Mickle fur
| Mickle fur | ||
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 West side of Mickle Fell |
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| height | 788 m | |
| location | County Durham , England | |
| Mountains | Pennines | |
| Coordinates | 54 ° 36 '48 " N , 2 ° 18' 18" W | |
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The Mickle Fell is a mountain in the north of England . It is located in the Pennines in County Durham and is 788 m high.
Once the Mickle Fell was the highest elevation in the historic county of Yorkshire . Due to border shifts in the wake of the Local Government Act 1972 , however, it came from April 1, 1974 to County Durham and has been the highest elevation of this county since then. The name of the mountain comes from the old Norwegian Mikill for large and fur (or fjäll), which means mountain or hill.
The mountain rises in the middle of a high moor and is difficult to reach. Its distinctive shape makes it a landmark that can be recognized from afar and is particularly easy to see from the hills of the Lake District .
The area around Mickle Fell is part of a military training area for the British Ministry of Defense and is therefore only partially accessible. Ascent is possible from the valley of the Eden to the west and from the valley of the Tees -Oberlauf to the east .
With a relative height of over 200 m compared to the surrounding area, the Mickle Fell is one of the few English Marilyns . By definition, they reach a relative height of at least 150 m.
The more than 400 km long Pennine Way passes the summit at the so-called High Cup , a large crater west of the summit in the middle of the moorland.
