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Blencathra

Book Five · The Northern Fells

Summit: Hallsfell Top

868 m2,848 ft
14thhighest of the 214
NY323277OS grid reference

Blencathra stands 868 m (2,848 ft) high, which makes it the 14th highest of the 214 Wainwrights and the 2nd highest of the 24 fells in Book Five, The Northern Fells. Its summit is at grid reference NY323277.

Blencathra The Northern Fells

Nearest Wainwrights

Straight-line distances between summits - not routes.

  1. Bannerdale Crags 1.8 km north-east 683 m
  2. Mungrisdale Common 2.0 km north-west 633 m
  3. Bowscale Fell 3.0 km north 702 m
  4. Souther Fell 3.4 km north-east 522 m
  5. Lonscale Fell 3.8 km west 715 m

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Read about Blencathra on Wikipedia

Heights and grid references are the ones 214 uses, from publicly available survey data; some differ slightly from the figures in the original guides. 214 is not a route planner: plan any walk with an up-to-date Ordnance Survey map, and check the mountain forecast before you go.

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