Rampsgill Head
Rampsgill Head is a fell in the English Lake District, standing to the west of Haweswater Reservoir in the Far Eastern Fells. It forms the focal point of three ridges which fan out north-east, north-west and south.Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,598 feet
- Description: fell in the English Lake District
- Also known as: “Rampsgill Head (summit)”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kidsty Pike and The Knott.
Kidsty Pike
Peak
Photo: Kreuzschnabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kidsty Pike is a fell in the English Lake District, standing to the west of Haweswater Reservoir. It is a subsidiary top of Rampsgill Head, but has long achieved the status of a separate fell, thanks to its classic peaked profile.
The Knott
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Knott is a fell in the English Lake District, standing above Hayeswater in the Far Eastern Fells. It is an outlier of Rampsgill Head, being the high point of the ridge from there to Rest Dodd.
High Raise
Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
High Raise is a fell in the English Lake District, standing to the west of Haweswater Reservoir in the Far Eastern Fells. Note that another High Raise is the highpoint of the Central Fells.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mardale and Hartsop.
Mardale
Locality
Mardale is a glacial valley in the Lake District, in northern England. The valley used to have a hamlet at its head, called Mardale Green, but this village was submerged in the late 1930s when the water level of the valley's lake, Haweswater, was raised to form Haweswater Reservoir by Manchester Corporation.
Hartsop
Hamlet
Photo: Ericoides, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hartsop is a small village in the English Lake District. It lies in the Patterdale valley, near Brothers Water, Hayeswater and Kirkstone Pass. It consists of 17th-century grey stone cottages, like so many of its neighbours.
Patterdale
Village
Photo: Ericoides, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Patterdale is a small village and civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England. It is in the eastern part of the Lake District, and the name is also used for the long valley in which the village sits, also called the Ullswater Valley.
Rampsgill Head
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Martindale, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.50807° or 54° 30′ 29″ northLongitude
-2.86125° or 2° 51′ 41″ westElevation
2,598 feet (792 metres)Open location code
9C6VG45Q+6FOpenStreetMap ID
node 5446739530OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Ladin—“Rampsgill Head” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Rampsgill Head”
- Ladin: “Rampsgill Head”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Dalehead and Bampton Common.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Rampsgill Head (Wainwright) and Rest Dodd.
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