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home at two in the morning, rode to
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missing. Today the gap has been filled in and a ladder stile crosses the wall. From here the initial part of the ridge is relatively rounded and has a solid path running along the right-hand side. This changes upon reaching High Spying How, the highest point on the ridge — 863 m (2,831 ft). At this point a narrow path continues close to the top of the ridge, which becomes increasingly narrow, and scramblers will often follow the very top of the arête.
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to do", and "every one knows" the story of
Charles Gough. She also mentioned three routes from the west: one by Grisedale Tarn, one from the Nag's Head at Wythburn, "the shortest, but by far the steepest," and a third from Legburthwaite (that is, from the inn at Thirlspot.) An advertisement in her book, placed by the King's Head Inn at Legburthwaite, claimed "A guide always in readiness at this inn."
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in 1855 described the ascent from
Patterdale. Ponies could be taken as far as Red Tarn, where there were stakes to tether them while undertaking the final part on foot via Swirral Edge. "Though trying to unnaccustomed nerves," she said, "there is no real danger"; the other ridge "is always fool-hardy
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William Wordsworth with his brother John and their friend Mr Simpson made a trip up Helvellyn, setting out after breakfast and returning home at ten that evening. A year later, in October 1801, William and his sister Dorothy rode to Legburthwaite (to the inn at Thirlspot) and then to
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Helvellyn for the pleasure of doing so is contained in James Clarke's guidebook of 1787. He quotes the account of an unnamed gentleman from Penrith who wanted to eat his dinner on Midsummer Day while sitting in a snowdrift on top of Helvellyn. The man left
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offers a shorter but equally exciting scramble along a similar sharp arête. The main path to it comes up from Red Tarn, which is linked by a surprisingly level path to Hole-in-the-Wall, making this ridge equally accessible from
Patterdale as from Glenridding. The ridge walk can be extended to include
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January 2008 two walkers died after falling from the ridge in separate incidents. Another walker died after falling from Striding Edge in May 2008. Over the August Bank Holiday weekend in 2017, Patterdale Mountain Rescue attended a fatal fall from Striding Edge on
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The path on the right-hand side continues until near the end of the ridge where it switches over to the left-hand side. Scramblers who continue on the top of the ridge are forced to descend an awkward short gully down from the final rock tower to rejoin the path. At this point the ridge connects with
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Helvellyn throughout the year, often near Red Tarn which gives good views of Striding Edge, Swirral Edge, and the summit of Helvellyn itself. Although camping in England is illegal without the permission of the landowner, there is a tradition of wild camping in the Lake District.
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by a path alongside Raise Beck. Above the tarn the old pony track zigzags up the fellside, and takes a safe but unexciting route well away from crags on the side of the ridge, and avoiding all the intermediate tops. In suitable weather a more interesting and scenic route is to follow the edge of the
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Striding Edge begins at Hole-in-the-Wall and then stretches for over 1.5 km (1 mi) to the
Helvellyn summit plateau. This starting point is accessible from both Glenridding and Patterdale. Hole-in-the-Wall used to be a prominent gap in the stone wall on the top of the ridge where a gate was
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Whelp Side, between
Whelpside Gill and Mines Gill, appears as a distinct shoulder of the mountain when seen from the west, largely grassy though with a few crags and boulders in places, and with coniferous plantations on its lower slopes which were planted to stabilise the land around the reservoir.
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Streams on the west side drain directly into Thirlmere, apart from Helvellyn Gill which flows into a parallel valley to the east of Great How and empties into St John's Beck. However, when Thirlmere reservoir was built, a leat was constructed to capture the water of Helvellyn Gill, so that it is now
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Little can be seen of the levels now for the entrances were destroyed when the mine closed, but several spoil heaps remain, one covering the gill, along with the old miners' path which zigzags up the hillside, a self-acting incline to lower ore to the dressing floor, and the old winding-drum house.
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opened in 1839 by the gill between Whelpside and Helvellyn Screes. It was operated by a succession of different owners, driving five levels through mostly barren rock to explore three mineral veins. It finally closed in 1880 when Manchester Corporation acquired the land for the Thirlmere reservoir.
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A small tourist industry began to grow up around the mountain, with inns providing ponies and guides as well as accommodation for the visitors, and guidebooks being published for visitors. Jonathan Otley's guidebook of 1823 described the view from the summit and claimed it gave a more complete view
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A second reservoir was built around 1860 in Brown Cove, between Swirral Edge and Lower Man, along with one further down the valley in Keppel Cove. These provided water to generate hydroelectric power for the lead mine. The dam in Keppel Cove is still in place, but water now leaks through its base.
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two routes lead up Helvellyn. The old pony route took a very safe and steady route for the benefit of early visitors, who took horses and a guide from the inn. The route traverses the flank of White Side to join the ridge at the col just below Lower Man. The other route, known as the White Stones
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The top of Helvellyn is a broad plateau, trending roughly from north-west to south-east for about a kilometre between Lower Man and the start of Striding Edge. Throughout this distance it remains more than 900 m (3,000 ft) high. To the west the ground drops gently at first but then more
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Helvellyn is a popular area for winter climbing in the Lake District. The steep headwall above Red Tarn contains several graded routes, clustered around the prow-shaped buttress on the right-hand side of the face, known to climbers as Viking Buttress, and in a couple of gullies which lead to the
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The Lake District National Park Authority employs two "Fell top assessors" during the winter months, usually between December and March. Working alternate weeks, one of these walks up Helvellyn each day during that period to check the weather, snow and walking conditions. Their report and daily
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The climb up or down from the summit plateau onto Swirral Edge is another well known accident spot. In winter it involves climbing down another snow cornice onto steep icy ground. There have been a number of accidents at this spot in recent years, making it as dangerous as Striding Edge.
