Launchy Tarn
Launchy Tarn is in St John’s, Castlerigg and Wythburn, Cumberland, England. Launchy Tarn is situated nearby to the peak Brown Rigg, as well as near Bell Crags.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Armboth Fell and High Tove.
Armboth Fell
Peak
Armboth Fell is a fell in the English Lake District, regarded by Alfred Wainwright as the centre of Lakeland. It is named for the former settlement of Armboth.
High Tove
Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
High Tove is a fell in the English Lake District, close to the geographical centre of the Cumbrian hills. It forms part of the watershed between the Derwentwater and Thirlmere catchments, a ridge running broadly north-south.
Blea Tarn
Photo: Michael Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blea Tarn is situated 1 mile southwest of Launchy Tarn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Watendlath and Stonethwaite.
Watendlath
Hamlet
Watendlath is a hamlet and tarn in the Lake District in the English county of Cumbria, historically part of Cumberland, Watendlath is owned by the National Trust and sits high between the Borrowdale and Thirlmere valleys at 863 feet above sea level. Watendlath is situated 2 miles northwest of Launchy Tarn.
Stonethwaite
Hamlet
Stonethwaite is a small village in the Lake District in the English county of Cumbria, historically part of Cumberland, it is situated in the valley of the Stonethwaite Beck, a side valley of Borrowdale, and within the Lake District National Park. Stonethwaite is situated 2½ miles west of Launchy Tarn.
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.
Launchy Tarn
Latitude
54.52554° or 54° 31′ 32″ northLongitude
-3.08081° or 3° 4′ 51″ westOpen location code
9C6RGWG9+6MOpenStreetMap ID
way 496130571OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
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