Wainwright
- Height
- 483 m · 1,585 ft
- Drop
- 35 m
- Grid ref
- NY 427 032
- Region
- Lake District
- Range
- Lake District E
- County
- Westmorland and Furness
Summit: Grassy hummock.
Sour Howes is a Wainwright in Lake District, 483 m (1,585 ft) high. There is one mapped route up it on TRXO; the one with the least climbing, Sallows and Sour Howes, is 9.2 km with 410 m of ascent and takes 3 to 4 hours.
Routes up Sour Howes
Rounds that include Sour Howes (1)
Map
Summit at NY 427 032 (54.4212, -2.8836). Dots are neighbouring listed hills.
Nearby hills
- SallowsWainwright516 m · 1.2 km
- BaystonesWainwright487 m · 3.1 km
- Troutbeck TongueWainwright364 m · 3.2 km
- YokeWainwright, Hewitt707 m · 3.7 km
- Ill BellWainwright, Hewitt757 m · 4.6 km
- FroswickWainwright, Hewitt720 m · 5.4 km
- Shipman KnottsWainwright587 m · 5.4 km
- Kentmere PikeWainwright, Hewitt731 m · 5.9 km
Questions about Sour Howes
- How high is Sour Howes?
- Sour Howes is 483 m (1,585 ft) high, a Wainwright in Lake District. The summit is at grid reference NY 427 032.
- How long does it take to climb Sour Howes?
- The quickest route on TRXO, Sallows and Sour Howes, takes 3 to 4 hours: 9.2 km with 410 m of ascent. Allow longer in poor weather or winter conditions.
- What is the easiest way up Sour Howes?
- The route with the least climbing is Sallows and Sour Howes, starting from The Nook, Hollin Lane (NY 453 044): 9.2 km and 410 m of ascent, graded moderate.