High Crag

#1098 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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High Crag is a minor fell on the Helvellyn Range in the eastern region of the English Lake District. It sits on the ridge to the south of Helvellyn and Nethermost Pike. It rises sharply above the head of Ruthwaite Cove, and has attracted the attention of rock climbers. Its rock type is a lapilli-tuff of the Helvellyn Tuff Formation. ()

Elevation: 2900 ftProminence: 43 ftCoordinates: 54°30'50"N, 3°0'57"W

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Nearby attractions include: Helvellyn, Red Tarn, Grisedale Tarn, Fairfield.

0.9 miN
Natural attraction, Hiking trail, Park
Helvellyn, Lake District National Park
24 min walk • Helvellyn, a majestic mountain nestled within the serene landscape of the Lake District National Park in the United Kingdom, stands as a beacon for adventurers and nature enthusiasts alike. As England's third-highest peak, Helvellyn rises to an elevation of 950 meters...
1 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Red Tarn
27 min walk • Nestled in the heart of the Lake District National Park, Red Tarn is a picturesque body of water that captures the essence of tranquility and the rugged beauty of the English countryside. This mountain lake, or tarn as it's locally known, is situated at an altitude of...
1.1 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Grisedale Tarn, Grasmere
28 min walk • Grisedale Tarn is a tarn in the Lake District of England between Fairfield and Dollywagon Pike. It is the legendary resting place of the crown of the kingdom of Cumbria, after the crown was conveyed there in 945 by soldiers of the last king, Dunmail, after he was slain in battle with the combined forces of the English and Scottish kings.
1.5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Fairfield, Grasmere
39 min walk • Fairfield is a fell in the English Lake District. It is the highest of a group of hills in the Eastern Fells, standing to the south of the Helvellyn range.
~1620 ftN
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Nethermost Pike
8 min walk • Nethermost Pike is a fell in Cumbria, England, and a part of the Lake District. At 891 metres it is the second highest Wainwright in the Helvellyn range, the highest of which is Helvellyn itself.
1.2 miW
Church
Wythburn Church, Grasmere
30 min walk • Wythburn Church is located in an isolated position by the A591 road on the east bank of Thirlmere, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican church in the deanery of Derwent, the archdeaconry of West Cumberland, and the diocese of Carlisle.
0.4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Dollywaggon Pike, Grasmere
11 min walk • Dollywaggon Pike is a fell in the English Lake District. It stands on the main spine of the Helvellyn range in the Eastern Fells, between Thirlmere and the Ullswater catchment.