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Helvellyn

American  
[hel-vel-in] / hɛlˈvɛl ɪn /

noun

  1. a mountain in NW England. 3,118 feet (950 meters).


Helvellyn British  
/ hɛlˈvɛlɪn /

noun

  1. a mountain in NW England, in the Lake District. Height: 949 m (3114 ft)

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Swirls Path, at Helvellyn, in the Lake District, is used by large numbers of walkers drawn by its views over Thirlmere.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

A test flight to the top of Helvellyn took him 90 seconds rather than an hour on foot.

From BBC • May 5, 2022

“It’s not beyond feasibility that if there was a cardiac arrest on Helvellyn, we might be able to get a defib on that patient within eight minutes.”

From The Guardian • Nov. 5, 2020

Mountains with romantic names such as Cat Bells, Helvellyn and Great Gable loom over small villages such as Grasmere, Hawkshead and Ambleside.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 8, 2016

It would be impossible to dwell on all the good things, from Helvellyn and The Norman Horseshoe onward; and useless to select a few.

From Sir Walter Scott Famous Scots Series by Saintsbury, George

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