| Great Stickle | |
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The summit of Great Stickle, looking towards Black Combe |
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| Elevation | 305 m (1,001 ft) |
| Prominence | c. 30 m |
| Listing | Outlying Wainwright |
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Great Stickle
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| Range | Lake District |
| OS grid | SD211916 |
Great Stickle is a fell located in the southern Lake District of England with an altitude of 305 m (1,000 ft). Alfred Wainwright included it in his "The Outlying Fells of Lakeland". Geographically the fell is located on the southern ridge of Stickle Pike and is located between the lower Duddon Valley (west) and the valley of Dunnerdale Beck (east). A "stickle" is a hill with a prominent rocky top.
The fell is rugged in appearance with several craggy outcrops that are found especially on its summit and its southern slopes which descend to the hamlet of Broughton Mills. It is generally climbed in combination with Stickle Pike, the ridge between the two summits offering an interesting traverse and excellent views to the Furness Peninsula and the southern fells.