Blackbeck Tarn, Lake District National Park

Name: Blackbeck Tarn
Address: Lake District National Park, United Kingdom

#12 among attractions in Lake District National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Blackbeck Tarn, Lake District National Park

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Blackbeck Tarn is a small tarn in Cumbria, England, situated near the summit of Haystacks in the Buttermere Valley. At an elevation of 486 m, the lake has an area of 0.95 hectares and measures 183 m × 80 m, with a maximum depth of 2.5 m. ()

Length: 600 ftWidth: 262 ftMaximum depth: 8 ftElevation: 1604 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 54°30'15"N, 3°14'2"W

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Blackbeck Tarn – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Innominate Tarn, Fleetwith Pike, Haystacks, Seat.

~1520 ftW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Innominate Tarn, Lake District National Park
8 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.
1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Cliff
Fleetwith Pike, Lake District National Park
26 min walk • Fleetwith Pike is a fell in the English Lake District in the county of Cumbria which reaches a height of 648 metres. The fell is a well-known feature of the area as it casts an imposing presence over Buttermere and the Honister Pass on the B5289 motor road between Borrowdale and Buttermere.
0.6 miNW
Hill
Haystacks, Lake District National Park
16 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.
1.1 miW
Hill
Seat, Lake District National Park
27 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.
1.1 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Grey Knotts, Lake District National Park
28 min walk • Grey Knotts is a fell in the English Lake District. It is situated one kilometre south of the B5289 road as it crosses the Honister Pass. It is well seen from mid-Borrowdale as it rises above Seatoller.
1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Brandreth, Lake District National Park
26 min walk • Brandreth is a fell in the English Lake District. It stands between Great Gable and Haystacks in the Western Fells.