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The north-west ridge continues from Lower Man over Browncove Crags, becoming almost insignificant when it reaches the shore of Thirlmere, yet still separating the valley of Helvellyn Gill from the reservoir, before finally rising again to the wooded height of Great How at its terminus.
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the spectrum of colours was "pastel rather than primary, gentle rather than bold." Colours were related to a landscape context in which blues, greens, greys and whites in particular were both more diverse and more differentiated than in English. People who relied on the system of
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of the Lake District than any other point. William Ford, in his guidebook of 1839 recommended the Horse Head Inn at Wythburn as a good place to stay and where a guide could be hired "at a moderate charge"; he went on to describe the climb up Whelp Side and the view from the top.
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below). The highest point, 950 m (3,120 ft) above sea level, is the top of a small rocky knoll, marked by a loose cairn. In former times this knoll used to be known as Helvellyn High Man (or Higher Man.) Nearby there is a cross-shaped stone shelter; to the north is an
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current ceased to flow past the British Isles. Small cirque and valley glaciers formed in north and east facing valleys, including Grisedale and the coves on the east side of Helvellyn. The results are seen in moraines of unsorted boulder gravel in the valleys, the spectacular
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and two sharp-topped ridges on the eastern side (Striding Edge and Swirral Edge). Helvellyn was one of the earliest fells to prove popular with walkers and explorers; beginning especially in the later 18th century. Among the early visitors to Helvellyn were the poets
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also has an east ridge which gives an alternative route to Helvellyn from Grisedale, which many walkers overlook. It can be combined with a scramble on Eagle Crag, or this part can be bypassed by taking the path to Nethermost Cove before joining the ridge.
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The subsidiary top, Helvellyn Lower Man, is about 700 m (770 yd) to the north-west. Its summit is small compared to the plateau of Helvellyn, but it offers better views to the north-west, as the ground falls steeply away from it on that side.
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The remains of the dam in Brown Cove can be seen, but again water leaks freely through it. It is unclear whether there ever was a natural tarn in Brown Cove. Guidebook writers before 1860 refer only to Keppel Cove Tarn to the north of Swirral Edge.
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to the north-east, Morecambe Bay, Blackpool and the coast of North Wales to the south, and the Irish Sea to the west. Snowdon is hidden by the Coniston Fells, and the Isle of Man is largely hidden behind the Great Gable and Pillar group of fells.
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is the start of the most direct route to the top of Helvellyn, "the modern pedestrian highway" which has been paved where necessary. It zigzags up the fellside above Helvellyn Gill, over Browncove Crags and joins the main ridge at Lower Man.
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the top of Helvellyn before returning the same way. Dorothy recorded that it had been a glorious day. They had mists both above and below them, but the sun shone through and their views extended from the Scottish mountains to the sea at
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is more famous for his death on Striding Edge in 1805 than for what he achieved in his life. Among many human feats upon the mountain, one of the strangest was the landing and take-off of a small aeroplane on the summit in 1926.
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A never-failing spring called Brownrigg Well exists 90 m (300 ft) below the summit of Helvellyn, about 500 m (550 yd) due west of the highest point, at the head of Whelpside Gill. In the nineteenth century a
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witnessed the landing. The uphill take-off was more difficult and the plane dived off the edge of the summit with insufficient airspeed, but picked up speed as it dived, narrowly missing Striding Edge, to return to Manchester.
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The lowest and oldest rocks on Helvellyn are those of this Lincomb Tarns Tuff Formation, which outcrop along the western side, up to roughly the 550 m (1,800 ft) contour on Whelp Side. The lowest part of the
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speaks of Wordsworth "on Helvellyn's summit, wide awake…" in a sonnet that celebrates the poet and other artists. A portrait of Wordsworth, deep in thought among the clouds on the summit of Helvellyn, was painted by
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to the west, and can follow any of the mountain's five ridges, or the ridges of its neighbours, as well as some of the gills and shoulders on the west side of the range. Walkers can choose between many routes.
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The east ridge is another sharp arête known as Striding Edge. This joins the summit ridge at its southern end, not far from Helvellyn's summit. It passes over the subsidiary top of High Spying How and leads to
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to its north to serve the needs of the Helvellyn Mine further down. This leat has now fallen into disuse. The gill it led to is not named on any map, but some authors have referred to it as Mines Gill.
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Red Tarn, enclosed between Striding Edge and Swirral Edge, is about 25 m (82 ft) deep, but in the mid-nineteenth century a dam was built to increase its capacity and supply the needs of the
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Helvellyn may be included in a traverse of the full length of the Helvellyn range in either direction, but with a greater sense of climax when starting from the north. Most of the ridge track is a
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The highest surviving rocks on Helvellyn, found on the summit plateaux of Helvellyn itself and of Nethermost Pike, and along the crest of Striding Edge, are the volcaniclastic sandstones of the
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Striding Edge is a notorious accident spot among hikers and scramblers. In winter conditions the climb from Striding Edge up to the summit plateau can involve crossing steep icy ground and a
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Red Tarn, a classic corrie tarn, is a high-elevation tarn with low nutrient levels and poor in the number of species it supports. Characteristic vegetation zones include a water-starwort (
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A panoramic view of Helvellyn with Striding Edge on the left, the steep scramble to the summit, the summit ridge with the small summit knoll, and the descent to Swirral Edge on the right.
