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Encyclopedia > Dale Head
Dale Head
Elevation: 753 m (2470 ft)
Location: Lake District, England
Prominence: 397 m
Topo map: OS Landrangers 89, 90
OS grid reference: NY223153
Listing: Marilyn, Hewitt, Wainwright

Dale Head is a fell in the northwestern sector of the Lake District, in northern England. It is 753 metres or 2470 feet above sea level and stands immediately north of Honister Pass, the road between Borrowdale and Buttermere. A topographical summit is a point on a surface which is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. ... The metre, or meter (symbol: m) is the SI base unit of length. ... A foot (plural: feet) is a non-SI unit of distance or length, measuring around a third of a metre. ... Crinkle Crags as seen from the adjoining fell of Cold Pike. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... In topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height or prime factor (in Europe), is a concept used in the categorization of hills and mountains. ... Example of a topographic map with contour lines Topographic maps, also called contour maps, topo maps or topo quads (for quadrangles), are maps that show topography, or land contours, by means of contour lines. ... Image produced from the Ordnance Survey Get-a-map service. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... Peak bagging (also hill bagging, mountain bagging, or among enthusiasts, just bagging) is a popular activity for hillwalkers and mountaineers in which they attempt to reach the summit of each peak in a region above some height, or having a particular feature. ... A Marilyn is a hill with a relative height of at least 150 metres, regardless of absolute height or other merit. ... A Hewitt is a hill in England, Wales or Ireland over two thousand feet (609. ... Alfred Wainwright listed 214 fells in total in his series of seven Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells. ... In geography a fell is a treeless mountain landscape that has been shaped by glacier ice earlier in history. ... Crinkle Crags as seen from the adjoining fell of Cold Pike. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... The B5289 is a road in the Lake District, England. ... Borrowdale is the name of two valleys in the English Lake District. ... Buttermere lake Buttermere is a lake in the northwestern sector of the English Lake District. ...


Dale Head is the apex of two hill ridges. The principal ridge descends from Dale Head to the north-east and forms several other fells, each given a chapter by Alfred Wainwright in his Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells. These are High Spy, Maiden Moor and Catbells (alternative spelling, Cat Bells). This ridge forms the western side of Borrowdale and overlooks Derwent Water. The other ridge descends to the north-west and includes the fells of Hindscarth and Robinson; it overlooks Gatescarthdale and Buttermere. The summit of Dale Head enjoys an end-on view of the Newlands Valley to the north. Alfred Wainwright (1907 – 1991) was best known for his seven Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells. ... Catbells is a fell in the English Lake District in the county of Cumbria. ... Borrowdale is the name of two valleys in the English Lake District. ... A view of Derwent Water in the English Lake District Derwent Water (alternative spelling, Derwentwater) is one of the principal bodies of water in the Lake District National Park in the north of England. ... Robinson is a mountain near Buttermere in the English Lake District. ... Buttermere lake Buttermere is a lake in the northwestern sector of the English Lake District. ...


Among the natural features of Dale Head is Dale Head Tarn, a body of water approximately 1 kilometre to the east of the summit. It is a favourite refreshment stop for hillwalkers. There are several abandoned copper mines on the northern slopes of the fell. General Name, Symbol, Number copper, Cu, 29 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 4, d Appearance metallic brown Atomic mass 63. ...


One of the most popular ascent routes of Dale Head begins from the summit of Honister Pass, where there is a car park and a youth hostel. The route ascends directly alongside a fence for approximately 2 kilometres and would take the average walker some 45 or 50 minutes. The B5289 is a road in the Lake District, England. ... Youth hostel in Rome. ...


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Dale Head - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (299 words)
Dale Head is a fell in the northwestern sector of the Lake District, in northern England.
The principal ridge descends from Dale Head to the north-east and forms several other fells, each given a chapter by Alfred Wainwright in his Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells.
One of the most popular ascent routes of Dale Head begins from the summit of Honister Pass, where there is a car park and a youth hostel.
Dale Gribble - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1100 words)
Dale did not learn the truth until 20 years later, when he witnessed his father working as a cowboy at a gay rodeo.
Dale's inability to figure out Nancy's bigamy may be the result of the blinding love he feels for her and also because he thinks John Redcorn is gay.
Dale briefly believed Joseph to be fathered by aliens, accounting for his skin color ("Of Mice and Little Green Men").
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