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Ulthwaite Rigg

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Ulthwaite Rigg tops out at 502 m in Cumbria. It is one of the 116 Wainwright Outlying Fells — the fells of Wainwright's Outlying Fells of Lakeland. The surrounding countryside is part of the Lake District National Park.

Nearby hills include Great Saddle Crag, High Wether Howe and Howes. Staveley Station is 12.1 km away to the south.

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