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in a challenging six-hour circular route of 16 miles (26 kilometres) off-road and 10 miles (16 kilometres) on-road riding. This may begin (and finish) at Mill Bridge near Grasmere.
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have walked over all parts of Helvellyn in the course of their work. It is only since the late eighteenth century that people have visited the mountain for pleasure or recreation.
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along the west side of the mountain. Two of these may be combined to create a circular walk. Incorporating the south ridge in the route can restore much of the scenic interest.
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Browncove Crags on the western side of the mountain has some north-facing routes. These are easier to access from a car park, and they can be linked with the Red Tarn routes.
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Recent place-name studies have accepted the "yellow moorland" derivation, but have struggled to understand how Helvellyn can be regarded as a yellow mountain. Colour, in the
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was high up at the head of Brown Cove, where some disused oil heaps remain, with a couple of levels, one of which ran about 70 m (80 yd) into the mountainside.
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the main Helvellyn massif. Reaching the summit plateau involves a steep walk or scramble up about 80 m (260 ft) of rough rocky terrain, known as The Abyss by
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may be either "The precipitous ridge that causes giddiness" or "The precipitous ridge where the wind or snow swirls around." An edge is a steep escarpment, as above.
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photograph appear on Weatherline, the Lake District weather forecast website and phone line service, which also includes a local weather forecast from the
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at Legburthwaite is the starting point for the bridleway to Sticks Pass, from which Helvellyn can be approached along the main ridge track from the north.
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This has often been tolerated so long as people have camped unobtrusively, for no more than one night, and have left no trace of their campsite behind.
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did a lot of fellwalking during the years when he lived near Keswick. In August 1800, barely a month after moving there, he went to visit his friends
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Routes up Helvellyn can begin from the villages of Glenridding or Patterdale to the east, Grasmere to the south, or from a number of places along the
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North of Mines Gill are the Helvellyn Screes, a more craggy stretch of hillside, beneath the north-west ridge, with a loose scree covering in places.
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Route, originally marked by stones painted white, crosses the fellside at a lower level and fords Helvellyn Gill to join the path from Swirls.
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lay along the Helvellyn Ridge; this meant that the summit of Helvellyn was the highest point in Westmorland, making it a Historic County Top.
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Since early 2018 the summit of Helvellyn including both Striding and Swirral Edges and the wider Glenridding Common have been managed by the
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However, traversing the mountain is not without dangers; over the last two hundred years there have been a number of fatalities. The artist
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The narrow leat which once diverted water from Brownrigg Well into the gill beside the mine may also be seen, much higher up the fellside.
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A further fatality on Striding Edge in 1858 is commemorated by the Dixon Memorial. Robert Dixon from Patterdale was killed while following
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lobes and sheets on the summit ridge of Helvellyn. These are one reason why the area was included in the Helvellyn & Fairfield SSSI.
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Grisedale Tarn is the starting point for the south ridge of Helvellyn, and may be reached from Grasmere or Patterdale, or from
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Paul Robinson fell 650ft from Helvellyn he shared his remarkable story of being saved by @patterdaleMRT #HeartNews
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A ground party had cleared and marked a landing strip. Attempts on 15 December and on 21 December were abandoned.
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A total of five ridges diverge from the summit ridge of Helvellyn at different points.
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In January 2018 Helvellyn was named 'Britain's Best Walk' in an ITV show presented by
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the Saturday and helped rescue a seriously injured walker and his dog on the Sunday.
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Aeronautical History of the Cumbria, Dumfries and Galloway Region: 1915–30
2017:, "lake" which has various historic spellings including 'lin' and 'lynn'.
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formed where the rock was eroded on both sides between adjacent glaciers.
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The whole of Helvellyn, above the conifer plantations to the west and the
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in deeper water and around the inlet. Other species include a pondweed (
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these rocks were carved by glaciers to create the landforms seen today.
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Geology of the Keswick District (Sheet Explanation of BGS Sheet E029)
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Monument on Helvellyn commemorating the first aeroplane landing there
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The south ridge continues the main ridge of the Helvellyn range over
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before descending to its final top, Keldas, beside the south end of
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The volcanic rocks of which the mountain is made were formed in the
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grasslands are the haunt of the scarce mountain ringlet butterfly (
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Like much of the main ridge of the range, Helvellyn stands on the
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The deep coves on the rocky eastern side of Helvellyn drain into
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in particular is an unpalatable and unproductive grass, and the
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came out of the mine; probably insufficient to cover its costs.
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Helvellyn is the third-highest point both in England and in the
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A Survey of the Lakes of Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire
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A Dictionary of the Welsh Language, University of Wales, 2017.
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in the Lake District. The eruption of such a huge quantity of
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The top of Helvellyn, looking north-west from the summit cairn
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Sketch map of the topography of Helvellyn, with access routes
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was constructed to direct the water of this spring into the
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Above these ignimbrites are found sedimentary rocks of the
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Looking down onto Striding Edge and towards High Spying How
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3630:. Lancaster: The Centre for North-West Regional Studies.
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Since the end of the last ice age, small populations of
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a similar long but safe and easy walk (11.5 km or
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The north-east ridge is known as Swirral Edge, a sharp
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in 1988 proposed a Celtic derivation from the deduced
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and hills of south-west Scotland to the north-west,
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3552:. Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria: Hayloft Publishing Ltd.
2274:(3rd ed.). Clapham, near Lancaster: Dalesman.
