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High Pike (Scandale)

Field	Value
name	High Pike
photo	High_Pike_from_Low_Pike.jpg
photo_caption	Looking up to High Pike from Low Pike.
elevation_m	656
prominence	c. 5 m
parent_peak	Dove Crag
listing	Wainwright
location	Cumbria, England
range	Lake District, Eastern Fells
grid_ref_UK	NY373088
topo	OS Landranger 90 OS Explorer 7
map	United Kingdom Lake District
map_caption	Location in Lake District, UK
coordinates

High Pike is a fell in the English Lake District, located five kilometres north of Ambleside. Situated in the Eastern Fells, it can be confused with another Lake District High Pike in the Northern Fells. High Pike reaches a height of 656 m. It is sometimes referred to as Scandale Fell, although this name really only applies to the high ground at the head of Scandale.

Topography

When viewed from the south around High Sweden bridge near Ambleside, High Pike has the look of a remote peak standing alone with cliffs falling away from the summit on its eastern side. However, in reality it is just a slight rise on the long southern ridge of Dove Crag with only about five metres of prominence which prevents it even qualifying as a “Nuttall”; nevertheless both Alfred Wainwright and Bill Birkett mention the fell in their books on the Lakeland Fells.

Geology

The crest of the ridge consists of the volcaniclastic laminated claystone and siltstone of the Esk Pike Formation. Beneath is the dacitic welded lapilli tuff of the Lincomb Tarns Formation.

Ascents

High Pike is often climbed as part of the Fairfield horseshoe walk. The ascent from Ambleside leaves the centre of the town northerly and goes by Low Sweden Bridge to reach the open fell where a sizeable dry stone wall is followed firstly over Low Pike and then down to a depression at 480 m before climbing to the flat grassy summit of High Pike with its cairn standing on the edge of crags overlooking Scandale.

Summit

Much of the view from the top is curtailed by higher fells but there is a view of the Far Eastern Fells over the Scandale Pass and an excellent view of Ambleside and the head of Windermere.

References

A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells, Eastern Fells, Alfred Wainwright,
Complete Lakeland Fells, Bill Birkett,

Looking over Low Pike to Ambleside and Windermere from High Pike summit.

References

[[British Geological Survey]]: 1:50,000 series maps, ''England & Wales Sheet 38'': BGS (1998)

Wikipedia Source

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