Lingmell
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| Lingmell | |
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 Lingmell from the Corridor Route, Great End. Piers Gill is the deep ravine on the left. |
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| Elevation | 807 m (2,649 ft) |
| Location | Lake District, England |
| Topo map | OS Landrangers 89, 90 |
| OS grid reference | NY209081 |
| Listing | Hewitt, Wainwright, Nuttall |
Lingmell is a fell in the English Lake District on the north-west flank of Scafell Pike, England's highest mountain. 807 metres high, Lingmell is due south of Great Gable, north of Scafell and north-east of Wast Water. There are excellent views of all from Lingmell's tall and unusual summit cairn, which is one of the finest vantage points for the Great Napes and Scafell Crag.
Alfred Wainwright wrote of the view of Great Gable in his Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells: "...the surprising aspect of Great Gable across the deep gulf of Lingmell Beck...the eye being deceived into seeing its half-mile of height as quite perpendicular".[1]
Piers Gill, one of the finest ravines in the area, runs across the north-east flank of Lingmell. The scenery of Piers Gill and Lingmell from the Corridor Route ascent of Scafell Pike is remarkable.
Lingmell is often bypassed by walkers aiming for Scafell Pike and Scafell, but it's a rewarding ascent in its own right, or as part of a circuit of the Scafell range. There are two ascent routes from Wasdale Head, via Brown Tongue or Piers Gill, but the latter route provides better walking and impressive views of the Piers Gill ravine and Great Gable. The ascent from Borrowdale and Sty Head Tarn is made by the Corridor Route.
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[edit] References
- ^ Wainwright, A. (2003). “Lingmell”, A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells, Book 4 The Southern Fells. London: Francis Lincoln, Pg 8. ISBN 0-7112-22304.
