Black Combe is a fell in the far south of the English Lake District, just four miles from the Irish Sea. It stands in isolation, some 10 miles away from any higher ground; this factor gives it an excellent all-round panorama of land and sea, with views towards the Scafell group, the Coniston group and the Yorkshire Dales. In exceptionally good visibility the Isle of Man and Snowdonia may be visible, 85 miles to the south. The fell can be climbed from the village of Whicham at its base, or from the Fell Road which crosses the fell at an altitide of 1,250 feet four miles to the north of the top. It was given a chapter in Alfred Wainwright's Outlying Fells of Lakeland book. At 600m, it is only 10m short of being a Hewitt. Sub-tops include White Combe, Stoneside Hill and Stoupdale Head. A topographical summit is a point on a surface which is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. ... The metre, or meter (symbol: m) is the SI base unit of length. ... A foot (plural: feet) is a non-SI unit of distance or length, measuring around a third of a metre. ... Crinkle Crags as seen from the adjoining fell of Cold Pike. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... In topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height or prime factor (in Europe), is a concept used in the categorization of hills and mountains. ... Example of a topographic map with contour lines Topographic maps, also called contour maps, topo maps or topo quads (for quadrangles), are maps that show topography, or land contours, by means of contour lines. ... Image produced from the Ordnance Survey Get-a-map service. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... Peak bagging (also hill bagging, mountain bagging, or among enthusiasts, just bagging) is a popular activity for hillwalkers and mountaineers in which they attempt to reach the summit of each peak in a region above some height, or having a particular feature. ... A Marilyn is a hill with a relative height of at least 150 metres, regardless of absolute height or other merit. ... Alfred Wainwright listed 214 fells in total in his series of seven Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells. ... In geography a fell is a treeless mountain landscape that has been shaped by glacier ice earlier in history. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... Crinkle Crags as seen from the adjoining fell of Cold Pike. ... A mile is any of several units of distance, or, in physics terminology, of length. ... Relief map of the Irish Sea. ... The term panorama originally referred to panoramic painting, but today means any high aspect ratio or wide screen image or film format, especially suitable for landscapes, where a lot of scenery can be taken in at a glance. ... Sca Fell (called Scafell by Wainwright) is a mountain in the English Lake District. ... Coniston is a village in the region of Furness, the area of Lancashire that moved into the administrative county of Cumbria, in the United Kingdom. ... A village in the Yorkshire Dales The Yorkshire Dales lie in an area of high ground in North and West Yorkshire, England. ... See also Snowdonia National Park The north ridge of Tryfan (seen on the left in this picture) makes an enjoyable scramble in Snowdonia. ... Alfred Wainwright (1907 – 1991) was best known for his seven Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells. ... A Hewitt is a hill in England, Wales or Ireland over two thousand feet (609. ...