{{Short description|Fell in Lake District, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox mountain | name = Great Stickle | image = greatstickletop.JPG | image_caption = The summit of Great Stickle, looking towards Black Combe | elevation_m = 305 | elevation_ref = | prominence = ''c.'' 30 m | listing = [[The Outlying Fells of Lakeland|Outlying Wainwright]] | location = [[Cumbria]], [[England]] | range = [[Lake District]] | grid_ref_UK = SD211916 | map = United Kingdom Lake District | map_caption = Location in Lake District, UK | coordinates = {{coord|54.31419|N|3.212198|W|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}} }}

'''Great Stickle''' is a fell located in the southern [[Lake District]] of [[England]] with an altitude of 305&nbsp;m (1,001&nbsp;ft). [[Alfred Wainwright]] included it in the [[Stickle Pike]] chapter of his "[[The Outlying Fells of Lakeland]]" (but stated the height incorrectly as 990&nbsp;ft; the 2011 2nd edition has the correct figure).<ref>{{cite book|last=Wainwright|first=A.|authorlink=Alfred Wainwright|title=[[The Outlying Fells of Lakeland]]|year=1974|publisher=Westmorland Gazette|location=Kendal|pages=126–131|chapter=Stickle Pike}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Wainwright|first1=A.|authorlink=Alfred Wainwright|last2=Jesty | first2=Chris|title=[[The Outlying Fells of Lakeland]] 2nd edition|year=2011|publisher=Frances Lincoln|pages=126–131|chapter=Stickle Pike|isbn=978-0-7112-3175-7}}</ref> Geographically the fell is located on the southern ridge of Stickle Pike and is located between the lower [[Duddon Valley]] (west) and the valley of Dunnerdale Beck (east). A "stickle" is a hill with a prominent rocky top.

The fell is rugged in appearance with several craggy outcrops that are found especially on its summit and its southern slopes which descend to the hamlet of [[Broughton Mills]]. It is generally climbed in combination with [[Stickle Pike]], the ridge between the two summits offering an interesting traverse and excellent views to the [[Furness|Furness Peninsula]] and the southern fells.

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[[Category:Fells of the Lake District]]

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