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As the radial point of so many ridges Scoat Fell forms the head of several valleys, the major ones being the
Wasdale feeders of Mosedale and Nether Beck. Mosedale begins on the eastern flanks of Scoat Fell, between Red Pike and Pillar, in the hollow of Black Comb. There are crags in the headwall,
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Of Scoat Fell's various satellites, Little Scoat Fell and Black Fell are generally considered to be a part of the parent fell, while
Steeple, despite its clearly derivative position, is counted as a separate fell. This is due to its impressive appearance from Ennerdale rather than any great
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provides access via Scoat Tarn onto the southern flanks. From the upper recesses of Nether Beck the walker can aim for either of the cols which connect the objective to Red Pike or
Haycock. Perhaps the greatest number of visitors will cross the top as part of the
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Ennerdale many walkers will ascend indirectly via Steeple, but the ridge of Tewit How can also be used. Wasdale Head can be used as a base, first walking up Mosedale and then climbing up to the ridge via Black Comb. Finally Nether Beck Bridge on the shore of
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between Black Crag and Pillar, while the small Mirk Cove lies between Black Crag and the summit. Finally
Mirklin Cove is the corrie between Steeple and Tewit How, drained into Ennerdale by Low Beck. All of the northern coves are home to impressive crags.
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Scoat Fell occupies an important position at the crossroads of five ridges. To the east, across the subsidiary top of Black Crag, is Pillar. Southward is a long descending ridge heading toward the shore of
Wastwater. The high point is
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maps label the summit as Little Scoat Fell and a small hillock at the western end of the plateau as Great Scoat Fell. These names are based on area rather than height, Great Scoat Fell being 130 feet (40 m) lower.
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Pillar reduces the field of view, without showing its better side, but almost the full horseshoe of the
Western Fells can be seen. The wall makes it difficult to observe the full panorama from one point.
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The top is a long plateau, running broadly east to west. Along it runs the stone wall of the
Ennerdale fence, crossing the summit exactly. Purists have built a small
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atop the wall, although a larger edifice lies just to the north, pointing the way to
Steeple. The whole area is stony, with fine views into the northern coves.
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to the south east. Westwards the hills diminish toward the coastal plain of
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particularly to the south. Nether Beck has its birth at Scoat Tarn, a large pool to the south of the fell. This corrie
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205:Show map of the former Borough of Copeland
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847:Full list of Wainwrights by area
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169:Location in the Lake District
602:England & Wales Sheet 29
202:Location in Copeland Borough
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615:Complete Lakeland Fells
806:Red Pike (Buttermere)
881:Borough of Copeland
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736:Green Gable
731:Great Gable
726:Great Borne
461:plagioclase
373:Great Gable
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99:Coordinates
67:Parent peak
860:Categories
816:Scoat Fell
771:High Stile
721:Gavel Fell
711:Fellbarrow
691:Buckbarrow
681:Blake Fell
676:Base Brown
533:References
359:Topography
325:Scoat Fell
303:Black Crag
268:Landranger
196:Scoat Fell
163:Scoat Fell
109:54°29′24″N
92:Wainwright
54:Prominence
24:Scoat Fell
836:Yewbarrow
821:Seatallan
791:Mellbreak
781:Lank Rigg
776:Kirk Fell
766:High Crag
756:Haystacks
706:Crag Fell
686:Brandreth
522:Wastwater
476:sandstone
472:siltstone
416:Yewbarrow
404:Lank Rigg
388:Kirk Fell
377:Ennerdale
337:Ennerdale
222:, England
137:Geography
112:3°17′59″W
44:Elevation
866:Nuttalls
786:Low Fell
761:Hen Comb
701:Caw Fell
465:andesite
463:-phyric
432:moraines
412:Red Pike
400:Caw Fell
349:Red Pike
308:NY165116
292:Grid ref
272:Explorer
260:Topo map
252:NY159113
216:Location
831:Steeple
751:Haycock
515:Ascents
484:lapilli
455:Geology
420:Steeple
406:group.
396:Haycock
384:Wasdale
369:Wasdale
345:Wasdale
343:, from
341:Steeple
298:Status
246:OS grid
220:Cumbria
84:Nuttall
79:Listing
801:Pillar
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494:Summit
488:dacite
436:Hewitt
392:Pillar
353:Pillar
317:Hewitt
295:Height
88:Hewitt
72:Pillar
746:Grike
500:cairn
347:over
339:over
327:is a
619:ISBN
583:ISBN
563:ISBN
482:and
480:tuff
468:lava
428:tarn
398:and
363:The
329:fell
289:Name
270:89,
61:46 m
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274:OL4
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