Atkinson Pike

Also known as:Foule Crag
Area:Lake District - Northern Fells
County:Westmorland and Furness
Country:England
Classification:Birkett and Nuttall
(also Synge)
Height:845m (with a drop of 16m)
Maps:OL5(S) Explorer or 90 Landranger
Grid Ref:NY324283         Hills nearby: 5km 10km 20km
Summit:rock 3m W of cairn
Notes:rock is about 50cm higher than cairn base
Daylight:dawn 06:47, sunrise 07:23, sunset 17:28, dusk 18:04

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Atkinson Pike
Atkinson Pike


This is one of the Blencathra tops. See Hallsfell Top for information about the range.

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60 other walkers registered on our site have already walked up this hill a grand total of 71 times including: @woody, andypresley, BeckyST, benbrewins, beth, Billygoat75, CaptainScarlett, CEW, Chris the rambler, chrisfry35, Colin M (x3), Daz Graham, digby, Drjohn23, dsutton101, DuncanG22, Fellwalker, fizzerfox (twice), Floydian1, gallowshill, Gillian7660, gilly_3886, Ginty (x3), johngraham5056@aol.com, King of the Tops (x3), Lancashire Lad (twice), mariablky (twice), MarjWatson, martutd, maxwalks, McLeish, MickRadford, mike palmer, Mikew92, monkey, Nathaniel Hillman, navdave, NickiG, Nigel Dewhirst, Nottspanther, racheljanemchugh, Rudi2309 (twice), RuslandRambler (twice), russellporter12, sammyb7, SheepFarmer, shivtc@yahoo.co.uk, Stephenmshanks, Steve Britton, Steve18566, steve71, talk2mack@hotmail.com, ThrowerBell, TonyRogerson, Trevor123, Tricia15, vinmac, wak, wezboyes@hotmail.com, and wrowlands3.

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