Haystacks (Buttermere)

Area:Lake District - Western Fells
County:Cumberland
Country:England
Classification:Wainwright, Birkett, Dodd, and Dewey
(also Fellranger, Synge, and Tump)
Height:597m (with a drop of 78m)
Maps:OL4(S) Explorer or 89, 90 Landranger
Grid Ref:NY193131         Hills nearby: 5km 10km 20km
Summit:cairn - photo
Notes:this is the S cairn and is about 2m higher than N cairn 50m N at NY 19336 13204
Daylight:dawn 05:40, sunrise 06:16, sunset 18:25, dusk 19:00
External links:Wikipedia

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Haystacks Summit Tarn
Haystacks Summit Tarn


The final resting place of Alfred Wainwright.

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