Catstye Cam
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| Elevation | 890 m (2,920 ft) |
| Location | Cumbria,  England |
| Range | Lake District |
| Prominence | 63 m |
| Topo map | OS Landranger 90 |
| OS grid reference | NY348158 |
| Listing | Hewitt, Nuttall, Wainwright |
Catstye Cam (also sometimes spelled Catstycam) is an outlier to the Helvellyn chain of mountains in the English Lake District.
Taking on the classic mountain shape of a pyramid, its summit is only a couple of hundred metres from one of the most heavily used and breathtaking walks in the country; the round of Helvellyn via Striding Edge and Swirral Edge. Despite the popularity of this walk, Catstye Cam is often almost completely deserted.
The most obvious route up Catstye Cam is to combine the hill with the circuit of Helvellyn described above. After negotiating Swirral Edge continue up towards the summit, instead of simply dropping down to the south of the ridge to Red Tarn. The summit of Catstye Cam provides one of the best possible views of the two famous "edges" of Helvellyn .
One alternative route, that is often used as a descent when combined with full circuit, is via steep north ridge, over an old dam and down the Glenridding valley.
 Catstye Cam and Swirral Edge |
 Catstye Cam and Red Tarn |
 Catstye Cam |
| Helvellyn range |
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Clough Head | Great Dodd | Watson's Dodd | Stybarrow Dodd | Raise | White Side | Helvellyn Lower Man | Helvellyn | Nethermost Pike | Dollywaggon Pike |
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Outliers: Green Side | Hart Side | Sheffield Pike | Catstye Cam | Striding Edge | Birkhouse Moor |
