Yeastyrigg Crags

Yeastyrigg Crags is a hill in Eskdale, Cumberland, England and has an elevation of 2,497 feet. Yeastyrigg Crags is situated nearby to the hamlet Cockley Beck, as well as near Wasdale Head.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bowfell and Esk Pike.

Bowfell

Peak

Photo: Brooksaf, CC BY 2.5.

Bowfell is a pyramid-shaped mountain lying at the heart of the English Lake District, in the Southern Fells area. It is the eighth-highest mountain in the Lake District and one of the most popular of the Lake District fells for walkers.

Esk Pike

Peak

Photo: mhx, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Esk Pike is a fell in the English Lake District, one of the cirque of hills forming the head of Eskdale.

Esk Hause

Mountain saddle

Photo: Graham Robson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Esk Hause is a mountain pass in the English Lake District, England. It is where the paths from Eskdale, Borrowdale, Langdale and Wasdale all meet. Esk Hause is a first step to reaching higher summits, such as Scafell Pike, Great End, Esk Pike and Allen Crags, which are all nearby.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cockley Beck and Wasdale Head.

Cockley Beck

Hamlet

Photo: Dave Smethurst, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cockley Beck is a small hamlet, situated in the Duddon Valley in Cumbria, England. Historically, the hamlet was part of Lancashire. Located today within the Lake District National Park, it was established in the late 16th century, and is closely associated with the mining of copper ore in Cumbria. Cockley Beck is situated 3 miles south of Yeastyrigg Crags.

Wasdale Head

Hamlet

Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wasdale Head is a scattered agricultural hamlet in the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England. Wasdale Head claims to be home of the highest mountain, deepest lake, smallest church and biggest liar in England. Wasdale Head is situated 3½ miles west of Yeastyrigg Crags.

Seathwaite

Hamlet

Photo: Antiquary, CC BY 4.0.

Seathwaite is a small hamlet in the Borrowdale civil parish of Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England. It is in the Lake District near Scafell Pike and 8 miles southwest of Keswick at the end of a minor road that heads southwest from the hamlet of Seatoller… Seathwaite is situated 3½ miles north of Yeastyrigg Crags.

Yeastyrigg Crags

Type: Hill with an elevation of 2,497 feet
Category: landform
Location: Eskdale, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.44924° or 54° 26′ 57″ north

Longitude

-3.17899° or 3° 10′ 44″ west

Elevation

2,497 feet (761 metres)

Open location code

9C6RCRXC+MC

GeoNames ID

12624782

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