Green Gable from its higher neighbour

Green Gable

Height801m (2,628ft)

Prominence50m (164ft)

RegionWestern Fells

Climbed4 Times

"The two Gables are joined like Siamese twins but they are not likenesses of each other. Great Gable is the mighty mountain that every walker wants to climb. But Green Gable is not at all insignificant. A sharp-peaked summit, more delicately wrought than Great Gable's, adds distinction." — A. Wainwright

Standing intimately connected to Great Gable via the high depression of Windy Gap, Green Gable sits at the head of Ennerdale. When viewed from the valley below, it displays a distinct, sharp gabled profile—though despite the name, only its lower flanks feature verdant slopes, while the upper region breaks into a rough sea of stones.

Green Gable's up-close view of Gable Crag

The stony summit is marked by a modest cairn. While often overshadowed by the colossal bulk of its immediate neighbour, the top offers an exceptional, ring-side vantage point looking directly across Windy Gap into the sheer precipices of Gable Crag, alongside clear perspectives down into the Ennerdale and Buttermere troughs.