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Sca Fell

Scafell Pike on the right; Sca Fell on the left as seen from Crinkle Crags
Country: England
Area: Lake District
Translation: (unknown)
Elevation: 963 metres (3162 feet)
Relative height: 133 metres
OS Grid Reference: NY206064 (http://getamap.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/getamap/frames.htm?mapAction=gaz&gazName=g&gazString=NY206064)
OS Landranger Map(s): 89, 90
Listing: Wainwright, Hewitt


Sca Fell (called Scafell by Wainwright) is a mountain in the English Lake District. Its height of 963 m (3162 feet) makes it the second highest hill in England after Scafell Pike, from which it is separated by the pass of Mickledore.


Originally the name Sca Fell referred to the whole of the massif from Great End south to Slight Side; only more recently has the general term become applied solely to the part of the fell south of Mickledore.


It was once believed that Sca Fell was the largest mountain in this part of the Lake District — it is much more prominent in views from many directions than its higher neighbour — with the three apparently inferior peaks to the north (those now known as Scafell Pike, Ill Crag and Broad Crag) being known collectively as the "Pikes of Sca Fell".


While now known to lack some of its neighbour's elevation, Sca Fell is still the more difficult peak to climb. Precipitous drops abound, and both the summit and surrounding moors are particularly disorientating in misty weather. On a fine day, however, one may sit alone on the summit, with a sense of peace and solitude enhanced by the jostling crowds to be seen just a kilometre away above on the top of the Pike.


The classic ascent via Lord's Rake path from Wastwater is now threatened by unstable rocks following after a recent rockfall. A pleasant but lengthy alternative begins from Boot in Eskdale, following the River Esk upstream, and scrambling up to the summit by way of Foxes Tarn. A gentler return can be made across moorland, by way of the Burnmoor Tarn.


The massive East Buttress of Sca Fell is one of England's largest cliffs and has many famous rock climbs.


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Scafell Pike, situated in the Cumbrian mountains in the beautful Lake District of Great Britain is England's highest peak.
Scafell Pike was donated to the National Trust in the first quarter of the 20th Century by Lord Leconfield in memory of the men of the Lake District who fell in the First World War.
Rescues on Scafell Pike are not a 21st century phenonmenon.
Scafell Pike - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (419 words)
At 978 metres (3,208 feet), Scafell Pike is the highest mountain in England.
Scafell Pike is one of three British mountain 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.
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