Scales Fell

Area:Lake District - Northern Fells
County:Westmorland and Furness
Country:England
Classification:Birkett
(also Synge)
Height:682m (with a drop of 11m)
Maps:OL5(S) Explorer or 90 Landranger
Grid Ref:NY331278         Hills nearby: 5km 10km 20km
Summit:rock in grass
Daylight:dawn 07:38, sunrise 08:22, sunset 15:46, dusk 16:30

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Blencathra, Sharp Edge, and Scales Fell
Blencathra, Sharp Edge, and Scales Fell


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

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Other walkers registered on our site who have already walked up this hill include: BeckyST, beth, Billygoat75, Bluebell2325, CEW, chrisfry35, Colin M, darmour, davew, DJSibbald, Drjohn23, duncbarnes, euant, fidds, fizzerfox (twice), Floydian1, gallowshill, gilly_3886, King of the Tops (twice), Lancashire Lad (twice), leedrich, mariablky (x3), maxwalks, McLeish, medmondo, MickRadford, Mikew92, Nathaniel Hillman, navdave, Nigel Dewhirst, Nottspanther, racheljanemchugh (twice), rjlawless, Rudi2309, RuslandRambler, russellporter12, ScoutScarShuffler, shivtc@yahoo.co.uk, Steve1607, The Ozard, Trevor123, Tricia15, vinmac, wak, and wezboyes@hotmail.com.

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