Blea Crag
Blea Crag is a locality in Buttermere, Cumberland, England. Blea Crag is situated nearby to the locality Loweswater Fell, as well as near Scales.Places of Interest
Highlights include Scale Force and Red Pike.
Scale Force
Waterfall
Photo: Trevor Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
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.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gatesgarth and Brackenthwaite.
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 east of Blea Crag.
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 3½ miles north of Blea Crag.
Thackthwaite
Hamlet
Photo: Andy Jamieson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thackthwaite is a village in Cumbria, England, from which hikers can climb Low Fell and Fellbarrow. The place-name contains thwaite. A second place called Thackthwaite is located just to the north of Little Mell Fell, at. Thackthwaite is situated 4 miles north of Blea Crag.
Blea Crag
- Type: Locality
- Location: Buttermere, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.54024° or 54° 32′ 25″ northLongitude
-3.31° or 3° 18′ 36″ westOpen location code
9C6RGMRQ+3XOpenStreetMap ID
node 4843972252OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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