Sty Head, Lake District National Park

Name: Sty Head
Address: Lake District National Park, United Kingdom

#49 among attractions in Lake District National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass

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Sty Head is a mountain pass in the English Lake District, in the county of Cumbria. It is at an altitude of 1,600 feet and there is a small tarn near its summit. The pass is at the head of Wasdale, which contains the lake Wastwater and it passes between the mountains of Great Gable and Scafell Pike. ()

Coordinates: 54°28'30"N, 3°11'51"W

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Lake District National Park United Kingdom

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Sty Head – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Great Gable, Green Gable, Lingmell, Styhead Tarn.

1 miW
Climbing
Great Gable, Lake District National Park
26 min walk • Great Gable is a mountain in the Lake District, United Kingdom. It is named after its appearance as a pyramid from Wasdale, though it is dome-shaped from most other directions.
1 miNW
Climbing, Hiking trail, Park
Green Gable, Lake District National Park
26 min walk • Green Gable is a captivating fell nestled within the renowned Lake District National Park in the United Kingdom. Known for its breathtaking landscapes and rugged charm, Green Gable offers a quintessential Lake District experience for those who seek the tranquility of...
1.3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Cliff
Lingmell, Lake District National Park
33 min walk • Lingmell is a fell in the English Lake District, standing above the village of Wasdale Head. It is an outlier on the north-west flank of Scafell Pike, England’s highest mountain.
~1590 ftNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Styhead Tarn, Lake District National Park
8 min walk • Styhead Tarn is a tarn in the English Lake District, near the top of the Sty Head pass, at the head of Borrowdale. It is on the route from Wasdale to Borrowdale, and is therefore a well visited point in the Lake District.
~1600 ftSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Sprinkling Tarn, Lake District National Park
8 min walk • Sprinkling Tarn is a body of water at the foot of Great End, in the Southern Fells in Lake District, 3 kilometres from Seathwaite, Cumbria, England. Sprinkling Tarn is a popular location for wild campers. It is also popular among anglers, being noted for its trout and an introduced rare fish, vendace.
1 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Taylor Gill Force, Borrowdale
25 min walk • Taylor Gill Force is one of the highest waterfalls in the Lake District of England. It is situated in Seathwaite, Allerdale, near Seatoller in Cumbria.
1.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Angle Tarn, Lake District National Park
43 min walk • Angle Tarn is a tarn to the north of Bowfell in the English Lake District. It drains into Langstrath Beck. This should not be confused with Angle Tarn, a larger lake with the same name about 11.5 miles to the south-west, also within the Lake District National Park.
1.2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Cliff
Broad Crag, Lake District National Park
32 min walk • Broad Crag is a fell in the English Lake District. It is the fifth-highest peak in England at a height of 934 metres.
1.4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Esk Pike, Lake District National Park
37 min walk • Esk Pike is a fell in the English Lake District, one of the cirque of hills forming the head of Eskdale.
0.7 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Great End, Lake District National Park
18 min walk • Great End is the most northerly mountain in the Scafell chain, in the English Lake District. From the south it is simply a lump continuing this chain.
0.9 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Allen Crags, Lake District National Park
24 min walk • Allen Crags is a fell in the English Lake District, it lies in a group of very popular hills and is regarded as part of the Scafell group of fells.

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Which popular attractions are close to Sty Head?

Nearby attractions include Styhead Tarn, Lake District National Park (8 min walk), Sprinkling Tarn, Lake District National Park (8 min walk), Seathwaite Fell, Lake District National Park (13 min walk), Great End, Lake District National Park (18 min walk).