Height: 868 metres / 2848 feet Grid reference: NY 32345 27712 Category: The Northern Fells
Blencathra consists of six separate fell tops. Only the main one, Hallsfell Top is counted by Wainwright but Birkett counts each individual top – Atkinson Pike, Hallsfell Top, Gategill Fell, Blease Fell, Doddick Fell and Scales Fell. Sharp Edge, the famous arête, ascends to Atkinson Pike.
Hallsfell Top
Height 868 metres/2848 feet Grid Reference NY 32345 27712 Wainwright – The Northern Fells
The summit of Blencathra.
Dougal on the summit of Blencathra
The summit of Blencathra from Hall’s Fell Top – the highest point on the ridge
Hall’s Fell Ridge, an excellent way to reach the top
Atkinson Pike (Foule Crag)
Height 845 metres/2772 feet Grid Reference NY 32430 27356
Sharp Edge
Sharp Edge
Gategill Fell Top
Height 851 metres/2792 feet Grid Reference NY 31777 27356
Blease Fell
Height 804 metres/2638 feet Grid Reference NY 31199 27028
Doddick Fell
Height 742 metres/2434 feet Grid Reference NY 32839 27720
Doddick Fell from Hall’s Fell Ridge
Scales Fell
Height 682 metres/2238 feet Grid Reference NY 33192 27873
