Wainwright
Hewitt
Marilyn
- Height
- 802 m · 2,633 ft
- Drop
- 417 m
- Grid ref
- SD 272 978
- Region
- Lake District
- Range
- Lake District S
- County
- Westmorland and Furness
Summit: Cairn 12m SE of trig point.
The Old Man of Coniston (Coniston Old Man) is a Wainwright and Hewitt in Lake District, 802 m (2,633 ft) high. There is one mapped route up it on TRXO; the one with the least climbing, The Old Man of Coniston, is 8.8 km with 740 m of ascent and takes 3.5 to 4.5 hours.
Routes up The Old Man of Coniston
The Old Man of Coniston on its own (1)
Map
Summit at SD 272 978 (54.3707, -3.1214). Dots are neighbouring listed hills.
Nearby hills
- Brim FellWainwright796 m · 0.8 km
- Dow CragWainwright, Hewitt778 m · 1.0 km
- Swirl HowWainwright, Hewitt802 m · 2.7 km
- Grey FriarWainwright, Hewitt773 m · 2.8 km
- Black SailsHewitt745 m · 3.1 km
- Great CarrsWainwright785 m · 3.1 km
- WetherlamWainwright, Hewitt763 m · 3.6 km
- Holme FellWainwright316 m · 5.1 km
Questions about The Old Man of Coniston
- How high is The Old Man of Coniston?
- The Old Man of Coniston is 802 m (2,633 ft) high, a Wainwright and Hewitt in Lake District. The summit is at grid reference SD 272 978.
- How long does it take to climb The Old Man of Coniston?
- The quickest route on TRXO, The Old Man of Coniston, takes 3.5 to 4.5 hours: 8.8 km with 740 m of ascent. Allow longer in poor weather or winter conditions.
- What is the easiest way up The Old Man of Coniston?
- The route with the least climbing is The Old Man of Coniston, starting from Coniston (SD 302 975): 8.8 km and 740 m of ascent, graded moderate.