Crag Fell

#1829 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Nature, Natural attraction, Cliff

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Crag Fell is a hill in the English Lake District. It is part of the Lank Rigg group, standing above Ennerdale Water in the Western Fells. The craggy northern face above the lake gives the fell its name, prominent in views from the car park at Bowness Knott. Ascents are commonly made from the foot of Ennerdale Water. ()

Elevation: 1715 ftCoordinates: 54°31'15"N, 3°24'9"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Scale Force, Ennerdale Water, Haycock, Cogra Moss.

3.8 miNE
Natural attraction, Nature and wildlife, Park
Scale Force, Lake District National Park
97 min walk • Scale Force is considered the highest waterfall in the English Lake District. Opinions vary about how its precise height is calculated, but the total height is normally stated as 170 feet. It lies on the stream Scale Beck.
0.8 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Ennerdale Water
21 min walk • Ennerdale Water is the most westerly lake in the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England. It is a glacial lake, with a maximum depth of 150 feet, and is ½ mile to a mile wide and 2½ miles long.
3.8 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Cliff
Haycock
96 min walk • Haycock is a mountain in the western part of the English Lake District. It rises between Scoat Fell and Caw Fell to the south of Ennerdale and the north of Wasdale.
2.9 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Cogra Moss
75 min walk • Cogra Moss is a shallow reservoir to the east of the village of Lamplugh on the western edge of the English Lake District. It was created by the damming of Rakegill Beck in about 1880, though its function as a water supply ceased in 1975.
3 miSE
Protected area
Pillar and Ennerdale Fells, Lake District National Park
78 min walk • Pillar and Ennerdale Fells is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Ennerdale, Cumbria, England. Protected for its biological interest, the site is named after Pillar, which at 892 metres is the eighth-highest mountain in the Lake District, and other fells in the same range.
3.4 miSE
Hill
Caw Fell, Lake District National Park
87 min walk • Caw Fell is a fell in the English Lake District, standing between Haycock the Lank Rigg group. It occupies a wide upland area with Ennerdale to the north and Blengdale to the south.
2.6 miN
Hill
Knock Murton, Frizington
68 min walk • Knock Murton or Murton Fell is a hill of 464.4 metres in the north west of the Lake District, England. It lies in the Borough of Copeland in Cumbria. It is classed as a Fellranger, being described by Richards in his book series. It is among the 21 such summits which are not included in Wainwright's list of 214.
2.6 miSE
Mountain
Iron Crag
67 min walk • Iron Crag is a mountain in the English Lake District, standing between Crag Fell and Caw Fell. The name of the fell is the source of some confusion, as the summit is unnamed on Ordnance Survey maps.
2.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Great Borne
55 min walk • Great Borne is a fell in the English Lake District with a height of 616 m. It is a rather secluded hill situated at the western end of the long ridge which divides the Ennerdale and Buttermere valleys.
1.8 miS
Hill
Lank Rigg, Frizington
46 min walk • Lank Rigg is a fell in the English Lake District. It stands to the south of Ennerdale in the Western Fells. A sprawling hill with gentle grassy slopes it can be climbed from various points on the Coldfell road.
1.3 miS
Hill
Whoap, Frizington
33 min walk • Whoap is a hill located near the western edge of the English Lake District, standing at 511 m. It is part of the Lank Rigg group and is separated from this fell by an unnamed col, known locally as the Whoap Step.