Dow Crag

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Dow Crag
Dow Crag, photographed from the eastern side of Goat's Water
Elevation	778 m (2552 ft)
Location	Lake District, England
Prominence	129 m
Topo map	OS Landrangers 96, 97
OS grid reference	SD262977
Listing	Hewitt, Nuttall,

Dow Crag is a fell in Lake District near Coniston, Cumbria. The eastern face is one of the many rock faces in the Lake District used for rock climbing.

Dow Crag is composed of rhyolite and has an approximately 100 metre rock face with over 100 published climbing routes including:

Woodhouse's Crack
Acid House
Genocide
Blasphemy Crack
The Geek
Easy Gully

South Rake is a scree filled gully towards the south of the crag, and is the easiest way up the crag, being a fairly easy scramble.

Dow is noted for being particularly cold and exposed, even in summer. Dow Crag is usually approached from the Walna Scar road, which connects the Duddon Valley with Coniston.

It also provides an excellent backdrop for walks to the summit of the Coniston Old Man and forms the western edge of Goat's Water.