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness |
| Catchment: | Eden (Carlisle) |
| Class: | Birkett, Synge (B,Sy) |
| Grid ref: | NY 31075 32720 |
| Summit feature: | small cairn |
| Drop: | 6m |
| Col: | 621m NY308326  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 90 (1:25k) OL5N |
| Observations: | Birkett summit but highest point of fell is 35m W at NY 31042 32711 |
| Survey: | Abney level |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 293 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| Accidental bag, went slightly off course during Grand Tour of Skiddaw race. | DavidGMould | 26/08/2023 |
| Big day with trimarc2 in the snow. Snow underfoot but glorious blue skies overhead. West Fell, High Pike (Caldbeck), Hare Stones, Great Lingy Hill, Miller Moss, Little Lingy Hill, Knott, Coomb Height, Drygill Head, Miton Hill, Round Knott, Carrock Fell | Fionalevey | 05/01/2022 |
| Parked at Calebeck for a circuit of Carrock Beck over 11 summits. 7/11. Visited cairn and summit. | PGCE | 14/11/2021 |
| Stone Ends - Carrock Fell - Milton Hill - Knott - Coomb Height - Mosedale. Nice descent but then a long trek back on the road | squeegs | 25/09/2021 |
| Run over Carrock Fell, High Pike and Knott from Bowscale. | quadbarrel | 01/08/2021 |
| 18.3 miles 2503ft walk. Start at Scales campsite Mungrisdale, to Coomb Hight, Pike, High Pike and West Fell, back to Scales campsite. | stephenbuda | 23/07/2021 |
| Parked near Grainsgill Bridge,then up Cumbrian Way and round to Coomb Height.Next over to Pike(good viewpoint) on clear trods and finally back to Cumbrian Way via track over Cocklakes.With Oscar. | catman | 21/04/2021 |
| With Catman. | oscarrosie | 21/04/2021 |
| From Little Lingy Hill, intially pathless. Then descended down pleasant east ridge and back along road to Mosedale. | KeithByTheC | 20/04/2021 |
| Loop of all my remaining Northern Birketts (Coomb Height, Frozen Fell, Burn Todd, White Hause, Lowthwaite Fell, Little Cockup, Orthwaite Fell - not in that order). | tomd4 | 17/02/2021 |
| From Over Water for a round of Little Cockup, Orthwaite Bank, Cockup, Hare Crag, Coombe Height and Little Sca Fell. | rhalstead | 19/12/2020 |
| A long road walk from Bowscale then up Here on the very long ridge to Knott. With Alfie. | Dangerous Dave | 10/10/2020 |
| YET ANOTHER CLOUDLESS DAY. FROM THE HEAD OF MOSEDALE FOLLOWED THE CUMBRIA WAY TO THE COLL THEN SOUTH ONTO COOMBE HEIGHT (NEW). RETURNED TO COLL AND OVER GREAT LINGY HILL TO LITTLE LINGY HILL (NEW + NEW NUTTALL SINCE MY NUTTAL COMPLETION). BACK TO HARE STONES AND OUT OVER MITON HILL (NEW)TO ROUND KNOTT (NEW) BEFORE DIRECT DESCENT TO HEAD OF MOSEDALE. OK TO START WITH AND FOUND WAY DOWN BY GILL BUT IMPENETRABLE BRACKEN FOR LAST 200 METRES AND HAD TO WALK IN BECK! | BURGESS | 19/09/2020 |
| From the mine up onto High Pike and back round | Havenchris | 12/09/2020 |
| With NB from Mosedale, GT. Lingy Hill, Iron Crag, LT. Lingy Hill, Pike and Coombe Heights | Frank | 17/07/2020 |
| With FR from Mosedale, GT. Lingy Hill, Iron Crag, LT. Lingy Hill, Pike and Coombe Heights. | Bheinn | 14/07/2020 |
| A thirteen hill round from Longlands of Longlands Fell, Lowthwaite Fell, Brae Fell, Little Sca Fell, Great Sca Fell, Little Lingy Hill, Coomb Height, Pike, where I met Jim Bloomer and Mae and had a good old chat, Burn Tod, Frozen Fell, Meal Fell, Great Cockup and Lowthwaite Fell W.Top. About 5 1/2 hours. | clivevilla | 08/07/2020 |
| Date estimated | fellstoby | 01/01/2020 |
| 10/14 Carrock Fell, Round Knott, Miton Hill, Drygill Head, Great Lingy Hill, Little Lingy Hill, Knott, Pike, Coomb Height, Bowscale Fell, The Tongue, Tarn Crag Top (Bowscale East Top), Bowscale Fell Far East Top. A good round, 7 hours. | nickywood1 | 19/05/2019 |
| 12th and last top of the day. Managed to get a hitch in a flash Merc back to Mosedale. great day. | summitter | 19/04/2019 |
| With Bryher. Round of 7 Synges, though only Pike was a new one for me. All new for Brier! Mist and rain. | jenx | 19/03/2019 |
| With: hb sb; Round of Carrock Fell to High Pike then to Great Lingy Hill with MBA Bothy then the new Nuttall on Miller Moss, descending by Coomb Height and back down valley. | Ian Baines | 05/11/2018 |
