Broad Crag

Broad Crag
Broad Crag

Lake District, England

Elevation 934 m (3,064 ft)
Prominence 52 m (171 ft)
Parent peak Ill Crag
Listing Hewitt, Nuttall
Location
OS grid NY218075
Coordinates 54°27′25″N 3°12′28″W / 54.45684°N 3.20774°WCoordinates: 54°27′25″N 3°12′28″W / 54.45684°N 3.20774°W
Topo map OS Landrangers 89, 90

Broad Crag is a fell in the English Lake District. By some counts, it is the fifth highest peak in England at a height of 934 metres (3064 feet).

Topography

It forms part of the Scafell chain, and lies about 0.5 kilometres (0.3 mi) northeast of Scafell Pike. Ill Crag lies south east, with Great End at the end of the chain being about 1.5 kilometres (0.9 mi) away.

Ascents

Broad Crag may be climbed en route to Scafell Pike, via a path from Esk Hause or from the route from Crinkle Crags and Bowfell.

Claims as a Fell

Broad Crag is one of very few fells in the lake District not to be given a separate chapter in Alfred Wainwright's celebrated guide books. It therefore does not qualify as a Wainwright, though it is a Hewitt and a Nuttall

See also

This fell has fair evidence of being classed as a Fell because it is listed on official fell listings, http://www.leaney.org/lake_district_fells_listings.php

http://www.thelakedistrictmountains.org/Links%20etc/fellslist2000ft.+.htm Both websites lists Broad Crag as a fell