Dead pine on Great Mell Fell, Matterdale, Lake District National Park, Cumbria, UK

            An isolated hill between Ullswater and Blencathra, Great Mell Fell is often seen but rarely visited, bypassed by those travelling to Keswick and the more obvious peaks of the North Lakes.  It's certainly worth stopping, as the rounded hill rises to 537 m and offers excellent views in all directions. Wind-sculpted larches and pines, plus the oak woodland on the eastern side, also justify a visit.

The name seems to be tautological: 'mel' is 'bare hill' in Cumbric, with 'fell' also being 'hill' in Old Norse.  Despite the Celtic name, the lower slopes are wooded, giving some idea of how the now-bare Cumbrian fells once were. It's said that the last native European wildcat in England was trapped here in the 19th Century.

Beyond the nearer ridge in the background, the ground drops away to Ullswater. The dark summit on the right, 3½ km away, is Gowbarrow Fell (481 m). The line of buildings on the near side comprise the hamlet of Ulcat Row.

Just visible behind Gowbarrow is High Dodd (501 m), 7 km away on the far side of Ullswater. The clearer ridge to the left is Howstead Brow, rising to Beda Head (509 m, 8.6 km away) and separating Boredale (near side) from Martindale (far side) 
It's not easy to distinguish, but The Nab (576 m) is directly behind Beda Head; to the right is Rest Dodd (696 m).

The smooth ridge on the horizon is that followed by the high-level Roman road of High Street. Swarth Fell and Loadpot Hill (671 m) are mostly hidden by the tree, but High Raise (802 m) and Rampsgill Head (792 m) are clear on the right, catching some snow ~13 km from here.  To the right of the latter is Racecourse Hill, the 828 m summit of High Street.
Further to the right is Thornthwaite Crag (784 m, 15½ km away), with Grey Crag (699 m) in front, then the col of Threshthwaite Mouth and Threshthwaite Crag at the far right.

Taken in: UK / England / Eden District / Troutbeck (show map)

Taken on: March 16, 2020

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