High Iron Crag

High Iron Crag is a locality in Eskdale, Cumberland, England. High Iron Crag is situated nearby to the locality Low Iron Crag, as well as near Vicker´s How.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Illgill Head and Middle Fell.

Illgill Head

Peak

Photo: Archie424, Public domain.

Illgill Head is a fell in the English Lake District. It is known more commonly as the northern portion of the Wastwater Screes. The fell is 609 metres high and stands along the south-east shore of Wastwater, the deepest lake in England.

Middle Fell

Peak

Photo: Espresso Addict, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Middle Fell is a hill or fell in the English Lake District. It is a satellite of Seatallan standing above the northern shore of Wastwater. Middle Fell can be climbed from Greendale near the foot of Wastwater, and a fine view of the lake backed by the Wastwater Screes is visible from the summit.

Whin Rigg

Peak

Photo: Ian Greig, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Whin Rigg is a fell in the English Lake District, situated in the western segment of the national park, 22 kilometres south east of the town of Whitehaven.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wasdale Head and Nether Wasdale.

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 2½ miles northeast of High Iron Crag.

Nether Wasdale

Village

Photo: Peter Eckersley, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Nether Wasdale is a village in Cumbria, England, located in the valley and civil parish of Wasdale, near the River Irt and just over a mile to the west of the Wastwater lake. Nether Wasdale is situated 2½ miles west of High Iron Crag.

Boot

Village

Photo: Steve Partridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Boot is a small village in Eskdale on the western side of the English Lake District. It lies within the civil parish of Eskdale, the unitary authority of Cumberland, and the ceremonial county of Cumbria. Boot is situated 3 miles south of High Iron Crag.

High Iron Crag

Type: Locality
Location: Eskdale, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.43642° or 54° 26′ 11″ north

Longitude

-3.29004° or 3° 17′ 24″ west

Open location code

9C6RCPP5+HX

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4411970567

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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