Foxes Tarn

Foxes Tarn is one of the smallest named tarns in the Lake District of England, situated slightly to the east of the summit of Sca Fell. Foxes Tarn is also one of the highest named tarns in the Lake District, with either it or the nearby Broadcrag Tarn being the higher.

Photo: Ron Shirt, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Scafell and Scafell Pike.

Scafell

Peak

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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.

Scafell Pike

Scenic viewpoint

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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. Scafell Pike is situated 3,300 feet northeast of Foxes Tarn.

Mickledore

Mountain saddle

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Mickledore is a narrow ridge at an elevation of 840 metres, connecting the mountains of Scafell and Scafell Pike in the English Lake District. It is also a pass between the valleys of Wasdale and Eskdale.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wasdale Head and Cockley Beck.

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 2 miles northwest of Foxes Tarn.

Cockley Beck

Hamlet

Photo: Dave Smethurst, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cockley Beck is a small hamlet, situated in the Duddon Valley in Cumbria, England. Historically, the hamlet was part of Lancashire. Located today within the Lake District National Park, it was established in the late 16th century, and is closely associated with the mining of copper ore in Cumbria. Cockley Beck is situated 4 miles southeast of Foxes Tarn.

Seathwaite

Hamlet

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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… Seathwaite is situated 4 miles northeast of Foxes Tarn.

Foxes Tarn

Type: Pond
Description: very small lake in England
Categories: lake and body of water
Location: Wasdale, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.44716° or 54° 26′ 50″ north

Longitude

-3.2212° or 3° 13′ 16″ west

Open location code

9C6RCQWH+VG

OpenStreetMap ID

way 140229504

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=pond

Wikidata ID

Q16831390

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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to German—“Foxes Tarn” goes by many names.

Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره فوكسيس تارن”
German: “Foxes Tarn”

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Highlights include Symonds Knott and Broad Stand.

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