Murton Fell

This article is about the hill in the Pennines. For the hill in the north west Lake District, see Knock Murton.

Murton Fell is a hill of 675 metres (2,215 ft) above the village of Murton, Cumbria in Westmorland and Furness district, in the North Pennines.^[1][2] It lies east of the dramatic valley of High Cup Nick

Murton Fell
Stones near the summit
Highest point
Elevation	675 m (2,215 ft)[1]
Prominence	74 m (243 ft)[1]
Parent peak	Mickle Fell
Listing	Simm, Hewitt, Nuttall
Coordinates	54°36′57″N 2°22′59″W
Geography
Murton Fell Location in Eden, Cumbria Show map of the former Eden District Murton Fell Location in Cumbria, England Show map of Cumbria
Location	North Pennines, England
Parent range	Lon:
OS grid	NY753245
Topo map	OS Outdoor Leisure 19

It lies on the central watershed of England, as it is drained to the south west into the River Eden flowing into the Solway Firth, and to the north east into the River Tees and ultimately the North Sea.