Lonscale Fell

Area:Lake District - Northern Fells
County:Cumberland
Country:England
Classification:Wainwright, Birkett, Hewitt, and Nuttall
(also Fellranger, Synge, Sim, and Tump)
Height:715m (with a drop of 50m)
Maps:OL4(S) Explorer or 89, 90 Landranger
Grid Ref:NY285271         Hills nearby: 5km 10km 20km
Summit:no feature: ground 25m S of cairn
Notes:cairn (NY 28540 27171) is Wainwright and Birkett summit
Daylight:dawn 05:39, sunrise 06:15, sunset 18:24, dusk 19:00
External links:Wikipedia

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Lonscale Fell East Peak
Lonscale Fell East Peak


Lonscale Fell is situated between the massifs of Skiddaw and Blencathra. Its east peak, occasionally called Lonscale Pike due to its form, overlooks the old mining valley of Glenderaterra, with the Cumbria Way wending it's way along the steep and craggy east flank.

The easiest ascent is to include it on a walk from the car park at the end of the Gale road, but Wainwright details a couple of interesting routes on the east, and north east ridges to the east peak, the latter requiring some scrambling!

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