Stybarrow Dodd

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.

Stybarrow Dodd
Stybarrow Dodd and the ravine of
Stanah Gill on its western slopes
Highest point
Elevation843 m (2,766 ft)
Prominence68 m (223 ft)
Parent peakGreat Dodd
ListingHewitt, Wainwright
Coordinates54°33′40″N 3°01′03″W
Geography
Stybarrow Dodd
Location in Lake District, UK
LocationCumbria, England
Parent rangeLake District, Eastern Fells
OS gridNY343189
Topo mapOS Landranger 90, Explorer OL5

The summit of Stybarrow Dodd is a smooth, rounded, grassy dome, like those of 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.

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