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provide easy walking in quiet conditions. The principal tops are Ancrow Brow, 1,820 feet (550 m), White Howe, 1,738 feet (530 m), Lords Seat, 1,719 feet (524 m), and Great
Yarlside, 1,950 feet (590 m). These ridges encompass the valleys of Bannisdale, Crookdale, Wet Sleddale, Borrowdale and Wasdale, the latter two of which should not be confused with their more famous Lakeland namesakes.
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403:A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells
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684:Categories
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385:References
379:Manchester
371:Haweswater
315:Topography
284:637 m
119:54°27′28″N
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64:Prominence
635:Tarn Crag
605:Rest Dodd
575:The Knott
530:Grey Crag
525:Gray Crag
505:Branstree
495:Beda Fell
422:Berry, G:
375:Branstree
333:Tarn Crag
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172:Grey Crag
147:Geography
122:2°46′39″W
82:Tarn Crag
54:Elevation
31:Grey Crag
18:Gray Crag
695:Nuttalls
650:Wansfell
560:Ill Bell
520:Froswick
346:Coniston
287:Nuttall
279:NY500078
263:Grid ref
243:Explorer
235:Topo map
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188:Location
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590:The Nab
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