Grisedale Pike is a fell in the Lake District, Cumbria, England it is situated 7 km west of the town of Keswick in the north-western sector of the national park. At a height of 791 m (2593 feet) it is the 40th highest Wainwright in the Lake District; it also qualifies as a Hewitt, Marilyn and Nuttall. Grisedale Pike presents a striking appearance when viewed from the east, rising to a perfect pyramidal peak and has the nickname of “The Matterhorn of Lakeland”. It possesses two subsidiary summits: Hobcarton Crag and Hobcarton End. In geography, a fell is a treeless mountain landscape that has been shaped by glacier ice earlier in history. ... The panorama across Eskdale from Ill Crag. ... Cumbria is a county in the North West region of England. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my [birth]right) Englands location (dark green) within the British Isles Languages English (de facto) Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked... A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer), symbol: km is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words χίλια (khilia) = thousand and μέτρο (metro) = count/measure). ... Keswick is a market town in Cumbria, England, and inside the Lake District National Park, just north of Derwent Water, one of the Lake Districts most picturesque lakes. ... Crinkle Crags as seen from the adjoining fell of Cold Pike. ... The metre, or meter, is a measure of length. ... A foot (plural: feet) is a non-SI unit of distance or length, measuring around a third of a meter. ... 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. ... A Marilyn is a hill with a relative height of at least 150 metres, regardless of absolute height or other merit. ... The Matterhorn (Fr. ...

Grisedale Pike is a large fell throwing down three long ridges to the valley floors and two shorter ones that link to the adjoining fell of Hopegill Head and the strategically important Coledale Hause which links the fell the rest of the Coledale Fells. It is bounded to the west by the four kilometre valley of Coledale and to the north by the Whinlatter Pass which carries the B5292 motor road. The village of Braithwaite sits at the foot of the long eastern ridge, and some of the northern slopes have been planted by the Forestry Commission, with the Hospital Plantation occupying much of the valley of Grisedale. The Forestry Commission is a government body in the United Kingdom. ...

The Coledale side of the fell has been extensively mined, with the Force Crag mine being the last working Lead mine in the Lake District before closing in 1990; it also produced Zinc and Barite. The mine has had many owners and been closed and reopened regularly since the early nineteenth century. The mine suffered a major collapse in 1990 which led to the owners, the New Coledale Mining Company, deciding to close it. This article is about the chemical element. ... General Name, Symbol, Number zinc, Zn, 30 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 12, 4, d Appearance bluish pale gray Atomic mass 65. ... Baryte with Cerussite from Morocco Baryte with Galena and Hematite from Poland Barite (BaSO4) is a mineral consisting of barium sulfate. ...

The majority of ascents of Grisedale Pike usually start at the village of Braithwaite using a well blazed trail up the eastern ridge. An alternative ascent starts at a car park in Hospital Plantation near the top of the Whinlatter Pass and goes up the northern ridge taking in the “Nuttall” top of Hobcarton End before continuing to the summit. From the same starting point it is possible to climb the fell up the north eastern ridge following a ruined dry stone wall. Detail of a dry stone wall in the Yorkshire Dales. ...

Grisedale Pike is often included in the circular walk called the Coledale Round, a 17.5 kilometre walk starting and finishing at Braithwaite. It includes the other fells of Hopegill Head, Eel Crag, Sail, Scar Crags and Causey Pike with over 1300 metres of ascent. The view from the top of the fell is comprehensive with the Cumbrian coast in view to the west and the Pennines seen in the distance to the east. Grisedale Pike has a subsidiary top, 800 metres to the south west of the main summit, it is unnamed on maps but has been given the name of Hobcarton Crag by writers, at 739 metres (2425 feet) it has Nuttall and Hewitt status. Causey Pike is a fell in the English Lake District. ... Typical Pennine scenery. ...

Grisedale Pike
Grisedale Pike seen from the fell of Barrow, 3 km to the east
Elevation:	791 m (2593 ft)
Location:	Lake District, England
Prominence:	c. 189 m
OS grid reference:	NY198225
Listing:	Marilyn, Hewitt, Wainwright, Nuttall

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, is a measure of length. ... A foot (plural: feet) is a non-SI unit of distance or length, measuring around a third of a meter. ... The panorama across Eskdale from Ill Crag. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my [birth]right) Englands location (dark green) within the British Isles Languages English (de facto) Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked... In topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height, shoulder drop 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. ... 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. ... The Nuttalls are hills in England and Wales over 610 m (2000 feet), which rise above their surroundings on all sides by 15 m. ...

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, is a measure of length. ... A foot (plural: feet) is a non-SI unit of distance or length, measuring around a third of a meter. ... The panorama across Eskdale from Ill Crag. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my [birth]right) Englands location (dark green) within the British Isles Languages English (de facto) Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked... In topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height, shoulder drop 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. ... 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 Hewitt is a hill in England, Wales or Ireland over two thousand feet (609. ... The Nuttalls are hills in England and Wales over 610 m (2000 feet), which rise above their surroundings on all sides by 15 m. ...