Calf Top

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Calf Top
Elevation	609 m (1998 ft)
Location	Yorkshire Dales, England
Prominence	312 m
Parent peak	Whernside
Topo map	OS Landranger 98
OS grid reference	SD664856
Listing	Marilyn

Calf Top is an armchair-shaped hill in the western part of the Yorkshire Dales, England. It is located in the county of Cumbria although Lancashire and North Yorkshire are not far away. The hill is a dominating profile in the view from many of the smaller hills to its west, such as Lambrigg Fell and Hutton Roof Crags.

Calf Top is separated from its neighbours, Great Coum and Aye Gill Pike by the deep trench of Barbondale, meaning that although it is lower than most of the hills in its region, it has high relative height and is a Marilyn.

Calf Top is best climbed from Barbon to its south-west, passing over its subsidiary summits of Eskholme Pike (307m) and Castle Knott (538m). The return should be made the same way as there are no field paths to relieve the trudge back down the valley on tarmac.