1601:), which has now become common. Peregrine falcons (
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Mountain birds around Helvellyn include the raven (
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3285:"Information for Helvellyn and Fairfield – Unit 8"
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2892:Dorothy Wordsworth's illustrated Lakeland journals
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1817:). This succession of ignimbrites is known as the
1364:The summit of Helvellyn takes the form of a broad
453:, a north–south line of mountains to the north of
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3654:A guide for climbing Helvellyn via Striding Edge
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2789:(5th ed.). Keswick, Cumberland. p. 113
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1591:) an alpine species which survives on Helvellyn
1224:crags as closely as possible, over the tops of
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1798:which sweep eastwards to encompass Helvellyn,
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3273:(5th ed.). Kendal: Hudson and Nicholson.
3019:"The Romantics and the myth of Charles Gough"
2916:"William Wordsworth, Complete Poetical Works"
2573:(revised ed.). London: Frances Lincoln.
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3945:mountains of Britain and Ireland (the P600s)
3605:. Dunbeath, Caithness: Whittles Publishing.
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3180:"First Aircraft landing on a mountain in GB"
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2866:. Penrith, Cumberland and London. p. 31
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3046:Description of Scenery in the Lake District
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2033:, the Cumbric equivalent of the Welsh word
1779:All the rocks of Helvellyn are part of the
57:(centre) is flanked by Striding Edge (left)
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3522:. Nottingham: English Place-Name Society.
3481:"Helvellyn with Ghosts (1. Wythburn Mine)"
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3354:. Nottingham: British Geological Society.
3352:British Regional Geology: Northern England
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2406:"ITV's Britain's Favourite Walks: Top 100"
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480:. The scenery includes three deep glacial
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3520:A Dictionary of Lake District Place-Names
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3270:A Guide through the District of the Lakes
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2488:"Tributes to 300 ft fall walker Sid"
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1902:. Helvellyn was one of a small number of
1672:has introduced a recovery plan for them.
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3440:. Nottingham: British Geological Survey.
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3232:"Helvellyn and Fairfield citation sheet"
3201:. Penrith, Cumbria: St Patrick's Press.
3049:(3rd ed.). London: Charles Thurnham
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2786:Concise Description of the English Lakes
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2362:Concise Description of the English Lakes
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1952:
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278:Show map of the former Allerdale Borough
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3415:or on the BGS's iGeology smartphone app
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3139:. Windermere, Westmorland: John Garnett
3094:. Windermere, Westmorland: John Garnett
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2233:A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells
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1787:period, roughly 450 million years ago.
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3584:Peter Drummond, cited in John Murray,
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3136:A Complete Guide to the English Lakes
3091:A Complete Guide to the English Lakes
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2439:(ninth ed.). London: Constable.
2385:"Database of British and Irish Hills"
2198:Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map
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1296:and so the route can be completed by
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585:. The middle of these coves contains
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559:, also live on and around Helvellyn.
27:Mountain in the English Lake District
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1926:with steep headwalls, and the sharp
1794:. This is a semi-circular series of
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318:Show map of the former Eden District
53:Helvellyn from the air in December.
3384:"1:50,000 Geological Maps" (Map).
2461:"Walkers warned after fells deaths"
2365:(5th ed.). Keswick, Cumberland
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1745:Site of Special Scientific Interest
737:The former county boundary between
24:
5376:Highest points of English counties
5336:List of fells in the Lake District
5331:List of hills in the Lake District
2941:"The Poetical Works of John Keats"
1499:both wrote poems about the scene;
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754:Helvellyn and its subsidiary tops
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3315:"Helvellyn and Faifield site map"
1720:) on the summit ridge, matgrass (
1280:Several possible routes begin at
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3901:Full list of Wainwrights by area
3456:Mines of the Lake District Fells
3017:Jonathan Jones (15 March 2003).
1547:, the plane's manufacturers, at
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445:) is a mountain in the English
5381:Mountains and hills of Cumbria
3350:P. Stone; et al. (2010).
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2310:. Milnthorpe: Cicerone Press.
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1543:, a test pilot who worked for
1156:Other approaches from the east
13:
1:
3658:Helvellyn Summit Panoramas –
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1885:
1681:) in shallower areas and the
1471:Inmate of a mountain dwelling
600:directed into the reservoir.
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238:Show map of the Lake District
3267:William Wordsworth (1835) .
2620:"Nethermost Cove (Lad Crag)"
2486:Ross Brewster (7 May 2008).
1880:Deepdale Sandstone Formation
1866:Esk Pike Sandstone Formation
1819:Lincomb Tarns Tuff Formation
510:Lake District Park Authority
30:For the opera set here, see
7:
5386:Mountains under 1000 metres
5172:8. Southern Yorkshire Dales
5116:7. Northern Yorkshire Dales
3407:"Geology of Britain viewer"
3386:Sheet E029, Keswick (Solid)
2890:Dorothy Wordsworth (1991).
2755:Lake District National Park
2518:"Patrick relay winter 2017"
2335:. Keswick: Lakeland Manor.
2272:Mining in the Lake Counties
2237:. London: Frances Lincoln.
2041:is a Welsh word meaning to
1978:Only a few hundred tons of
1841:here is the densely welded
752:
449:, the highest point of the
234:Lake District National Park
10:
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5351:Fells of the Lake District
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3626:Geoffrey Halliday (1997).
3133:Harriet Martineau (1855).
3088:Harriet Martineau (1855).
2138:. A map of 1823 called it
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1016:311 m (1,020 ft)
984:718 m (2,356 ft)
957:863 m (2,831 ft)
921:890 m (2,920 ft)
891:333 m (1,093 ft)
869:859 m (2,818 ft)
841:925 m (3,035 ft)
796:712 m (2,336 ft)
793:950 m (3,120 ft)
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85:712 m (2,336 ft)
75:950 metres (3,116 ft)
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3550:Lake District Place Names
3411:British Geological Survey
3390:British Geological Survey
2894:. London: HarperCollins.
