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Skiddaw

Height 931 metres/3054 feet     Grid Reference NY 26040 29085     Wainwright - The Northern Fells

Skiddaw is the fourth highest fell in the Lake District and one of four that stand over 3000 feet.

Skiddaw and Keswick from Walla Crag.

Bassenthwaite Lake and Sale Fell from Skiddaw.

White out on Skiddaw.

Looking back along the summit ridge.

as well as the main top of Skiddaw (High Man), Birkett lists four others:

South Top     Height 925 metres/3034 feet      NY 26049 28544

Middle Top      Height 928 metres/3044 feet     NY 26068 28829

North Top     Height 922 metres/3024 feet     NY 26085 29332

Broad End     Height 831 metres/2726 feet     NY 26094 29845

Date Walk
Monday 28th January 2008

Peter House Farm - Dash Farm - White Hause (526) - Little Calva - Great Calva - Skiddaw house - Sale How (527) - Skiddaw - Hare Crag (528) - Whitewater Dash - Peter House Farm

Thursday 7th June 2007 Gale Road - Lonscale Fell - Lonscale Pike - Jenkin Hill - Skiddaw Lesser Man - Skiddaw Little Man - Skiddaw - Bakestall - Birkett Edge - Whitewater Dash - Little Calva - Great Calva (514) - Skiddaw house - Lonscale Crags - Gale Road
Thursday 15th March 2007

Nr.Bassenthwaite - Watches - The Edge - Ullock Pike - Longside Edge - Long Side - Carl Side - Skiddaw - Broad End - Bakestall - Nr.Bassenthwaite

Monday 7th November 2005

Gale Road End - Skiddaw Lesser Man - Skiddaw Little Man - Skiddaw - Gale Road End

Wednesday 13th July 2005 Bowscale - Bowscale Tarn - East Top on Bowscale Fell (387) - Bowscale Fell (388) - The Tongue (389) - Bannerdale Crags (390) - Blencathra - Mungrisdale Common - Cloven Stone - Lonscale Pike (391) - Lonscale Fell (392) - Jenkin Hill (393) - Skiddaw Lesser Man (394) - Skiddaw Little Man (395) - Skiddaw - Bakestall - Whitewater Dash - Little Calva (396) - Knott - Coomb Height (397) - Little Lingy Hill (398) - Great Lingy Hill (399) - Hare Stones (400) - High Pike (401) - Miton Hill (402) - Round Knott (403) - Carrock Fell (404) - Mungrisdale - Bowscale
Monday 28th February 2005

Bassenthwaite - Watches (300) - The Edge - Ullock Pike (301) - Longside Edge - Long Side (302) - Carl Side (303) - Skiddaw (304-308) - Broad End (309) - Bakestall (310) Cockup (311)- Bassenthwaite

Tuesday 20th January 2004 Near Bassenthwaite (NY 237311) - Watches - Ullock Pike (170) - Long Side (171) - Carl Side (172) - Skiddaw - Broad End - Bakestall -  Cockup - Near Bassenthwaite
19th August 2003

Bowscale - Bowscale Tarn - Bowscale Fell (71) - Bannerdale Crags (72) - Blencathra (73) - Lonscale Fell (74) - Skiddaw Little Man (75) - Skiddaw (76) - Bakestall (77) - Little Calva - Knott (78) - Great Lingy Hill - High Pike (79) - Carrock Fell (80) - Mungrisdale - Bowscale

 

 

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