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Encyclopedia > Esk Pike
Esk Pike

Esk Pike seen from Esk Hause
Country England
Area Lake District
Translation (none)
Elevation 885 m (2,903 ft)
Relative height 105 m
OS grid reference NY236074  (http://getamap.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/getamap/frames.htm?mapAction=gaz&gazName=g&gazString=NY236074)
OS Landranger map(s) 89, 90
Listing Wainwright, Hewitt

Esk Pike, by some listings the eleventh highest mountain in the Lake District, is a close neighbour of the higher Bowfell, and is often climbed with it. It stands at the head of the Eskdale valley, and can be climbed from Eskdale, Wasdale, Langdale or Borrowdale. 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 Religion... 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). ... metre or meter, see meter (disambiguation) The metre is the basic unit of length in the International System of Units. ... 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. ... This article is about the map grid references in the UK. For the 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. ... Crinkle Crags as seen from the adjoining fell of Cold Pike. ... Bowfell (named Bow Fell on Ordnance Survey maps) is a pyramid-shaped mountain lying at the very heart of the English Lake District. ... For articles about other places named Eskdale, see Eskdale (disambiguation). ... Wasdale (pronounced as in was-dale, not waz-dale) is a valley in the western Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England. ... Borrowdale is the name of two valleys in the English Lake District. ...


Nearby is the hause of Esk Hause, which connects the Scafell, Bowfell and Glaramara groups and the four valleys mentioned above. In a mountain range, a pass (also gap, notch, col, saddle, or bealach) is a lower point that allows easier access through the range. ... Sca Fell (called Scafell by Wainwright) is a mountain in the English Lake District. ...


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Pike o'Blisco to Esk Pike - Walk (978 words)
The path to Pike o'Blisco leaves the road to the right: you will see it cutting across the fellside before you reach it (photo).
There are good views of the neighbouring Crinkle Crags (photo) and Pike o'Blisco (photo) but, on a clear day, the highlight is the prospect down the Duddon valley to the sea.
There is fine view of Crinkle Crags (photo), and a further fine view of Pike o'Stickle and Loft Crag from The Band (photo), should you chose to descend from Three Tarns.
Scafell Pike - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (485 words)
Scafell Pike is one of three British mountains climbed as part of the (National) Three Peaks Challenge.
Scafell Pike consists of igneous rock dating from the Ordovician period, and is geologically part of the Borrowdale Volcanics.
The ascent of the Pike is most often attempted from Wasdale Head at the north end of Wastwater to the west of the Pike.
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