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Skiddaw

Skiddaw is a mountain in the Lake District National Park in . Its 931-metre summit is traditionally considered to be the fourth-highest peak but depending on what topographic prominence is thought to be significant is also variously ranked as the third- and the sixth-highest in England.
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Photo: Antiquary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,051 feet
  • Description: mountain in Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Sluddaw”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Carl Side and Long Side.

Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a fell in the , forming a part of the Skiddaw "family" near the town of and prominently visible from its streets. It is listed in Alfred Wainwright's Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells as one of the Northern Fells.

Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a fell in the English , it is situated six kilometres north west of in the northern sector of the national park and is part of the Skiddaw group of fells.

Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, also called Little Man, is a fell in the English ; it is situated four kilometres north of the town of and reaches a height of 865 metres.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Little Crosthwaite and Applethwaite.

Hamlet
Photo: Ian Cunliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet in the Cumberland district in the English county of . It forms part of the civil parish of . is located on the A591 road on the eastern shore of the between and .

Village
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in the foothills of Skiddaw near in the English . It is in the county of , and forms part of the civil parish of , which has a population of 282.

Suburb
is a suburb of in the , in the district of , England.

Skiddaw

Latitude
54.65139° or 54° 39′ 5″ north
Longitude
-3.14777° or 3° 8′ 52″ west
Elevation
3,051 feet (930 metres)
Open location code
9C6RMV22+HV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 321811440
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
2637715
Wiki­data ID
Q2292191
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Western Panjabi—“Skiddaw” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Skiddaw”
  • Chinese: “斯基道峰”
  • Dutch: “Skiddaw”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل سكيداو”
  • French: “Skiddaw”
  • German: “Skiddaw”
  • Irish: “Skiddaw”
  • Japanese: “スキッドダウ山”
  • Ladin: “Skiddaw”
  • Russian: “Скиддо”
  • Russian: “Скиддоу”
  • Slovenian: “Skiddaw”
  • Swedish: “Skiddaw”
  • Welsh: “Skiddaw”
  • Western Panjabi: “سکڈآ”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Skiddaw Forest and Buzzard Knott.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Boeing Flying Fortress B-17E 41-9051 Crash Site and Skiddaw South Top.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Skiddaw”. Photo: Antiquary, CC BY-SA 4.0.