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Haystacks

Haystacks, or Hay Stacks, is a hill in England's , situated at the south-eastern end of the Buttermere Valley. Although not of any great elevation, Haystacks has become one of the most popular fells in the area.
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,959 feet
  • Description: hill in England’s Lake District
  • Also known as: “Hay Stacks” and “Haystacks (Buttermere)”
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Seat and High Crag.

Peak
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or is a minor Fell in the English Lake District. It has a height of 561 m. is over-shadowed by Haystacks and . Its location is on the south-western corner of Buttermere in the North Western Fells.

Peak
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stands at the southern end of the ridge which divides the valleys of and in the west of the English .

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is a small tarn in , England, situated near the summit of Haystacks in the Buttermere Valley. At an elevation of 486 m, the lake has an area of 0.95 hectares and measures 183 m × 80 m, with a maximum depth of 2.5 m.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gatesgarth and Buttermere.

Hamlet
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is a settlement in of England. It is situated to the east of the lake of , on the B5289 road on its western approach to the .

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is a village of 120 people in that takes its name from , a lake in the .

Hamlet
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is a small hamlet in the civil parish of Cumberland, , England. It is in the near and 8 miles southwest of at the end of a minor road that heads southwest from the hamlet of …

Haystacks

Latitude
54.50724° or 54° 30′ 26″ north
Longitude
-3.24731° or 3° 14′ 50″ west
Elevation
1,959 feet (597 metres)
Open location code
9C6RGQ43+V3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29958550
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
12611283
Wiki­data ID
Q5687267
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Ladin—“Haystacks” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Haystacks”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل هايستاكس”
  • Ladin: “Haystacks”

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