Great Rigg
Great Rigg is a fell in the English Lake District, 7 kilometres north-west of Ambleside and reaching a height of 766 metres. It is most often climbed as part of the Fairfield horseshoe, a 16-km circular walk which starts and finishes in Ambleside.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fairfield and Hart Crag.
Fairfield
Peak
Photo: Rwendland, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fairfield is a fell in the English Lake District. It is the highest of a group of hills in the Eastern Fells, standing to the south of the Helvellyn range.
Hart Crag
Peak
Photo: Shanesykes, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hart Crag is a fell in the English Lake District, being one of the Fairfield group of hills in the Eastern Fells.
Seat Sandal
Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Seat Sandal is a fell in the English Lake District, situated four kilometres north of the village of Grasmere from where it is very well seen. Nevertheless, it tends to be overshadowed by its higher neighbours in the Eastern Fells, Helvellyn and Fairfield.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grasmere and Kelbarrow.
Grasmere
Photo: alancleaver, CC BY 2.0.
Grasmere is a lakeside village in the Lake District National Park, best known as the home to poet William Wordsworth.
Kelbarrow
Locality
Photo: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kelbarrow is a hamlet in Cumbria, England. It is located in close proximity to Grasmere, with views of Grasmere Lake.
Rydal
Village
Photo: Cmyk, Public domain.
Rydal is a village in Cumbria, England. It is a small cluster of houses, a hotel, and St Mary's Church, on the A591 road midway between Ambleside and Grasmere.
Great Rigg
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,513 feet
- Description: mountain in United Kingdom
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Lakes, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.48489° or 54° 29′ 6″ northLongitude
-2.9957° or 2° 59′ 45″ westElevation
2,513 feet (766 metres)Open location code
9C6VF2M3+XPOpenStreetMap ID
node 29728748OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Great Rigg” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Great Rigg”
- Dutch: “Great Rigg”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل جريات ريج”
- Ladin: “Great Rigg”
- Swedish: “Great Rigg”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Greatrigg Man and Stone Cove.
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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 “Great Rigg”. Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.