| Crinkle Crags | |
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 Crinkle Crags from Cold Pike. |} Cold Pike is a Fell in the English Lake District. It is a satellite of Crinkle Crags and stands above the Upper Duddon Valley The fell on the far right in sunlight is Bowfell |
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| Elevation | 859 m, (2,818 ft) |
| Location | Cumbria,  England |
| Range | Lake District, Southern Fells |
| Prominence | c. |} Bowfell (named Bow Fell on Ordnance Survey maps is a Pyramid -shaped mountain lying at the very heart of the English Lake District In topography a summit is a point on a surface which is higher in Elevation than all points immediately adjacent to The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Boundaries and divisions Cumbria is neighboured by Northumberland, County Durham, North Yorkshire, Lancashire, and the Lieutenancy England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A mountain range is a chain of Mountains bordered by highlands or separated from other mountains by passes or valleys The Lake District, also known as The Lakes or Lakeland, is a rural area in North West England. 138 m |
| Parent peak | Bowfell |
| Topo map | OS Landranger 89, 90, Explorer OL6 |
| OS grid reference | NY248048 |
| Listing | Hewitt, Nuttall, Wainwright |
| Listed summits of Crinkle Crags | ||||
| Name | Grid ref | Height | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crinkle Crags South Top | NY248048 | 834 m (2,736 ft) | Hewitt, Nuttall | |
| Shelter Crags | NY249053 | 815 m (2,673 ft) | Hewitt, Nuttall | |
| Shelter Crags North Top | NY249057 | 755 m (2,542 ft) | Nuttall | |
| Great Knott | NY260043 | 696 m (2,283 ft) | Nuttall | |
| Little Stand | NY250034 | 740 m (2,482 ft) | Nuttall | |
Crinkle Crags is a fell in the English Lake District in the county of Cumbria. |} Bowfell (named Bow Fell on Ordnance Survey maps is a Pyramid -shaped mountain lying at the very heart of the English Lake District A topographic map is a type of Map characterized by large-scale detail and quantitative representation of relief, usually using Contour lines in modern Ordnance Survey (OS is an Executive agency of the United Kingdom government The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude There are many notable lists of mountains around the world Typically a list of mountains becomes notable by first being listed or defined by an author or group (e The mountains and hills of Great Britain, and to a lesser extent Ireland, are the subject of a considerable number of lists which categorise The mountains and hills of Great Britain, and to a lesser extent Ireland, are the subject of a considerable number of lists which categorise Wainwrights are the 214 Fells (hills and mountains described in A The mountains and hills of Great Britain, and to a lesser extent Ireland, are the subject of a considerable number of lists which categorise Fell (from the Old Norse fjall, 'mountain' is a word used to refer to Mountains or certain types of mountainous landscape in Scandinavia The Lake District, also known as The Lakes or Lakeland, is a rural area in North West England. Boundaries and divisions Cumbria is neighboured by Northumberland, County Durham, North Yorkshire, Lancashire, and the Lieutenancy It forms part of two major rings of mountains, surrounding the valleys of Great Langdale and Upper Eskdale. Great Langdale is a Valley in the Lake District National park in the county of Cumbria, in the northwest of England. The name reflects the fell's physical appearance as its summit ridge is a series of five rises and depressions (crinkles) that are very distinctive from the valley floor. In Old English, cringol means twisted or wrinkled.
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Topography
The nomenclature of the various tops is very confused. Traditional guidebooks tend to rely on what the eye sees and therefore focus attention upon the five ‘crinkles’ of the summit ridge. These are generally referred to as the first to fifth crinkles, but Richards[1] starts in the north, Birkett[2] in the south and Wainwright[3] employs both conventions, depending upon the direction of travel. For clarity in this article the first crinkle will be taken as the southernmost top. On this basis, the second Crinkle (also called Long Top) is the true summit of the fell. The only other Crinkle with a definitive name is Gunson Knott, the fifth. To the north of the Crinkles proper is a depression and then the outcropping continues over Shelter Crags.
In recent times more systematic hill lists have been produced based upon topographical prominence and height, rather than mere visual appeal. The mountains and hills of Great Britain, and to a lesser extent Ireland, are the subject of a considerable number of lists which categorise Most relevant to Crinkle Crags are the lists of Hewitts and Nuttalls. The mountains and hills of Great Britain, and to a lesser extent Ireland, are the subject of a considerable number of lists which categorise The mountains and hills of Great Britain, and to a lesser extent Ireland, are the subject of a considerable number of lists which categorise These variously list the summit, the first Crinkle (Crinkle Crags South Top), and two tops on Shelter Crags (Shelter Crags and Shelter Crags North Top), but exclude the other three Crinkles. [4]
The ridge of Crinkle Crags extends due south from its higher neighbour, Bowfell. |} Bowfell (named Bow Fell on Ordnance Survey maps is a Pyramid -shaped mountain lying at the very heart of the English Lake District Between the two is the col of Three Tarns, named for the small pools in the depression. In a range of hills or especially of mountains, a pass (also gap, notch, col, saddle, bwlch, Depending upon recent rainfall there may be anything from two to five tarns in evidence on the ground. A tarn (or corrie loch) is a mountain Lake or pool formed in a Cirque excavated by a Glacier. From here the rocky outcropping of Shelter Crags is quickly reached.
