Red Pike (Buttermere)

Area:Lake District - Western Fells
County:Cumberland
Country:England
Classification:Wainwright, Birkett, Hewitt, and Nuttall
(also Fellranger, Synge, Sim, and Tump)
Height:755.3m (with a drop of 41.3m)
Maps:OL4(S) Explorer or 89 Landranger
Grid Ref:NY160154         Hills nearby: 5km 10km 20km
Summit:rock 8m NE of cairn
Notes:cairn is at NY 16054 15453
Daylight:dawn 05:40, sunrise 06:16, sunset 18:25, dusk 19:00
External links:Wikipedia

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Red Pike and Dodd, from Chapel Crags
Red Pike and Dodd, from Chapel Crags


Red Pike cannot be seen from the village of Buttermere as it hides behind Dodd. It is so named because of the ruddy red screes on its north east side which contain the mineral syenite.

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