| Great Crag | |
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 Great Crag seen from the Rosthwaite to Watendlath bridleway |
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| Elevation | 440 m (1,444 ft) |
| Location | Cumbria,  England |
| Range | Lake District, Central Fells |
| Prominence | 27 m |
| Parent peak | Ullscarf |
| Topo map | OS Explorer OL4 |
| OS grid reference | NY269147 |
| Listing | Wainwright |
Great Crag is a fell in the English Lake District, located near the hamlets of Rosthwaite and Stonethwaite in Borrowdale. 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. The Central Fells are a group of hills in the English Lake District. |} Ullscarf is a Fell in the English Lake District close to the geographical centre of the Cumbrian hills 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 Wainwrights are the 214 Fells (hills and mountains described in A Fell (from the Old Norse fjall, 'mountain' is a word used to refer to Mountains or certain types of mountainous landscape in Scandinavia 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 The Lake District, also known as The Lakes or Lakeland, is a rural area in North West England. Stonethwaite, in the English county of Cumbria, is a small village in the Lake District. Borrowdale is a valley in the English Lake District in Cumbria, England.
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Topography
The higher slopes are heather-covered and quite rocky, while the lower steep slopes on the Borrowdale side are covered by a mature oak wood. Calluna vulgaris (also known as Ling is the sole species in the Genus Calluna in the family Ericaceae. The term oak can be used as part of the common name of any of about 400 species of Trees and Shrubs in the Genus Quercus (from Latin Half a kilometre south east of the summit lies the attractive Dock Tarn which is often visited by walkers on their way to or from Great Crag. Dock Tarn is a small tarn located within the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England at grid reference. [1]
At 440 metres (1,444 ft), Great Crag is not high by Lake District standards, and its small topographic prominence means that it is essentially a minor summit on the broad north-western slopes of Ullscarf. |} Ullscarf is a Fell in the English Lake District close to the geographical centre of the Cumbrian hills However, its rocky summit stands out amid the relatively featureless moorland and is the culmination of a steep slope rising out of Borrowdale; this ensures that it is considered a fell in its own right, and it is given this status in Alfred Wainwright's Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells. Moorland or moor is a type of habitat found in upland areas characterised by low growing vegetation on Acidic soils Alfred ("A" Wainwright MBE (17 January 1907 &ndash 20 January 1991 was a British hillwalker, guidebook Author and Illustrator A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells
Geology
The summit area is composed of the plagioclase-phyric andesite lavas of the Birker Fell Formation with the andesitic lapilli-tuff of the Wet Side Edge Member outcropping to the south. Plagioclase is a very important series of tectosilicate Minerals within the Feldspar family For the extinct cephalopod genus see Andesites. Andesite (ˈændəsaɪt is an igneous, Volcanic rock, of intermediate Lava is molten rock expelled by a Volcano during an eruption When first expelled from a volcanic vent it is a Liquid at Temperatures Lapilli is a size classification term for Tephra, which is material that falls out of the air during a volcanic eruption. Tuff (from the Italian "tufo" is a type of rock consisting of consolidated volcanic ash ejected from vents during a volcanic eruption Small intrusions of dolerite are also present. Diabase (ˈdaɪəbeɪs or Dolerite is a Mafic, Holocrystalline, Igneous rock equivalent to Volcanic Basalt or plutonic [2]
Ascents
Ascents of Great Crag can be started from the hamlets of Rosthwaite, Stonethwaite or Watendlath. Watendlath is a group of houses and a tarn (a type of Lake in Cumbria in England. The Rosthwaite route uses the bridleway to Watendlath until the highest point is reached then goes southerly over boggy moorland and then more firmer rocky ground to reach the summit. A bog or mire is a Wetland type that accumulates Acidic Peat, a deposit of dead plant material &ndash usually Mosses but also The Stonethwaite path climbs steeply through woodland before reaching Dock Tarn; it is then a short ascent from the tarn north-westwards to the summit. These two routes can be combined to make a circular walk starting and finishing in Rosthwaite. The ascent from Watendlath utilises the popular path to Dock Tarn which has been diverted by signposts to avoid the worst of the boggy ground to the north of the fell; this path takes the walker very close to the summit and it is a simple climb through heather to attain the highest point. [3][4]
Summit and view
The highest point of the fell is difficult to ascertain as there are two tops of very similar height marked by cairns. A cairn ( carn in Irish is an artificial pile of stones often in a conical form The view from the top is not extensive but there is a good prospect of Borrowdale with the higher fells behind. [5]
References
- ^ Don Blair: Exploring Lakeland Tarns: Lakeland Manor Press (2003): ISBN 0-9543-9041-5
- ^ British Geological Survey: 1:50,000 series maps, England & Wales Sheet 29: BGS (1999)
- ^ Mark Richards: The Central Fells: Collins (2003): ISBN 0-00-711365-X
- ^ Bill Birkett: Complete Lakeland Fells: HarperCollinsWillow (1994): ISBN 0-00-713629-3
- ^ Alfred Wainwright: Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells, Book 3 The Central Fells: Westmorland Gazette (1958): ISBN 0-7181-4002-8
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