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Boat How

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Boat How tops out at 337 m in Cumbria. It is one of the 116 Wainwright Outlying Fells — the fells of Wainwright's Outlying Fells of Lakeland. It is one of 436 hills the Albion Guide lists in Cumbria. The surrounding countryside is part of the Lake District National Park.

The closest station is Ravenglass, 11.5 km to the south-west. Other hills nearby include Illgill Head, Whin Rigg (Wasdale) and Slight Side.

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