Great Langdale seen from the top of Rossett Pike.

Map sources for Great Langdale at grid reference NY305065

Great Langdale is a valley running from the town of Ambleside to the highest peaks of the Lake District in the county of Cumbria, in the northwest of the England. It is often simply refered to as Langdale, the epithet Great distinguishing it from the neighbouring Little Langdale. Download high resolution version (1802x2589, 189 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Ambleside Categories: GFDL images | GBdot ... Download high resolution version (1802x2589, 189 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Ambleside Categories: GFDL images | GBdot ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... Fljótsdalur in East-Iceland A valley is a landform, which can range from a few square miles (square kilometers) to hundreds or even thousands of square miles (square kilometers) in area. ... Map sources for Ambleside at grid reference NY376045 The view over Windermere from Ambleside. ... Crinkle Crags as seen from the adjoining fell of Cold Pike. ... Cumbria is a administrative county located in the northwest area of England. ... 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 (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ...

It is a popular place for hikers, attracted by the routes the many fell that ring the head of the valley. England's highest mountain, Scafell Pike, can be climbed by a route from Langdale. It has spectacular views, in particular, Dungeon Ghyll Force waterfall, and the Pike of Stickle. It is a glacial valley while Little Langdale is a hanging valley Beautiful natural scenes are common hiking destinations Hiking is a form of walking, undertaken with the specific purpose of exploring and enjoying the scenery. ... At 978 metres, or 3,210 feet, Scafell Pike is the highest mountain in England. ... Waterfall - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... A glaciated valley is one formed by the process of glaciation. ... A Hanging valley is a type of glacial feature that represents the site of a former glacier. ...

It is also known to archaeologists as the source of a particular type of neolithic polished stone axe head, created on the slopes of Pike of Stickle, and traded all over prehistoric Great Britain and Europe. Archaeology or sometimes in American English archeology (from the Greek words αρχαίος = ancient and λόγος = word/speech) is the study of human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains, including architecture, artefacts, biofacts, human remains, and landscapes. ... The Neolithic, (Greek neos=new, lithos=stone, or New Stone Age) was a period in the development of human technology that is traditionally the last part of the Stone Age. ... Firefighter with a fire-axe An axe (also spelt as ax) is a tool with a metal blade that is securely fastened at a 90 degree angle to a handle, usually of wood, while a blade fastened horizontally is called an adze. ... World map showing location of Europe When considered a continent, Europe is the worlds second smallest continent in terms of area, with an area of 10,600,000 km² (4,140,625 square miles), making it larger than Australia only. ...

One of the best known feature of Great Langdale are the Langdale Pikes, a group of peaks on the northerrn side of the dale. From below they appear as a sharp rocky ridge, though they are only precipitous on their souther side: to the north the land sweeps gently to High Raise, aprent peak of the range.

The Pikes themsleves include (from west to east) Pike of Stickle, Harrison Stickle, Loft Crag and Pavey Ark.

See Also

• Langdale axe industry
• Old Dungeon Ghyll
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