2700:Lake District Weatherline
2235:Book 1: The Eastern Fells
1948:
1892:Late Devensian glaciation
1781:Borrowdale Volcanic Group
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2783:Jonathan Otley (1834) .
2359:Jonathan Otley (1834) .
2333:Exploring Lakeland Tarns
1989:
1873:Helvellyn Tuff Formation
894:136 m (446 ft)
773:(height and prominence)
544:period. During the last
4371:Beinn Mhòr (South Uist)
4345:Ben Vorlich (Loch Earn)
4273:Southern Highlands (15)
3952:Northern Highlands (20)
3735:Catstycam (Catstye Cam)
3548:Robert Gambles (2013).
3485:Because they’re there …
3479:Alen McFadzean (2010).
3436:D. G. Woodhall (2000).
3404:– may be viewed on the
2306:Mark Richards (2008) .
2073:, a pale-coloured grass
1662:), alpine meadowgrass (
1484:in 1842, an example of
1447:Samuel Taylor Coleridge
1019:35 m (115 ft)
924:63 m (207 ft)
487:Samuel Taylor Coleridge
457:, between the lakes of
4437:England and Wales (13)
4335:Ben More (Crianlarich)
4151:Sròn a' Choire Ghairbh
4091:Sgùrr a' Choire Ghlais
4084:Western Highlands (20)
3319:Defra.gov.uk MAGIC map
3195:which cites the book:
3043:William Ford (1843) .
2860:James Clarke (1789) .
2834:Jonathan de Ferranti.
2808:Jonathan de Ferranti.
2571:On High Lakeland Fells
2230:(2003) . "Helvellyn".
2074:
1958:
1913:(and elsewhere as the
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1592:
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1482:Benjamin Robert Haydon
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1440:Benjamin Robert Haydon
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1240:The western approaches
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960:28 m (92 ft)
872:3 m (9.8 ft)
844:18 m (59 ft)
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161:54.527232°N 3.016054°W
5291:10. Forest of Bowland
5219:Great Knoutberry Hill
4515:Northern Ireland (25)
3518:Diana Whaley (2006).
3458:. Skipton: Dalesman.
3197:Peter Connon (1984).
3178:flipflopnick (2008).
2435:W A Poucher (1983) .
2067:
1956:
1774:
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1656:), alpine mouse-ear (
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1469:. Wordsworth's poem,
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987:9 m (30 ft)
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523:
5258:9. North York Moors
4752:2. Northern Lakeland
4513:Republic of Ireland,
4024:Sgùrr Mòr (Fannichs)
3603:The Gaelic Landscape
3601:John Murray (2014).
3586:The Gaelic Landscape
2965:William Wordsworth.
2840:Viewfinder Panoramas
2814:Viewfinder Panoramas
2726:"Fell Top Assessors"
2671:"Fell Top Assessors"
2270:W. T. Shaw (1975) .
2103:Deschampsia flexuosa
2057:(historically spelt
1939:sorted stone stripes
1563:Lancashire Aero Club
778:(authors' listings)
443:pale yellow moorland
185:Pale yellow moorland
166:54.527232; -3.016054
5361:Marilyns of England
5148:Nine Standards Rigg
4972:5. Eastern Lakeland
4783:3. Western Lakeland
4686:of Northern England
4612:Binn idir an Dá Log
4295:Beinn a' Chreachain
4195:Central and Eastern
4171:Sgùrr Ghiubhsachain
3454:John Adams (1995).
2569:Bob Allen (2005) .
2492:The Cumberland News
1917:stadial), when the
1911:Loch Lomond Stadial
1650:), mountain avens (
1613:) and ring ouzels (
1561:, president of the
816:Historic County Top
755:
308:Location bordering
268:Location bordering
182:English translation
157: /
124:Historic County Top
5366:Hewitts of England
5267:Bishop Wilton Wold
5133:Great Shunner Fell
4435:Scottish Lowlands,
4325:Beinn Mhòr (Cowal)
4234:Sgor nam Fiannaidh
4121:Sgùrr a' Mhaoraich
3669:Walks up Helvellyn
3628:A Flora of Cumbria
2991:Sir Walter Scott.
2696:"Weatherline FAQs"
2437:The Lakeland Peaks
2331:Don Blair (2003).
2308:Near Eastern Fells
2075:
2037:meaning "yellow."
2029:, "moorland", and
1959:
1777:
1769:
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1549:Woodford Aerodrome
1537:
1455:Dorothy Wordsworth
1443:
1362:
1326:Fell top assessors
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1061:The eastern ridges
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491:William Wordsworth
65:Highest point
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5325:
5078:6. North Pennines
5019:Hutton Roof Crags
4876:Southern Lakeland
4692:1. Northumberland
4650:
4649:
4396:Sgùrr na Coinnich
4391:Beinn na Caillich
4280:Meall a' Bhuiridh
4239:Beinn a' Bheithir
4214:Stob Coire Easain
4131:Sgùrr nan Eugallt
3907:
3906:
3810:High Hartsop Dodd
3795:Hartsop above How
3671:on Mud and Routes
3612:978-1-84995-100-5
3559:978-1-904524-92-2
3361:978-0-85272-652-5
3208:978-0-9508287-1-8
2836:"Helvellyn South"
2810:"Helvellyn North"
2706:on 11 August 2014
2645:"Browncove Crags"
2467:. 14 January 2008
2317:978-1-85284-541-4
2228:Alfred Wainwright
2171:. John Muir Trust
1859:Raise Beck Member
1811:pyroclastic flows
1659:Cerastium alpinum
1634:Aquila chrysaetos
1628:Oenanthe oenanthe
1625:) and wheatears (
1551:near Manchester.
