Simon Fell

Hill, Mountain in Yorkshire Craven

England

Simon Fell

Looking towards Whernside from Southerscales, Ingleborough Credit: habiloid

Simon Fell is a prominent hill located in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, in the county of North Yorkshire, England. Standing at an elevation of 650 meters (2,133 feet), it is often considered a mountain due to its impressive height and rugged terrain. It is situated in the southern part of the park, near the village of Ingleton.

Simon Fell is known for its distinctive shape, with a long ridge stretching from west to east. It is composed mainly of limestone, creating steep slopes and rocky outcrops. As a result, it offers a challenging yet rewarding climb for hikers and mountaineers.

The hill provides breathtaking panoramic views of the surrounding countryside, including the Three Peaks of Yorkshire: Ingleborough, Pen-y-ghent, and Whernside. On a clear day, visitors can also enjoy vistas of the Lake District and the Forest of Bowland.

The area surrounding Simon Fell is rich in biodiversity, with a variety of plant and animal species. Rare upland birds such as the peregrine falcon and the ring ouzel can be spotted here, along with diverse flora including heather, bilberry, and limestone grassland species.

Simon Fell is a popular destination for outdoor enthusiasts, offering numerous walking routes and trails. It is part of the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge, a 39-kilometer (24-mile) circular hike that also includes the neighboring peaks. On a visit to Simon Fell, visitors can experience the natural beauty and rugged charm of the Yorkshire Dales while enjoying a challenging and rewarding climb.

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Simon Fell Images

Images are sourced within 2km of 54.171767/-2.3772407 or Grid Reference SD7575. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

Looking towards Whernside from Southerscales, Ingleborough

habiloid

Ingleborough Summit

habiloid

Ingleborough across the limestone pavement

Leanmeanmo

Gritstone outcrop on Ingleborough

On the SW side of the summit plateau, near the southern point.

Ian Taylor

Flooded shake hole on Ingleborough

South of the summit plateau, on the Little Ingleborough spur.

Ian Taylor

Wall immersed in area of rushes

Lying to the north side of the path between Horton in Ribblesdale and Ingleborough; it's below Simon Fell, part of the main mountain. Pen-y-ghent is the peak in the distance.

Trevor Littlewood

Grass flowers gone to seed

The hill walker is on a path connecting Park Fell in the distance, with Ingleborough. The pale buff-coloured grass heads covering most of the ground in view have finished flowering and are now seeded.

Trevor Littlewood

Causeway to the Arks across Humphrey Bottom

Humphrey Bottom is pretty boggy for a lot of the year, so repeated use by hikers heading up or down Ingleborough via the Arks (an unpleasantly steep section heading into the cloud in this view) was causing too much damage to the fragile vegetation and peat, so, whilst ugly, this long causeway was an inevitable response (adding stone to make a solid path would have been vastly expensive and done nothing to help the drainage).

Andy Waddington

Heading down the Southerscales track

Familiar to many cavers as the route to and from Meregill Hole, Black Shiver Pot, Roaring Hole and several other potholes, the track gives easy going for walkers, and somewhat more challenging progress for a Cave Rescue Landrover (usually in the dark with heavy rain - and after the pub). By the time you are here on the way down, the difficulties are largely behind you.

Andy Waddington