Great How

This article is about the hill above Eskdale. For Great How above Thirlmere, see Thirlmere. For Great Howe in Longsleddale, see Longsleddale.

Great How or Great Howe is a hill of 522 metres (1,713 ft) in the west of the English Lake District, lying south of Scafell Pike and east of Burnmoor Tarn.^[1] It lies in the civil parish of Eskdale, the unitary authority area of Cumberland and the ceremonial county of Cumbria.^[2]

Great How
Summit cairn looking NW towards Yewbarrow
Highest point
Elevation	1,713 ft (522 m)[1]
Prominence	171 ft (52 m)[1]
Parent peak	Scafell Pike
Listing	Dodd, Dewey, Birkett, Synge, Fellranger
Coordinates	54°25′55″N 3°15′15″W
Geography
Great How Lake District, England
OS grid	NY187048
Topo map	OS Outdoor Leisure 6

It is classed as a Fellranger, being described by Richards in the Wasdale volume of his book series.^[3] It is among the 21 such summits (originally 18 before the extension of the Lake District) which are not included in Wainwright's list of 214.^[4] It is also classed as a Dodd, Dewey, Birkett and Synge.^[1]