Mickle Fell

West side of Mickle Fell

The Mickle Fell is a mountain in the north of England. It is situated in the Pennines in County Durham and is 788 m high.

This was once the Mickle Fell, the highest point in the historic county of Yorkshire dar. Due to boundary modifications in the course of the Local Government Act 1972, however, he came from 1 April 1974 County Durham and has since become the highest elevation in the county. The name of the mountain comes from the Old Norse Mikill for young and fur (or fjäll ), which means mountain or hill.

The mountain rises up in the middle of a bog and is difficult to reach. He is a widely recognizable landmark with its distinctive shape and is especially well seen from the hills of the Lake District.

The environment of Mickle Fell is part of a military training area of the UK Ministry of Defence and is therefore not very accessible. Ascents are from the west -lying valley of the Eden, and from the eastern valley of the Tees- headwaters possible.

With a relative height of about 200 m compared to the environment, the Mickle Fell one of the few English Marilyns dar. By definition, they reach a relative height of at least 150 m.

The over 400 km long Pennine Way passes through the summit of the so-called High Cup, a large crater west of the summit in the middle of marshland.