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Patterdale

Birkhouse Moor

Birkhouse Moor is a fell in the , an outlier of the Helvellyn range in the Eastern Fells. It is properly an eastern ridge of , but was treated as a separate fell by Alfred Wainwright in his Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Helvellyn and Catstye Cam.

Peak
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is a mountain in the English , the highest point of the range, a north–south line of mountains to the north of , between the lakes of and .

Peak
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is a fell in the English . It is an outlier of in the Eastern Fells.

Scenic viewpoint
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was a successful lead mine in the of England. Between 1825 and 1961 the mine produced 156,000 long tons of lead and 1,600,000 ounces of silver, from around 2 million tons of ore.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Glenridding and Patterdale.

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is a village at the southern end of Ullswater, in the English Lake District. The village is popular with mountain walkers who can scale England's third-highest mountain, Helvellyn, and many other challenging peaks from there.

Village
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is a small village and civil parish in the district of , England. It is in the eastern part of the , and the name is also used for the long valley in which the village sits, also called the Valley.

Hamlet
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is a small village in the English . It lies in the valley, near , and . It consists of 17th-century grey stone cottages, like so many of its neighbours.

Birkhouse Moor

Latitude
54.53501° or 54° 32′ 6″ north
Longitude
-2.98531° or 2° 59′ 7″ west
Elevation
2,356 feet (718 metres)
Open location code
9C6VG2P7+2V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29730759
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
12623216
Wiki­data ID
Q4916487
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Satellite Map

Discover Birkhouse Moor from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Ladin—“Birkhouse Moor” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Birkhouse Moor”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل بيرخوس مور”
  • Ladin: “Birkhouse Moor”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Grisedale Brow and Hole-in-the-wall.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Broomhill Plantation and Gillside Plantation.

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