Little Mell Fell
| Little Mell Fell | |
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Little Mell Fell, seen from Great Meldrum (to the south), showing the western ridge and the summit dome
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 505 m (1,657 ft) |
| Prominence | 226 m (741 ft) |
| Parent peak | Helvellyn |
| Listing | Marilyn, Wainwright |
| Coordinates | 54°36′28″N 2°53′41″W / 54.60785°N 2.89482°WCoordinates: 54°36′28″N 2°53′41″W / 54.60785°N 2.89482°W |
| Naming | |
| Translation | Small bare hill (Brittonic (Cumbric), English) |
| Pronunciation | /ˌlɪtəl ˌmɛl ˈfɛl/ |
| Geography | |
 Little Mell Fell
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| Location | Cumbria, England |
| Parent range | Lake District, Eastern Fells |
| OS grid | NY423240 |
| Topo map | OSExplorer OL5, Landranger 90 |
Little Mell Fell (Bare hill, with the later additions of both "Fell" and "Little") is a small fell in the English Lake District. It is an outlier of the Eastern Fells, standing to the north of Ullswater near the village of Watermillock, and connected to other high ground by a narrow col to the south.
It stands just to the east of the rather similar Great Mell Fell. Both fells are of a similar size and appearance. Both appear relatively isolated, both have a smooth, rounded outline, and unlike all other fells in the Lake District, both are composed of the same Devonian age conglomerate rock.
Little Mell Fell is a small U-shaped area of high ground, about 1 square mile (2.6 km2) in area, north of Ullswater and east of Great Mell Fell. Its summit is a symmetrical rounded grassy dome in the south-east corner of the fell which reaches a height of 505 m, 32 m lower than Great Mell Fell. Two short grassy spurs extend from this dome: one to the north and one to the west. The western spur then turns northwards so that a deep valley is enclosed between the two spurs, drained by the upper reaches of Thackthwaite Gill.
The fell has one visible connection to other fells. Due south from the summit a narrow col called The Hause connects it to Watermillock Fell and a ridge of high ground running south west, parallel to the shore of Ullswater, until it culminates at Gowbarrow Fell. Intermediate tops along this ridge include Watermillock Fell (424 m, unnamed on Ordnance Survey maps), Little Meldrum (404 m) and Great Meldrum (437 m).
The south-east corner of the fell is drained by a small beck which flows directly into Ullswater. All other parts of the fell are drained by various tributaries of Dacre Beck, which joins the River Eamont some 3 km below its outfall from Ullswater. Thus the whole fell drains ultimately into the Eamont and to the Solway Firth.
The fell has a few small areas of broadleaved plantation, but otherwise is bare, the lower slopes being parcelled up into fields for agriculture.
Notices indicate the presence of adders on the fell.
The summit is at the top of a rounded, grassy dome and is marked by an Ordnance Survey triangulation column.
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