| Ill Crag | |
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 Ill Crag seen from Great End |
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| Elevation | 935 m (3,068 ft) |
| Location | Lake District, England |
| Range | Southern Fells |
| Prominence | 57 m |
| Parent peak | Scafell Pike |
| Topo map | OS Landrangers 89, 90 |
| Easiest route | From Esk Hause |
| OS grid reference | NY223073 |
| Listing | Hewitt, Nuttall |
Ill Crag is a fell in the English Lake District. |} Great End is the most northerly Mountain in the Scafell chain in 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 The Lake District, also known as The Lakes or Lakeland, is a rural area in North West England. 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 |} At 978 metres (3209 feet Scafell Pike is the highest mountain in England. 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 A climbing route is a path by which a climber reaches the top of a Mountain, rock or ice wall Esk Hause is a mountain pass in the English Lake District, where paths from Eskdale, Borrowdale, Langdale and Wasdale all 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 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. By some counts it is the fourth highest peak in England, although many people, including Alfred Wainwright, consider it to be a subsidiary summit of Scafell Pike. This is a links page to the Hills and Mountains to be found in the United Kingdom ( England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales Alfred ("A" Wainwright MBE (17 January 1907 &ndash 20 January 1991 was a British hillwalker, guidebook Author and Illustrator |} At 978 metres (3209 feet Scafell Pike is the highest mountain in England. Ill Crag overlooks Eskdale and has splendid views across to Bowfell and Crinkle Crags. |} Bowfell (named Bow Fell on Ordnance Survey maps is a Pyramid -shaped mountain lying at the very heart of the English Lake District |} Crinkle Crags is a Fell in the English Lake District in the county of Cumbria.
It forms part of the Scafell chain, and lies about 1 km east of Scafell Pike. |} Sca Fell (also spelled Scafell, and traditionally ˈskɔːfəl ( Scawfle) though the alternative pronunciation /skɑːˈfɛl/ is common nowadays is a The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand |} At 978 metres (3209 feet Scafell Pike is the highest mountain in England. Broad Crag lies immediately to the west, between Ill Crag and the Pike. Broad Crag is a fell in the English Lake District. By some counts it is the fifth highest peak in England
Ill Crag may be climbed en route to Scafell Pike, via a path from Esk Hause, but it is commonly passed by without going to the actual summit, which is rocky making progress slow. Esk Hause is a mountain pass in the English Lake District, where paths from Eskdale, Borrowdale, Langdale and Wasdale all Ill Crag's summit is a few hundred metres to the south of the path from Esk Hause to Scafell Pike. Esk Hause is a mountain pass in the English Lake District, where paths from Eskdale, Borrowdale, Langdale and Wasdale all |} At 978 metres (3209 feet Scafell Pike is the highest mountain in England.
Ill Crag is one of very few fells in the lake District not to be given a separate chapter in Alfred Wainwright's celebrated guide books, although Wainwright does give it a page in the Scafell Pike chapter. Alfred ("A" Wainwright MBE (17 January 1907 &ndash 20 January 1991 was a British hillwalker, guidebook Author and Illustrator |} At 978 metres (3209 feet Scafell Pike is the highest mountain in England. It therefore does not qualify as a Wainwright, though it is a Hewitt. 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