Beyond the summit to the south the ridge descends over Stonesty Pike and Little Stand (a Nuttall) to the Duddon Valley at Cockley Beck. The Duddon Valley is a valley in the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England. Two further ridges branch out from Crinkle Crags on either side of the summit, before turning south to run parallel to Little Stand. On the west, across the marshy trench of Moasdale is Hard Knott. Hard Knott is a hill in the English Lake District, at the head of Eskdale. To the east an initially indistinct ridge firms up on the traverse to Cold Pike. |} Cold Pike is a Fell in the English Lake District. It is a satellite of Crinkle Crags and stands above the Upper Duddon Valley Between Cold Pike and Crinkle Crags, but generally included as part of the latter is the further Nuttall of Great Knott.
Walking routes
In his Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells, Alfred Wainwright describes Crinkle Crags as
- Much too good to be missed . A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells Alfred ("A" Wainwright MBE (17 January 1907 &ndash 20 January 1991 was a British hillwalker, guidebook Author and Illustrator . . this is a climb deserving of high priority. [3]
There are a variety of routes directly to the summit: most people climb the fell from Great Langdale and usually together with all or some of the adjoining fells of Bowfell, Pike of Blisco, Rossett Pike and Cold Pike to make a high level ridge walk which encompasses the whole of the high ground at the head of Great Langdale. |} Bowfell (named Bow Fell on Ordnance Survey maps is a Pyramid -shaped mountain lying at the very heart of the English Lake District Pike of Blisco, or Pike o' Blisco, is a Mountain in the Lake District in Cumbria, England. Rossett Pike is a Fell in the English Lake District. It is located at the head of Mickleden one of two tributary valleys of Great Langdale |} Cold Pike is a Fell in the English Lake District. It is a satellite of Crinkle Crags and stands above the Upper Duddon Valley The ascent from Eskdale is very good, but that is at least a 15 kilometre round trip (depending on where in Eskdale one starts), and many people will think that this too far to "bag" just one fell. For articles about other places named Eskdale, see Eskdale (disambiguation. Peak bagging (also hill bagging, mountain bagging, Munro bagging, or among enthusiasts just bagging) is an activity in which The shortest and quickest route requires the use of a car to the top of the Wrynose Pass motor road; this allows the walker to "cheat" and save three hundred metres of climbing, making it possible to climb to the summit of the Crinkles in a round trip of less than three hours. The Wrynose Pass is a mountain pass in the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England between the Duddon Valley and Little Langdale
Summit and View
The traverse of the summit ridge with its series of undulations is an exhilarating experience for the fell walker. The ridge includes the so-called "Bad Step", a steep declivity which catches out many walkers when travelling from north to south; however, the obstacle can be by-passed without too much trouble.
The view from the summit is very good: there are airy views of Great Langdale, Eskdale and Dunnerdale, with the estuaries of the rivers Duddon and Esk well seen as they enter the Irish Sea. The Duddon Valley is a valley in the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England. The River Esk is a river in the Lake District in Cumbria, England. The Irish Sea ( Irish: Muir Éireann or Muir Meann; Scottish Gaelic: Muir Eireann Welsh: Môr Iwerddon, There is a very good view of England's highest mountain, Scafell Pike, which lies just four kilometres away to the north west. |} At 978 metres (3209 feet Scafell Pike is the highest mountain in England. Shelter Crags gives extensive all-round views.
Gallery
 The five Crinkles as seen from Great Knott |
 The Sca Fell massif from the summit of Crinkle Crags |
 Great Langdale from the summit of Crinkle Crags |
 The famous 'Bad Step' |
 The Crinkles (left) looking up The Band |
References
- ^ Richards, Mark: Mid-Western Fells: Collins (2004): ISBN 0-00-711368-4
- ^ Birkett, Bill: Complete Lakeland Fells: Collins Willow (1994): ISBN 0-0021-8406-0
- ^ a b Alfred Wainwright: A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells, Book 4: ISBN 0-7112-2457-9
- ^ Nuttall, John & Anne: The Mountains of England and Wales: Cicerone: ISBN 1-85284-037-4
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