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The Furness Fells (also known as the Coniston Fells) are a small group of mountains in the south of the English Lake District, in Cumbria. They are located in the Furness region of the traditional county of Lancashire. 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. ...
Crinkle Crags as seen from the adjoining fell of Cold Pike. ...
Cumbria is a administrative county located in the northwest area of England. ...
Furness is a peninsula in north-west England. ...
The traditional counties of England are historic subdivisions of the country into around 40 regions. ...
Lancashire (archaically, the County of Lancaster) is a county palatine of England, lying on the Irish Sea. ...
They are separated from the Scafell and Bowfell massifs to their north by the pass of Wrynose Pass, and are surrounded on all other sides by low ground. Coniston Old Man, the highest summit in the group, is the furthest south 2000-foot summit in the Lake District. Sca Fell (called Scafell by Wainwright) is a mountain in the English Lake District. ...
Bowfell (named Bow Fell on Ordnance Survey maps) is a pyramid-shaped mountain lying at the very heart of the English Lake District. ...
The Wrynose Pass is a mountain pass in the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England between the Duddon Valley and Great Langdale. ...
The Old Man of Coniston is a fell in the English Lake District. ...
A Hewitt is a hill in England, Wales or Ireland over two thousand feet (609. ...
The tops of the Furness Fells may be climbed from the village of Coniston at their base, or from Seathwaite in the Duddon Valley, or from Wrynose Pass. They have one tarn, Seathwaite Tarn above the Duddon, the third-largest tarn in the Lake District. Coniston is a village in the region of Furness, the area of Lancashire that moved into the administrative county of Cumbria, in the United Kingdom. ...
The Duddon Valley is a valley in the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England. ...
Summits
- Coniston Old Man, 803m
- Swirl How, 802m
- Dow Crag, 778m
- Grey Friar, 773m
- Wetherlam, 763m
- Black Sails, 745m
- Great Intake, 489m.
These summits all have more than 30m of relative height, the usual criterion for being a separate summit. Alfred Wainwright included three more tops; Great Carrs, Brim Fell and Walna Scar. The Old Man of Coniston is a fell in the English Lake District. ...
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. ...
Alfred Wainwright (1907 â 1991) was best known for his seven Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells. ...
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