1527:Aeroplane landing
1513:Harriet Martineau
1027:
1026:
441:
391:
390:
32:Helvellyn (opera)
16:(Redirected from
5403:
5029:Little Mell Fell
4893:Coniston Old Man
4746:
4677:
4670:
4663:
4654:
4653:
4484:Carnedd Llewelyn
4320:Beinn an Lochain
4176:Sgùrr Dhòmhnuill
4096:Sgùrr na Lapaich
4078:
4072:
4066:
3999:Ben More Coigach
3934:
3927:
3920:
3911:
3910:
3825:Little Mell Fell
3820:Little Hart Crag
3760:Glenridding Dodd
3745:Dollywaggon Pike
3699:
3692:
3685:
3676:
3675:
3642:
3641:
3623:
3617:
3616:
3598:
3589:
3582:
3576:
3573:
3564:
3563:
3545:
3534:
3533:
3515:
3496:
3495:
3493:
3491:
3476:
3470:
3469:
3451:
3442:
3441:
3433:
3416:
3414:
3403:
3381:
3366:
3365:
3347:
3330:
3329:
3327:
3325:
3311:
3305:
3304:
3302:
3300:
3295:on 8 August 2014
3291:. Archived from
3281:
3275:
3274:
3264:
3258:
3257:
3255:
3253:
3247:
3241:. Archived from
3236:
3228:
3213:
3212:
3194:
3192:
3190:
3175:
3169:
3168:
3162:
3158:
3156:
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3130:
3124:
3123:
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3111:
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2820:
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2799:
2798:
2796:
2794:
2780:
2771:
2770:
2768:
2766:
2757:. Archived from
2747:
2741:
2740:
2738:
2736:
2722:
2716:
2715:
2713:
2711:
2702:. Archived from
2692:
2686:
2685:
2683:
2681:
2675:Where2walk.co.uk
2669:Jonathan Smith.
2666:
2660:
2659:
2657:
2655:
2641:
2635:
2634:
2632:
2630:
2616:
2610:
2609:
2607:
2605:
2595:"Helvellyn Area"
2591:
2585:
2584:
2566:
2555:
2554:
2553:
2551:
2539:
2533:
2532:
2530:
2528:
2514:
2508:
2507:
2505:
2503:
2494:. Archived from
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2248:
2224:
2199:
2196:
2181:
2180:
2178:
2176:
2165:
2112:Flora of Cumbria
2079:Celtic languages
1847:Thirlmere Member
1687:Nitella flexilis
1653:Dryas octopetala
1616:Turdus torquatus
1604:Falco peregrinus
1588:Dryas octopetala
1585:Mountain avens (
1488:in portraiture.
1202:
1201:
1197:
1194:
1177:
1176:
1172:
1169:
1121:
1013:
981:
954:
918:
888:
866:
838:
790:
756:
730:to terminate at
688:to terminate at
657:Click to enlarge
573:steeply down to
557:mountain ringlet
435:
433:
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367:
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319:
298:
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291:
279:
258:
257:
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239:
232:Location in the
222:
221:
215:
190:Language of name
172:
171:
169:
168:
167:
162:
158:
155:
154:
153:
150:
59:and Swirral Edge
51:
39:
38:
21:
5411:
5410:
5406:
5405:
5404:
5402:
5401:
5400:
5341:
5340:
5327:
5322:
5303:Fair Snape Fell
5286:
5277:Gisborough Moor
5259:
5253:
5224:Great Whernside
5167:
5111:
5079:
5073:
5054:Stony Cove Pike
4994:Great Mell Fell
4989:Grayrigg Forest
4967:
4875:
4874:4. Central and
4869:
4778:
4747:
4738:
4687:
4681:
4651:
4646:
4514:
4508:
4436:
4430:
4411:Dùn da Ghaoithe
4406:Ben More (Mull)
4354:
4268:
4249:Bidean nam Bian
4196:
4190:
4079:
4073:
4067:
4058:
3984:Ben More Assynt
3947:
3938:
3908:
3903:
3894:
3845:Nethermost Pike
3775:Great Mell Fell
3711:
3703:
3650:
3645:
3638:
3624:
3620:
3613:
3599:
3592:
3583:
3579:
3574:
3567:
3560:
3546:
3537:
3530:
3516:
3499:
3489:
3487:
3477:
3473:
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3452:
3445:
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3419:
3405:
3400:
3383:
3382:
3369:
3362:
3348:
3333:
3323:
3321:
3313:
3312:
3308:
3298:
3296:
3289:Natural England
3283:
3282:
3278:
3265:
3261:
3251:
3249:
3248:on 3 March 2016
3245:
3239:Natural England
3234:
3230:
3229:
3216:
3209:
3188:
3186:
3176:
3172:
3160:
3159:
3150:
3149:
3142:
3140:
3131:
3127:
3115:
3114:
3105:
3104:
3097:
3095:
3086:
3082:
3070:
3069:
3060:
3059:
3052:
3050:
3041:
3037:
3027:
3025:
3015:
3011:
3001:
2999:
2989:
2985:
2975:
2973:
2963:
2959:
2949:
2947:
2939:
2938:
2934:
2924:
2922:
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2913:
2909:
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2888:
2879:
2869:
2867:
2858:
2854:
2844:
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2832:
2828:
2818:
2816:
2806:
2802:
2792:
2790:
2781:
2774:
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2762:
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2748:
2744:
2734:
2732:
2724:
2723:
2719:
2709:
2707:
2694:
2693:
2689:
2679:
2677:
2667:
2663:
2653:
2651:
2643:
2642:
2638:
2628:
2626:
2618:
2617:
2613:
2603:
2601:
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2592:
