Dollywaggon Pike

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Dollywaggon Pike

Dollywaggon Pike, seen from Fairfield. The summit is marked with an arrow. H = Helvellyn, R.C. = Ruthwaite Cove.
Country	England
Area	Lake District
Translation	(unknown)
Elevation	858 m (2,815 ft)
Relative height	50 m
OS grid reference	NY346130
OS Landranger map(s)	90
Listing	Wainwright, Hewitt

Dollywaggon Pike is a fell in the easternm part of the English Lake District. It is the 18th highest Wainwright, and is alternatively named Dollywagon Pike. Fairfield, at 873 metres or 2863 feet, is the 13th highest mountain in the Lake District. ... Flag of England (St. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: 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 (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Ethnicity... Crinkle Crags as seen from the adjoining fell of Cold Pike. ... Elevation has several related meanings: Geography The elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or possibly some other fixed point). ... The metre is the basic unit of length in the International System of Units (SI: Système International dUnités). ... A foot (plural: feet) is a non-SI unit of distance or length, measuring around a third of a metre. ... 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. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... Image produced from the Ordnance Survey Get-a-map service. ... 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. ... Alfred Wainwright listed 214 fells in total in his series of seven Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells. ... A Hewitt is a hill in England, Wales or Ireland over two thousand feet (609. ... 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. ... This is a list of fells, hills, mountains and subsidiary summits and tops in the Lake District, England. ...

The fell is 858 metres (or 2815 feet) high and has a prominence of 50 metres. It stands between Nethermost Pike and Seat Sandal on the ridge extending south from Helvellyn. The fell is often overshadowed by its bigger neighbours Helvellyn and Fairfield. The metre is the basic unit of length in the International System of Units (SI: Système International dUnités). ... This article is about a foot as a unit of length. ... 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. ... Nethermost Pike is a mountain in the English Lake District. ... Helvellyn, at 950 metres (3,117 feet) above sea-level, is the third highest mountain in the English Lake District. ... Helvellyn, at 950 metres (3,117 feet) above sea-level, is the third highest mountain in the English Lake District. ... Fairfield, at 873 metres or 2863 feet, is the 13th highest mountain in the Lake District. ...

The western slopes are smooth, grassy and steep, providing quite a boring climb; far better is the eastern face, where crags descend into Ruthwaite Cove and the high wild country at the head of Grisedale. A climb this way means a long walk from the village of Patterdale.

See also

• List of Wainwrights
• List of fells in the Lake District.

Alfred Wainwright listed 214 fells in total in his series of seven Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells. ... This is a list of fells, hills, mountains and subsidiary summits and tops in the Lake District, England. ...