Steel Fell
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| Steel Fell | |
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| Elevation | 553 m (1,814 ft) |
| Location | Cumbria,  England |
| Range | Lake District |
| Prominence | c. 70 m |
| Topo map | OS Landranger 90 |
| OS grid reference | NY319112 |
| Listing | Wainwright |
Steel Fell is a fell in the English Lake District, lying between Thirlmere and Grasmere. It is triangular in plan, the ridges running north, west and south east.
The northern ridge drops quickly to the head of Thirlmere at Steel End, while that to the south east falls gradually toward Grasmere village. The eastern ridge connects to Calf Crag, the next fell in the popular circuit of the Greenburn valley, crossing a narrow depression with a scattering of small tarns.
The southern face of Steel Fell falls over Blakerigg Crag to Greenburn, a feeder of Grasmere. Wythburndale marks the north western boundary of the fell, flowing to Thirlmere. The eastern face drops over Ash Crags to the pass of Dunmail Raise. Two streams, both named Raise Beck, flow north and south down the pass, following the main Keswick - Ambleside road, Steel Fell thus sitting on the Lake District's main north-south watershed. Water from the southern slopes reaches the sea at Morecambe Bay while rain falling a few yards to the north reaches the sea via the River Derwent at Workington.
Above the steep faces the triangular plateau, half a mile across, is dotted with small tarns. The summit bears the name Dead Pike and is a fine viewpoint.
The fell is most commonly climbed via the south east ridge, but either of the others can be used and all bear paths. Direct ascents up the Wythburn and Dunmail faces are also possible.
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Armboth Fell • Bleaberry Fell • Blea Rigg • Calf Crag • Eagle Crag • Gibson Knott • Grange Fell • Great Crag • Harrison Stickle • Helm Crag • High Raise • High Rigg • High Seat • High Tove • Loft Crag • Loughrigg Fell • Pavey Ark • Pike of Stickle • Raven Crag • Sergeant Man • Sergeant's Crag • Silver How • Steel Fell • Tarn Crag • Thunacar Knott • Ullscarf • Walla Crag |