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2549:
2547:
2541:
2540:
2536:
2526:
2524:
2516:
2515:
2511:
2501:
2499:
2498:on 25 July 2014
2484:
2480:
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2468:
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2458:
2454:
2447:
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2424:
2414:
2412:
2404:
2403:
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2383:
2382:
2378:
2368:
2366:
2357:
2350:
2343:
2329:
2325:
2318:
2304:
2289:
2282:
2268:
2261:
2256:
2252:
2245:
2225:
2202:
2197:
2184:
2174:
2172:
2167:
2166:
2162:
2158:
2083:Scottish Gaelic
1992:
1965:Brown Cove Mine
1951:
1888:
1857:sandstone, the
1802:, Deepdale and
1757:
1749:Natural England
1733:Erebia epiphron
1670:Natural England
1622:Alauda arvensis
1579:
1559:John F. Leeming
1529:
1411:
1406:
1375:Ordnance Survey
1354:
1345:
1328:
1313:
1311:Climbing routes
1290:
1282:Wythburn church
1242:
1234:Nethermost Pike
1226:Dollywagon Pike
1217:
1215:The south ridge
1199:
1195:
1192:
1190:
1180:The south ridge
1174:
1170:
1167:
1165:
1158:
1149:Nethermost Pike
1131:
1130:
1129:
1127:
1122:
1063:
1032:
1009:
977:
950:
947:High Spying How
914:
884:
862:
859:Browncove Crags
834:
786:
777:
772:
762:Grid reference
751:
749:Subsidiary tops
728:Dollywagon Pike
720:Nethermost Pike
656:
649:
518:
506:John Muir Trust
451:Helvellyn range
401:
397:
363:
341:
324:
323:
322:
321:
320:
317:
316:
306:
305:
304:
303:
299:
282:
281:
280:
277:
276:
266:
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264:
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259:
242:
241:
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237:
236:
230:
229:
228:
227:
223:
165:
163:
159:
156:
151:
148:
146:
144:
143:
60:
58:
35:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
5409:
5399:
5398:
5393:
5388:
5383:
5378:
5373:
5368:
5363:
5358:
5353:
5339:
5338:
5333:
5324:
5323:
5321:
5320:
5315:
5310:
5308:Longridge Fell
5305:
5300:
5298:Easington Fell
5294:
5292:
5288:
5287:
5285:
5284:
5279:
5274:
5269:
5263:
5261:
5255:
5254:
5252:
5251:
5246:
5241:
5239:Rombald's Moor
5236:
5231:
5226:
5221:
5216:
5211:
5209:Fountains Fell
5206:
5204:Dodd Fell Hill
5201:
5196:
5191:
5186:
5181:
5175:
5173:
5169:
5168:
5166:
5165:
5160:
5158:Wild Boar Fell
5155:
5150:
5145:
5140:
5135:
5130:
5125:
5119:
5117:
5113:
5112:
5110:
5109:
5104:
5099:
5094:
5089:
5083:
5081:
5075:
5074:
5072:
5071:
5066:
5061:
5056:
5051:
5046:
5044:St Sunday Crag
5041:
5036:
5031:
5026:
5021:
5016:
5011:
5006:
5001:
4996:
4991:
4986:
4981:
4975:
4973:
4969:
4968:
4966:
4965:
4960:
4958:Top o' Selside
4955:
4950:
4948:Pike of Blisco
4945:
4943:Muncaster Fell
4940:
4938:Loughrigg Fell
4935:
4930:
4925:
4920:
4915:
4910:
4905:
4900:
4895:
4890:
4888:Claife Heights
4885:
4879:
4877:
4871:
4870:
4868:
4867:
4862:
4857:
4852:
4847:
4842:
4837:
4832:
4827:
4822:
4817:
4815:Grisedale Pike
4812:
4807:
4802:
4797:
4792:
4786:
4784:
4780:
4779:
4777:
4776:
4771:
4766:
4761:
4755:
4753:
4749:
4748:
4741:
4739:
4737:
4736:
4731:
4726:
4721:
4716:
4711:
4706:
4701:
4695:
4693:
4689:
4688:
4680:
4679:
4672:
4665:
4657:
4648:
4647:
4645:
4644:
4639:
4634:
4629:
4624:
4619:
4614:
4609:
4604:
4599:
4594:
4589:
4584:
4582:Croagh Patrick
4579:
4574:
4569:
4564:
4562:Mount Leinster
4559:
4554:
4549:
4544:
4539:
4534:
4529:
4524:
4518:
4516:
4510:
4509:
4507:
4506:
4501:
4496:
4491:
4486:
4481:
4476:
4471:
4466:
4461:
4456:
4451:
4446:
4440:
4438:
4432:
4431:
4429:
4428:
4423:
4418:
4413:
4408:
4403:
4398:
4393:
4388:
4383:
4381:Sgùrr Alasdair
4378:
4373:
4368:
4362:
4360:
4356:
4355:
4353:
4352:
4347:
4342:
4337:
4332:
4327:
4322:
4317:
4312:
4307:
4302:
4297:
4292:
4287:
4282:
4276:
4274:
4270:
4269:
4267:
4266:
4261:
4256:
4251:
4246:
4244:Beinn Sgulaird
4241:
4236:
4231:
4226:
4221:
4216:
4211:
4206:
4204:Creag Meagaidh
4200:
4198:
4197:Highlands (13)
4192:
4191:
4189:
4188:
4183:
4178:
4173:
4168:
4163:
4158:
4153:
4148:
4143:
4141:Sgùrr na Cìche
4138:
4133:
4128:
4123:
4118:
4113:
4108:
4103:
4098:
4093:
4087:
4085:
4081:
4080:
4061:
4059:
4057:
4056:
4051:
4046:
4041:
4036:
4031:
4026:
4021:
4016:
4011:
4006:
4001:
3996:
3991:
3986:
3981:
3976:
3971:
3966:
3961:
3955:
3953:
3949:
3948:
3937:
3936:
3929:
3922:
3914:
3905:
3904:
3899:
3896:
3895:
3893:
3892:
3887:
3882:
3880:Stybarrow Dodd
3877:
3872:
3870:St Sunday Crag
3867:
3865:Sheffield Pike
3862:
3857:
3852:
3847:
3842:
3837:
3832:
3827:
3822:
3817:
3812:
3807:
3802:
3797:
3792:
3787:
3782:
3777:
3772:
3767:
3765:Gowbarrow Fell
3762:
3757:
3752:
3747:
3742:
3737:
