Scale Force
Scale Force is considered the highest waterfall in the English Lake District. Opinions vary about how its precise height is calculated, but the total height is normally stated as 170 feet.Photo: Trevor Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Starling Dodd and Mellbreak.
Starling Dodd
Peak
Photo: Stirzy, Public domain.
Starling Dodd is a fell in the western part of the English Lake District, located between the valleys of Ennerdale and Buttermere, on the ridge between Great Borne to its west and Red Pike to its east.
Mellbreak
Peak
Mellbreak is a hill in the Western part of the English Lake District. Despite being surrounded on all sides by higher fells, it stands in isolation. It is surrounded on three sides by a "moat" of deep marshy land, and on the east side by the lake of Crummock Water.
Red Pike
Peak
Photo: Espresso Addict, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Red Pike is a fell in the High Stile range in the western English Lake District, which separates Ennerdale from the valley of Buttermere and Crummock Water.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Buttermere and Gatesgarth.
Buttermere
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Buttermere is a village of 120 people in Cumbria that takes its name from Buttermere, a lake in the Lake District National Park.
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. Gatesgarth is situated 3 miles southeast of Scale Force.
Brackenthwaite
Hamlet
Photo: Ron Shirt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brackenthwaite is a hamlet in the parish of Buttermere, in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. It is situated some 6 miles south of Cockermouth. It lies within the Lake District National Park. Brackenthwaite is situated 3 miles north of Scale Force.
Scale Force
- Type: Waterfall
- Description: waterfall in Cumbria, England, UK
- Category: body of water
- Location: Loweswater, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.54181° or 54° 32′ 31″ northLongitude
-3.31464° or 3° 18′ 53″ westOpen location code
9C6RGMRP+P4OpenStreetMap ID
node 333588288OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=waterfallWikidata ID
Q339843
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Scale Force” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Scale Force”
- French: “Scale Force”
- German: “Scale Force”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Scale Force”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Scale Island and Holme Island.
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