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Humphrey Head

Area:Lake District - Far Eastern Fells
County:Westmorland and Furness
Country:England
Classification:Wainwright Outlying Fell
(also Tump)
Height:53m (with a drop of 46m)
Maps:OL7(S) Explorer or 96, 97 Landranger
Grid Ref:SD390739         Hills nearby: 5km 10km 20km
Summit:rock 150m N of trig point
Notes:WOF summit is the trig point at SD 39102 73829 and is 30cm lower
Daylight:dawn 07:31, sunrise 08:11, sunset 16:36, dusk 17:16

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Humphrey Head from the south
Humphrey Head from the south


Humphrey Head, is a limestone headland jutting southwards into Morecambe Bay, is a Cumbria Wildlife Trust Nature Reserve. It is the southernmost of the Lake District fells discussed by Wainwright being mentioned in The Outlying Fells of Lakeland and from the top you get good views out over Morecambe Bay.

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18 other walkers registered on our site have already walked up this hill a grand total of 21 times including: domusmantell, Drjohn23, Fell1979, fisaway, James82, JSutton, kirstwaa, Lancylass, Michaelholbrow, Mudpie, nereataylor, Ozric (x3), RuslandRambler (twice), SteveKnowles9, StevetheRover, Trevor123, vinmac, and yasmin189.

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