Esk Hause

Esk Hause is a mountain pass in the English Lake District, England. It is where the paths from Eskdale, Borrowdale, Langdale and Wasdale all meet. Esk Hause is a first step to reaching higher summits, such as Scafell Pike, Great End, Esk Pike and Allen Crags, which are all nearby.

Photo: Graham Robson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Scafell Pike and Bowfell.

Scafell Pike

Scenic viewpoint

Photo: Thorneh, Public domain.

Scafell Pike is a mountain in the Lake District region of Cumbria, England. It has an elevation of 978 metres above sea level, making it the highest and the most prominent mountain in England.

Bowfell

Peak

Photo: Brooksaf, CC BY 2.5.

Bowfell is a pyramid-shaped mountain lying at the heart of the English Lake District, in the Southern Fells area. It is the eighth-highest mountain in the Lake District and one of the most popular of the Lake District fells for walkers.

Scafell

Peak

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Scafell is a mountain in the Lake District region of Cumbria, England. It has a height of 964 metres, making it the second-highest mountain in England after its neighbour, Scafell Pike, from which it is separated by Mickledore col.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Borrowdale and Wasdale Head.

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.

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.

Seathwaite

Hamlet

Photo: Antiquary, CC BY 4.0.

Seathwaite is a small hamlet in the Borrowdale civil parish of Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England. It is in the Lake District near Scafell Pike and 8 miles southwest of Keswick at the end of a minor road that heads southwest from the hamlet of Seatoller…

Esk Hause

Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 2,497 feet
Category: landform
Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.4626° or 54° 27′ 45″ north

Longitude

-3.1854° or 3° 11′ 7″ west

Elevation

2,497 feet (761 metres)

Open location code

9C6RFR77+2V

OpenStreetMap ID

node 700864141

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=saddle

Wikidata ID

Q5397975

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Esk Hause” goes by many names.

French: “Esk Hause”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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