Blencathra

Blencathra, also known as Saddleback, is one of the most northerly of the Cumbrian Mountains, in the . It has six separate fell tops, of which the highest is the Hallsfell Top at 2,848 feet.
Wikipedia
  • Peak rising to 2,848 feet (868 metres)
  • Description: mountain in Cumbria, England, UK
  • Also known as
    “Blencathara”
    “Saddleback”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Scales Tarn and Mungrisdale Common.

Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, pronounced mun-grize-dl, with…

Peak
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is a fell in the .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Threlkeld and Hutton Moor End.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in the north…

Locality
is a hamlet on the Hutton Moor Road…

Village
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is a small village and civil parish in the…

Blencathra

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Latitude
54.63998° or 54° 38′ 24″ north
Longitude
-3.04972° or 3° 2′ 59″ west
Open location code
9C6RJXQ2+X4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5649488237
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
2638880
Wiki­data ID
Q4925984

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Blencathra” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Saddleback”
  • Chinese: “布伦卡斯拉”
  • Chinese: “布倫卡斯拉”
  • Cornish: “Blencathra”
  • Dutch: “Blencathra”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل بلينكاثرا”
  • Irish: “Blencathra”
  • Italian: “Blencathra”
  • Ladin: “Blencathra”
  • Malayalam: “ബ്ലെൻകാത്ര”
  • Slovenian: “Blencathra”
  • Slovenian: “Saddleback”
  • Swedish: “Saddleback”
  • Welsh: “Blencathra”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Hallsfell Top and Brunt Knott.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Atkinson Pike and Gategill Fell Top.

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