High Crag

#3196 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Nature, Hill, Natural attraction, Cliff

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High Crag stands at the southern end of the High Stile ridge which divides the valleys of Ennerdale and Buttermere in the west of the English Lake District. It is often climbed as part of a popular ridge walk, from Black Sail youth hostel, or from Buttermere via Scarth Gap. Panoramas of the Great Gable and the Scafells are visible. ()

Elevation: 2441 ftProminence: 95 ftCoordinates: 54°30'54"N, 3°16'3"W

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High Crag – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Buttermere, Innominate Tarn, Haystacks, Bleaberry Tarn.

1.1 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Buttermere
28 min walk • Nestled in the serene landscape of the Lake District National Park, Buttermere stands as a picturesque emblem of natural beauty in the United Kingdom. This tranquil lake, flanked by the dramatic crests of the surrounding fells, presents an idyllic setting that has...
1.3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Innominate Tarn, Lake District National Park
33 min walk • Innominate Tarn is a small tarn in the north of the Lake District National Park in England. It is situated at 520 metres above sea level, near the summit of Haystacks. The name Innominate means "without a name". It was formerly known as Loaf Tarn. The tarn is the location where Alfred Wainwright's ashes were scattered.
0.9 miSE
Hill
Haystacks, Lake District National Park
24 min walk • Haystacks, or Hay Stacks, is a hill in England's Lake District, situated at the south-eastern end of the Buttermere Valley. Although not of any great elevation, Haystacks has become one of the most popular fells in the area.
1.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Bleaberry Tarn
32 min walk • Bleaberry Tarn is a small natural mountain tarn near Buttermere in the English Lake District. Located at NY165154, it lies in a corrie below the Lakeland fells of Red Pike and High Stile, backed by Chapel Crags on the ridge between them.
0.8 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
High Stile
21 min walk • High Stile is a mountain in the western part of the Lake District in North West England. It is the eleventh-highest English Marilyn, standing 807 metres high, and has a relative height of 362 metres.
1.3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Pillar
34 min walk • Pillar is a mountain in the western part of the English Lake District. Situated between the valleys of Ennerdale to the north and Wasdale to the south, it is the highest point of the Pillar group.
0.5 miSE
Hill
Seat, Lake District National Park
14 min walk • Seat or Seat is a minor Fell in the English Lake District. It has a height of 561 m. Seat is over-shadowed by Haystacks and High Crag. Its location is on the south-western corner of Buttermere in the North Western Fells.