Skiddaw Little Man – (15) Northern Fells

15 – Book 5 ‘The Northern Fells’

Height: 2,837 ft – 865 m

Grid reference: NY 267 278 

 

 

 

Walks Including Skiddaw Little Man:

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A close up of the view north to the Northern Fells beyond Derwent Water and Keswick: Carlside; Skiddaw; Skiddaw Little Man then along the ridge to Lonscale Fell behind and to the right of it is High Pike and Mungrisdale Common; with Latrigg the small fell just to the right of Keswick.  On the right you have Blencathra.  Right in the centre of the photograph is Castle Crag with High Scawdel to the left of it (with Dale Head the ‘bump’ behind it on the left of the photograph) and King’s How to the right with Grange Fell beyond.  High Doat is the small fell in front of Castle Crag with the wooded slopes of Low and High Stile Wood on the left.   In the foreground you have the slopes of Seathwaite Fell on the left and Glaramara on the right. (Photograph taken from near the top of  Ruddy Gill on the route to Esk Hause and Scafell Pike)

Close up of the Northern Fells of Skiddaw, Skiddaw Little Man and Lonscale Fell and High Pike beyond with Keswick at their base and Latrigg to the right of Keswick.  In front of Derwent Water you have Castle Crag with King’s How on the right of it. (Photograph taken from near Esk Hause en route for Scafell Pike).

Lonscale Fell in the centre then leading up to Skiddaw Little Man (with the cloud above) and the flat summit of Skiddaw, taken from Blencathra.

Skiddaw on the top right of the photo

 

Photograph taken from Catbells of the Northern Fells left to right: Binsey; Ullock Pike (the fell with the bump on it) with Dodd in front.  Along the ridge from Ullock Pike is Long Side, then Carl Side.  Skiddaw towering above the other fells.  To the right of Skiddaw is Skiddaw Little Man leading down to Lonscale Fell.  Keswick is the town in the valley and Derwent Water is on the right of the photograph with Bassenthwaite Lake on the left of the photograph. Swinside is the wooded fell to the left of Catbells.