Haystacks
Haystacks, or Hay Stacks, is a hill in England's Lake District, 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.Photo: Tango22, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Tango22, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,959 feet
- Description: hill in England’s Lake District
- Also known as: “Hay Stacks”
Photo: Weirdosport, CC BY 3.0.
Photo: Archie424, Public domain.
Photo: Tango22, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Buttermere and Pillar.
Buttermere
Lake
Buttermere is a lake in the Lake District in North West England. It has a length of approximately 2 kilometres and a maximum width of 0.54 kilometres, an area of 0.9 square kilometres, a maximum depth of 28.6 metres, and a surface elevation of 100.3 metres above sea level.
Pillar
Peak
Photo: Malcolm Morris, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pillar is a mountain in the western part of the English Lake District. Situated between the valleys of Ennerdale to the north and Wasdale to the south, it is the highest point of the Pillar group.
High Crag
Peak
Photo: Archie424, Public domain.
High Crag stands at the southern end of the High Stile ridge which divides the valleys of Ennerdale and Buttermere in the west of the English Lake District.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Buttermere and Borrowdale.
Buttermere
Buttermere is a village of 120 people in Cumbria that takes its name from Buttermere, a lake in the Lake District National Park.
Borrowdale
Photo: Steve Mason, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Borrowdale is a valley and civic parish in the Lake District National Park in Cumbria. The valley caters to lowland visitors and hill-walkers with hotels, guesthouses, holiday cottages, bed and breakfasts, youth hostels and campsites.
Gatesgarth
Hamlet
Photo: Michael Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gatesgarth is a settlement in Lake District of England. It is situated to the east of the lake of Buttermere, on the B5289 road on its western approach to the Honister Pass.
Haystacks
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Ennerdale and Kinniside, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.5072° or 54° 30′ 26″ northLongitude
-3.2473° or 3° 14′ 50″ westElevation
1,959 feet (597 metres)Open location code
9C6RGQ43+V3OpenStreetMap ID
node 29958550OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakWikidata ID
Q5687267
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Satellite Map
Discover Haystacks from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Dutch to Ladin—“Haystacks” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Haystacks”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل هايستاكس”
- Ladin: “Haystacks”
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Localities in the Area
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