Red Pike (Buttermere)
| Area: | Lake District - Western Fells |
| County: | Cumbria |
| Country: | England |
| Classification: | Wainwright, Birkett, Hewitt, and Nuttall (also Fellranger, Synge, Sim, and Tump) |
| Height: | |
| 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 03:40, sunrise 04:36, sunset 21:50, dusk 22:46 |
| External links: | Wikipedia |
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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Other walkers registered on our site who have already walked up this hill include: @woody, adgl, AGJ64, ajdowsett, albee23, Andy Duff, awall, beth, Billygoat75, bryanatk, CarlandHay, CARLOS, Carolwildbird, cejackson1951, CEW, chrisfry35 (x6), DANE2766, Dave Martin, distantecho, Drpjohnston, drsylvester68, DukeNukem (twice), fidds, fizzerfox, frothyraptor, gallowshill, gbh, gerard.hurst, gill4rolo, gilly_3886, Ginty (twice), GlynREvans, highdave, hillbilly, i2am2no2man, ianjbaines, jdennington, Jennie, JimRiley, jplyons, JTM, koczur, Lancashire Lad (twice), luverlyjuberly, Mags763, Mikew92, NickiG, Nottspanther, Oli R C, On The Rivet, peterb, psimon63, Samrust, SheepFarmer (twice), Smoo1610, spookyfish, springfishblue, steve71, StevetheRover (x3), Strangerclur, Susanna, Sylwia J Kociemba (x3), Tabber, Tirama, TONYL31, tposton, ukhpr, vinmac, windridge, and wolfgangb.
In our forum you can read the following walk reports which include this hill:
- 14/09/17 - SheepFarmer - Red Pike, Haystacks & Fleetwith Pike-A walk above Buttermere
- 10/08/17 - Lancashire Lad - Red Pike to Haystacks & Fleetwith Pike. (A Buttermere Round)
- 09/07/17 - Oli R C - Haystacks, High Crag, High Stile, Red Pike
If you need accommodation we have details of 12 properties offering rooms near Red Pike (Buttermere). Here are some examples:
Sykes Cottages Assessed Cottage
£437-2558 per week10.0km (6.2 miles) away, sleeps 7
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