| With: ib sb; Round of Carrock Fell to High Pike then to Great Lingy Hill with MBA Bothy then ney Nuttall on Miller Moss, descending by Coomb Heigh and back down valley. | Helen Baines | 05/11/2018 |
| Visiting the new Nuttall: Mosedale - Carrock Fell - High Pike - Miller Moss - Knott - Mosedale | davidpettit84 | 25/08/2018 |
| Mosedale > Carrock Mine > Grainsgill Beck > Coomb Height > Knott > Little Lingy Hill > Great Lingy Hill > Hare Stones > High Pike > Miton Hill > Round Knott > Carrock Fell > Stone Ends > Mosedale. Cloudy day but tops clear from Little Lingy Hill onwards. Ground very dry, just me and H. | johnkaysleftleg | 30/05/2018 |
| Long walk from Skiddaw House back to Blencathra Field Centre, windy on tops, sunny later, 31.1km, 10.1 hours: Great Calva - Little Calva - Knott - Coomb Height - Miller Moss - Great Lingy Hill - Hare Stones - High Pike - Milton Hill - Round Knott - Carrock Fell - Souther Fell - Souther Fell ST | stevem76 | 26/04/2018 |
| 10k afternoon round of 5 Synges, this the second. From NY 3266 3265. | jonglew | 03/03/2018 |
| On the Lakes in a day ultra route, low cloud, high winds, rain. | mickdavidson | 08/10/2017 |
| From High Pike. On to Pike. | Wycombe Wanderer | 17/04/2017 |
| Bassenthwaite - Bassenthwaite Hill - Orthwaite Bank - couldn't find Little Cockup in the mist! - Great Cockup - Meal Fell - Little Sca Fell - Great Sca Fell - Frozen Fell - Burn Tod - Knott - Coomb Height - Little Lingy Hill - Iron Crag - High Pike - Round Knott - Carrock Fell - road. | Mark Jackson | 12/04/2017 |
| Round sarting with Carrock Fell,Round Knott,Milton Hill,Hare Stones,Great Lingly Hill,Little Lingy,Hill and Coomb Height.Useful path down nose of Coomb Height to road at Swineside not marked on OS. | jocks1 | 16/02/2017 |
| From Mosedale. | ngthack | 01/10/2016 |
| Carrock Fell, Milton Hill, High Pike, Hare Stones, Coomb Height, Knott, Little Calva, Great Calva | keithouk | 17/07/2016 |
| Birkett-Synge Horseshoe of West Fell, Drygill Head, Coomb Height, The Knott and then a bit harder work for Burnt Tod, Frozen Fell, Little Lingy Hill, Miller Moss and Birk Hill from the 73 bus at Linewath jnt to Calbeck. | Eddie | 02/05/2016 |
| Easy walk from main top of Knott once the mist lifted | trimarc2 | 05/04/2016 |
| Straight up the ridge in snow. With Eire, Evan, Sail, Danu, Coel & Alfie. | Dangerous Dave | 15/02/2016 |
| Up the faint ridge path from end of public road through Mosedale. Met Jenx sitting at top, tea and cake. She went down to car, I carried on in a loop to the Synge Pike via Knott. Pleasant day with mists swirling atmospherically. | nordicstar | 01/11/2015 |
| As part of Lakes in a Day with Zoe | Jim T | 10/10/2015 |
| From Little Lingy. Nice cairn but otherwise unexciting summit. Continued to Pike, initially by some very rough contouring. | Aye Jimmy | 27/09/2015 |
| Followed Cumbria Way beside Grainsgill Beck, then south to summit. Then onto Pike. | Fisky Boy | 09/09/2015 |
| With Fisky Boy | Brenda Cloke | 09/09/2015 |
| Climbed from Keswick via the Cumbria way then followed Grainsgill beck to the ridge | robert | 01/09/2015 |
| Becky and I. 8 Birketts in total | chrisj1965 | 11/08/2015 |
| From Mosedale - Carrock Fell, Round Knot, Miton Hill, High Pike, Hare Stones Gt & Lt Lingy Hill, Knott and Comb Height. | petebagger | 05/07/2015 |
| walk-carrock fell | babsjess | 14/06/2015 |
| solo walk back o skiddaw | colinfielding | 21/05/2015 |
| Wet and very very windy. Approached from Mosedale Head | Owen13 | 10/05/2015 |
| Birkett 3 | Dave Geere | 06/03/2015 |
| Had to stop for a sit down just below the summit. Apologies to anyone climbing Coomb Height tomorrow! Steepish descent then 3km plod along the road. The showers started just as I reached the main road, but managed to get to the Mill Inn reasonably dry. Sure enough, the group were just leaving the pub after tea and scones. Had a few nice leisurely pints and a bottle of Old Tom (ginger flavour) just before the bus arrived. | Si's 2nd round | 23/04/2014 |
| A circular route from Mosedale Beck, onwards to Knott, Little Lingy hill and great Lingy Hill. Snow on the ground but not a bad day, with Frank and Dik. | Lou | 11/02/2014 |