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Great Calva

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Great Calva is a 691-metre mountain in Cumbria. It is one of the 214 Wainwrights, and a Hewitt besides. It stands within the Lake District National Park.

For arrivals by rail, Aspatria Station is 17.8 km to the north-west. Knott and Bakestall are among the hills within 2.5 km.

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