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Grey Friar

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Grey Friar is a 773-metre mountain in Cumbria. It counts among the 214 Wainwrights, the Lake District fells of Alfred Wainwright's Pictorial Guides. It is one of 436 hills the Albion Guide charts in Cumbria. The surrounding countryside is part of the Lake District National Park.

Windermere Station is 15.5 km away to the east. Nearby hills include Great Carrs, Swirl How and Brim Fell.

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