Sharp Edge

Sharp Edge is a ridge in Mungrisdale, Westmorland and Furness, England and has an elevation of 2,772 feet. Sharp Edge is situated nearby to the village Scales, as well as near Threlkeld.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Blencathra and Scales Tarn.

Blencathra

Peak

Blencathra, also known as Saddleback, is one of the most northerly of the Cumbrian Mountains, in the English Lake District. It has six separate fell tops, of which the highest is the Hallsfell Top at 2,848 feet.

Scales Tarn

Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bannerdale Crags

Peak

Photo: Bobble Hat, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bannerdale Crags is a fell in the English Lake District. It stands between Blencathra and Bowscale Fell in the Northern Fells.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Threlkeld and Hutton Moor End.

Threlkeld

Village

Photo: Ian Capper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Threlkeld is a village and civil parish in the north of the Lake District in Cumbria, England, to the east of Keswick. It is in the historic county of Cumberland. Threlkeld is situated 2 miles south of Sharp Edge.

Hutton Moor End

Locality

Hutton Moor End is a hamlet on the Hutton Moor Road in the north east of the Lake District in Cumbria, England. It lies within the civil parish of Mungrisdale and is known locally as 'Moor End' as it is at the end of the Hutton Moor on an old route-way between Penrith to Keswick. Hutton Moor End is situated 2½ miles east of Sharp Edge.

Mungrisdale

Village

Photo: Karl and Ali, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Mungrisdale is a small village and civil parish in the north east of the English Lake District in the historic county of Cumberland but now in the ceremonial county of Cumbria. Mungrisdale is situated 2½ miles northeast of Sharp Edge.

Sharp Edge

Type: Ridge with an elevation of 2,772 feet
Category: landform
Location: Mungrisdale, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.6456° or 54° 38′ 44″ north

Longitude

-3.04622° or 3° 2′ 46″ west

Elevation

2,772 feet (845 metres)

Open location code

9C6RJXW3+6G

GeoNames ID

7732127

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