Stybarrow Dodd
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Stybarrow Dodd and the ravine of Stanah Gill on its western slopes. By Ann Bowker
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 843 m (2,766 ft) |
| Prominence | 68 m (223 ft) |
| Parent peak | Great Dodd |
| Listing | Hewitt, Wainwright |
| Coordinates | 54°33′40″N 3°01′03″W / 54.56105°N 3.01751°WCoordinates: 54°33′40″N 3°01′03″W / 54.56105°N 3.01751°W |
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 Stybarrow Dodd
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| Location | Cumbria, England |
| Parent range | Lake District, Eastern Fells |
| OS grid | NY343189 |
| Topo map | OS Landranger 90, Explorer OL5 |
Stybarrow Dodd (the hill of the steep path) is a mountain or fell in the English Lake District. It stands immediately north of Sticks Pass on the main ridge of the Helvellyn range in the Eastern Fells, which is situated between the lakes of Thirlmere and the Ullswater.
The summit of Stybarrow Dodd is a smooth, rounded, grassy dome, like its two northern neighbours, Watson's Dodd and Great Dodd. Together, these three rather similar fells are sometimes called “The Three Dodds.” All three are covered by the same sheet of volcanic rock.
The summit of Stybarrow Dodd stands on the main ridge of the Helvellyn range, immediately north of Sticks Pass. This ridge runs north-south for about 11 km without dropping below 600 m. Stybarrow Dodd occupies just over 1 km of this length, from Sticks Pass to the col which connects it to Watson's Dodd and Great Dodd. At this point the ridge is the watershed between the Eden river system to the east and the Derwent river system to the west. The fell rises to 843 m, standing nearly 100 m above Sticks Pass and 68 m above the col to the north. From its smooth, rounded, grassy summit, four shoulders or ridges extend in different directions.
To the west a generally grassy shoulder runs for about 2 km down into the valley of the How Beck and to the A591 road. This shoulder is sharply defined by the valleys of Stanah Gill to its north and Sticks Gill (West) and Fisherplace Gill to its south. It slopes gently at first to around the 450 m contour and then more steeply into the valley over a number of rocky crags. The bridleway to Sticks Pass rises over this shoulder. This ridge is drained by two gills just mentioned, which are now captured by a water leat and diverted into Thirlmere Reservoir.
The eastern side of Stybarrow Dodd is more complex and sprawling. Its eastern ridge divides into three parts, with the result that the foot of the mountain stretches along Ullswater from Glenridding to Aira Beck, with two intervening valleys. This side is drained by Aira Beck in Deepdale on the north, by Sticks Gill (East) and Glenridding Beck on the south, and by Glencoyne Beck and Mossdale Beck in the two valleys between the ridges. All of these flow directly into Ullswater. There is more detail about each of these ridges and their subsidiary tops on the Hart Side and Sheffield Pike pages.
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