Mellbreak

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Mellbreak is a 511-metre hill 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 maps in Cumbria. The surrounding countryside is part of the Lake District National Park.

The nearest railway station is Parton, 17 km to the west. Hen Comb and Rannerdale Knotts are among the hills within 1.9 km.

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