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Grasmoor to Causey Pike ridge. Climbs from Buttermere via Whiteless Pike and Wandope are also practicable. Finally, rounds of either Coledale or Gasgale Gill, crossing to or from Hopegill Head via Coledale Hause, provide fine horseshoe walks for those needing to return to their starting point.
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The highest part of Crag Hill is near the 'cross' where the four ridges meet. Moving further east towards Sail, the ridge tapers down with crags on either side. Scott Crags stands over
Coledale and Scar Crag (not to be confused with Scar Crags) looks down on Sail Beck. Beneath Scar Crag is Addacomb
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occupy the area between the rivers
Derwent and Cocker, a broadly oval swathe of hilly country, elongated on a north–south axis. Two roads cross from east to west, dividing the fells into three convenient groups. The central sector, rising between Whinlatter and Newlands passes, includes Crag Hill.
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Crummock Water, Rannerdale Beck can be followed to its source, gaining the ridge between Crag Hill and Wandope. The alternative western route follows Gasgale Gill up to its birthplace on Coledale Hause. From Braithwaite near
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at the opposite end of the ridge, Coledale Hause is also the first objective. From here a simple ascent turns Eel Crag to the west, although
Wainwright listed more interesting alternatives on the eastern side of the crag.
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maps) flows westward to the River Cocker, while
Coledale Beck runs eastwards to the Derwent. Guarding the way up from the Hause to Crag Hill is Eel Crag, the face which gave the fell its former name.
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The highest ground in the North
Western Fells is an east–west ridge in this central sector, beginning with Grasmoor above
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Although there is much evidence of mining activity in the surrounding fells, Crag Hill itself has remained untouched.
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runs across the southern flanks of the fell, beyond which are the rocks of the
Buttermere Formation.
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particularly fine. Although a higher neighbour, Grasmoor detracts little from the view to the west.
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Many ascents of Crag Hill are made indirectly as part of a full
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Crag Hill also has a southern ridge which steps down toward
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and then gradually descending eastwards over Crag Hill,
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It overlooks the valleys of
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Kirkstile Formation. This is the typical rock of the
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222:Show map of the former Allerdale Borough
577:A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells
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444:fells and is composed of laminated
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579:, Book 6, The North Western Fells
385:To the north of Crag Hill is the
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811:Full list of Wainwrights by area
550:Mines of the Lake District Fells
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182:Show map of the Lake District
537:England & Wales Sheet 29
311:. It was formerly known as
178:Lake District National Park
18:Crag Hill (Yorkshire Dales)
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830:Fells of the Lake District
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599:Complete Lakeland Fells
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212:Location in
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750:Maiden Moor
745:Lord's Seat
690:Causey Pike
680:Castle Crag
380:Causey Pike
288:Landrangers
131: /
106:Coordinates
74:Parent peak
824:Categories
790:Whinlatter
780:Scar Crags
735:Knott Rigg
725:Hindscarth
710:Graystones
675:Broom Fell
523:References
438:Ordovician
424:without a
406:Buttermere
376:Scar Crags
354:Topography
336:Whinlatter
116:54°34′19″N
99:Wainwright
64:Prominence
800:Whiteside
775:Sale Fell
755:Outerside
740:Ling Fell
695:Dale Head
685:Cat Bells
660:Ard Crags
457:sandstone
454:Greywacke
450:siltstone
325:Crag Hill
301:Crag Hill
214:Allerdale
206:Crag Hill
170:Crag Hill
144:Geography
119:3°15′00″W
54:Elevation
28:Crag Hill
840:Nuttalls
765:Robinson
720:High Spy
705:Grasmoor
516:traverse
495:Scafells
446:mudstone
344:Grasmoor
340:Newlands
332:Coledale
313:Eel Crag
305:mountain
292:Explorer
290:89, 90,
280:Topo map
272:NY192203
233:Location
79:Grasmoor
785:Wandope
508:Keswick
501:Ascents
480:Scafell
442:Skiddaw
432:Geology
410:Wandope
266:OS grid
241:England
237:Cumbria
218:Cumbria
95:Nuttall
86:Listing
670:Barrow
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470:Summit
422:corrie
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408:over
321:crags
303:is a
770:Sail
665:Barf
603:ISBN
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554:ISBN
448:and
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372:Sail
358:The
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41:Sail
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