Swirl How

Swirl How is the pivot of the Coniston Fells, the summit to which all ridges lead. Much less known than Coniston Old Man, Swirl How is scarcely lower and perhaps finer.

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Region: Southern Fells

Altitude: 2630 feet

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Panoramic summit view (click to open)


Swirl How
Photo ©Tom Richardson
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Users' walk reports for Swirl How

There are 1799 Walkhighlanders who have climbed Swirl How. They have contributed 28 public walk reports including this summit. These are ordered below with the most popular ones first. The rightmost column shows how many summits were included in their report, which may help you to find the most relevant reports.

Walk report AuthorDate walked LikesHills
  22/5/72  11
  15/9/20  9
  10/9/20  8
  24/2/18  6
  12/8/15  6
  17/5/14  6
  14/4/18  3
  22/5/16  2
  8/5/16  2
  30/4/16  2
  19/9/12  2
  11/8/12  2
  10/2/16  1
  23/1/16  1
  1/11/15  1
  30/9/12  1
  2/5/12  1
  24/3/12  1
  28/1/12  1
  24/11/18  0
  29/5/13  0
  27/12/12  0
  5/6/11  0
  20/11/10  0
  11/4/10  0
  4/4/10  0
  10/5/09  0
  9/3/09  0

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