3732:
3727:
3725:Birkhouse Moor
3722:
3716:
3713:
3712:
3702:
3701:
3694:
3687:
3679:
3673:
3672:
3666:
3656:
3649:
3648:External links
3646:
3644:
3643:
3636:
3618:
3611:
3590:
3577:
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3528:
3497:
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3207:
3184:waymarking.com
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3009:
2983:
2957:
2932:
2907:
2900:
2877:
2852:
2826:
2800:
2772:
2761:on 2 July 2014
2751:"Wild camping"
2742:
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2687:
2661:
2636:
2611:
2586:
2579:
2556:
2534:
2509:
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2316:
2287:
2280:
2259:
2250:
2243:
2200:
2182:
2159:
2157:
2154:
2108:Nardus stricta
2097:Nardus stricta
2070:Nardus stricta
2019:Richard Coates
1991:
1988:
1971:Helvellyn Mine
1950:
1947:
1896:Before Present
1887:
1884:
1855:volcaniclastic
1756:
1753:
1723:Nardus stricta
1647:Salix lapponum
1578:
1575:
1528:
1525:
1523:on the ridge.
1505:Edwin Landseer
1423:Little Ice Age
1413:For centuries
1410:
1407:
1405:
1402:
1353:
1350:
1344:
1341:
1327:
1324:
1312:
1309:
1305:St Sunday Crag
1289:
1286:
1241:
1238:
1216:
1213:
1157:
1154:
1137:the summit of
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1123:
1116:
1115:
1114:
1062:
1059:
1055:Julia Bradbury
1031:
1028:
1025:
1024:
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1017:
1014:
1011:NY 38515 16300
1007:
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1002:
993:
988:
985:
982:
979:NY 36342 15975
975:
973:Birkhouse Moor
969:
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966:
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788:NY 34246 15110
784:
780:
779:
776:Classification
774:
771:Classification
769:
766:
763:
760:
750:
747:
732:Grisedale Tarn
709:Birkhouse Moor
682:Stybarrow Dodd
648:
645:
629:Greenside Mine
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5199:Cracoe Fell
5107:Mickle Fell
5102:Dufton Pike
5049:Seat Sandal
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4928:Kirkby Moor
4903:Harter Fell
4883:Black Combe
4830:Lord's Seat
4810:Great Gable
4734:Tosson Hill
4729:Sighty Crag
4699:The Cheviot
4622:Keeper Hill
4602:Slievenamon
4597:Slieve Carr
4542:Baurtregaum
4532:Lugnaquilla
4479:Glyder Fawr
4350:Ben Chonzie
4219:Binnein Mòr
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4116:A' Chràlaig
4106:Beinn Fhada
4054:Sgorr Ruadh
4039:Beinn Eighe
4014:An Teallach
4004:Beinn Dearg
3860:Seat Sandal
3835:Middle Dodd
3740:Clough Head
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2134:in 1805 as
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1890:During the
1705:Brown trout
1693:Potamogeton
1678:Callitriche
1610:Buteo buteo
1567:E. R. Dodds
1486:romanticism
1187:Glenridding
1139:Catstye Cam
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2967:"Fidelity"
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5282:Urra Moor
5249:Whernside
5244:Sharp Haw
5092:Cold Fell
5059:Tarn Crag
5009:Helvellyn
4984:Fairfield
4913:High Rigg
4855:Seatallan
4840:Mellbreak
4825:Kirk Fell
4795:Dale Head
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4709:Long Crag
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4592:Binn Bhan
4537:Galtymore
4504:Waun Fach
4499:Pen y Fan
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4421:Goat Fell
4376:The Storr
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4101:Càrn Eige
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3974:Ben Loyal
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3815:High Pike
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3790:Hart Side
3785:Hart Crag
3755:Fairfield
3750:Dove Crag
3490:29 August
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2175:8 October
2122:Lower Man
1999:Helvillon
1995:Helvellyn
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1294:bridleway
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881:Great How
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783:Helvellyn
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713:Ullswater
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594:watershed
575:Thirlmere
463:Ullswater
459:Thirlmere
455:Ambleside
436:possible
394:Helvellyn
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5163:Yarlside
5128:The Calf
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4607:Knockboy
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3969:Ben Hope
3959:Foinaven
3840:Nab Scar
3830:Low Pike
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