Helm Crag

Height 405 metres/1329 feet     Grid Reference NY 32630 09353     Wainwright - The Central Fells

On the Helm Crag ridge, the northernmost large rock tor is known as 'The Howitzer' due to its appearance from Dunmail Raise. The top of these rocks is the true summit of Helm Crag. This is the only Wainwright that the man himself never summited due to the tricky nature of this final rocky climb.
The southernmost rocky protuberance is known as 'The Lion and the Lamb' due to its appearance from The Swan Inn below on the main A591 and this is the name the fell is more commonly known by.

Helm Crag in Autumn.

High Raise with Helm Crag in the foreground across the Vale of Grasmere, from Stone Arthur.

James (then 14) admiring the view from the true summit of Helm Crag, on top of the rocks known as 'The Howitzer'.

Further along the ridge there are two lumps of rock, one large and one small. These are referred to as 'The Lion and The Lamb' due to their appearance from below.

The Howitzer on Helm Crag.

The Lion and The Lamb from the top of the Howitzer.