Cam Head
Cam Head is a locality in Kettlewell with Starbotton, Craven District, England. Cam Head is situated nearby to the locality Diamond Hill, as well as near Middle Gate.Places of Interest
Highlights include Great Whernside and Buckden Pike.
Great Whernside
Peak
Photo: StephenDawson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Great Whernside is a fell in the Yorkshire Dales, England, not to be confused with Whernside, some 17 miles to the west. Its summit is the highest point of the eastern flank of Wharfedale above Kettlewell. Great Whernside is situated 2 miles east of Cam Head.
Buckden Pike
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Buckden Pike is a fell at the head of Wharfedale, a valley in the Yorkshire Dales, that stands above the village of Buckden, England. At 702 metres, it narrowly misses out on being the highest peak in the area, the title instead going to nearby Great Whernside. Buckden Pike is situated 2½ miles north of Cam Head.
Hunters Stone
Historic site
Photo: Andy Beecroft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hunters Stone is a historic site, which is situated 1½ miles northeast of Cam Head.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Starbotton and Kettlewell.
Starbotton
Village
Photo: Mtaylor848, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Starbotton is a village of around 60 houses in Upper Wharfedale in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, by the River Wharfe.
Kettlewell
Village
Photo: Johnteslade, Public domain.
Kettlewell is a village in Upper Wharfedale, North Yorkshire, England. It lies 6 miles north of Grassington, at the point where Wharfedale is joined by a minor road which leads north-east from the village over Park Rash Pass to Coverdale. Great Whernside rises to the east. Kettlewell is situated 1½ miles south of Cam Head.
Buckden
Photo: Peer Lawther, CC BY 2.0.
Buckden is a village in North Yorkshire, near the head of Wharfedale, with a population of 174 in 2021. Other settlements in the valley described here are Kettlewell, Starbotton, Hubberholme and Cray.
Cam Head
Latitude
54.17116° or 54° 10′ 16″ northLongitude
-2.04801° or 2° 2′ 53″ westOpen location code
9C6V5XC2+FQOpenStreetMap ID
node 690999135OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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