Pike o’ Blisco

Height705 metres | 2313 feet
Grid ReferenceNY 27118 04212
CategoryThe Southern Fells | Birkett

Pike o’ Blisco has two prominent summit cairns in close proximity.

Pike o’ Blisco summit cairn and wind shelter looking towards Crinkle Crags and Bowfell.
On Black Crag, below Pike o’ Blisco is a rock needle mentioned and sketched by Wainwright. ‘The Needle, Black Crag’ (Wainwright: The Southern Fells – Pike o’ Blisco 8) ‘precariously balanced on a massive plinth of rock…’.
Pike o' Blisco from Side Pike
Pike o’ Blisco from Side Pike

Previous walks on this fell:

Date

Walk Details

  • From: The 3 Shire Stone, Wrynose Pass
    Three Shire Stone – Long Scar – Black Crag – The Needle, Black Crag – Pike o’ Blisco – Red Tarn – Cold Pike – Cold Pike Tooth – Red Tarn – Three Shire Stone [8.2km, 493m ascent]
  • From: The 3 Shire Stone, Wrynose Pass
    Three Shire Stone – Black Crag – Pike o’ Blisco – Red Tarn – Cold Pike – Red Tarn – Three Shire Stone [6.6km, 490m ascent]
  • Three Shire Stone – Rough Crags – Cold Pike – Red Tarn – Pike o’ Blisco – Black Crag – Three Shire Stone
  • Three Shire Stone – Red Tarn – Pike O’ Blisco – Black Crag – Three Shire Stone
  • Old Dungeon Ghyll – Pike O’ Blisco – Red Tarn – Cold Pike – Crinkle Crags – Shelter Crags – Three Tarns – Bowfell – Climbers Traverse – Hell Gill – Oxendale – Old Dungeon Ghyll
  • Three Shire Stone – Red Tarn – Pike O’ Blisco – Black Crag – Three Shire Stone
  • Old Dungeon Ghyll – Pike O’ Blisco – Red Tarn – Browney Gill – Oxendale – Old Dungeon Ghyll
  • Three Shire Stone – Rough Crags – Cold Pike – Red Tarn – Pike O’ Blisco – Black Crag – Three Shire Stone
  • Three Shire Stone – Rough Crags – Cold Pike – Great Knott – Red Tarn – Pike O’ Blisco – Black Crag – Three Shire Stone
  • Three Shire Stone – Rough Crags – Cold Pike – Great Knott – Red Tarn – Pike O’ Blisco – Black Crag – Three Shire Stone
  • Three Shire Stone – Rough Crags – Cold Pike – Red Tarn – Pike O’ Blisco – Black Crag – Three Shire Stone
  • Blea Tarn – Blea Moss – Blake Rigg (Little Langdale) (252) – Long Crag on Wrynose Fell (253) – Pike O’ Blisco – Black Crag – Wrynose Bridge – Blea Moss Blea Tarn
  • Old Dungeon Ghyll – Pike O’ Blisco (61) – Red Tarn – Cold Pike (62) – Great Knott (63) – Crinkle Crags (64 – 68) – Shelter Crags (69) – 3 Tarns – Bowfell (70) – Climbers Traverse – White Stones on The Band (71) – The Band – Old Dungeon Ghyll
  • Old Dungeon Ghyll – Pike O’ Blisco – Cold Pike – Crinkle Crags – Three Tarns – The Band – Old Dungeon Ghyll

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