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.
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,848 feet
  • Description: mountain in Cumbria, England, UK
  • Also known as: Blencathara” and “Saddleback

Places of Interest

Highlights include Scales Tarn and Mungrisdale Common.

Peak
, pronounced mun-grize-dl, with emphasis on grize, is a fell in the . Although Alfred Wainwright listed it as one of the 214 featured hills in his influential Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells it was his least favourite.

Peak
is a fell in the . It stands between Blencathra and in the Northern Fells.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Threlkeld and Hutton Moor End.

Village
is a village and civil parish in the north of the in , England, to the east of . It is in the historic county of Cumberland.

Locality
is a hamlet on the Hutton Moor Road in the north east of the in , England. It lies within the civil parish of and is known locally as 'Moor End' as it is at the end of the Hutton Moor on an old route-way between to .

Village
is a small village and civil parish in the north east of the English Lake District in . It is also the name of the valley in which the village sits.

Blencathra

Latitude
54.63998° or 54° 38′ 24″ north
Longitude
-3.04972° or 3° 2′ 59″ west
Elevation
2,848 feet (868 metres)
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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