Ill Crag
| Ill Crag | |
|---|---|
  Ill Crag | |
| Elevation | 935 m (3,068 ft) |
| Prominence | 57 m (187 ft) |
| Parent peak | Scafell Pike |
| Listing | Hewitt, Nuttall |
| Location | |
| Range | Southern Fells |
| OS grid | NY223073 |
| Coordinates | 54°27′18″N 3°12′00″W / 54.45512°N 3.19998°WCoordinates: 54°27′18″N 3°12′00″W / 54.45512°N 3.19998°W |
| Topo map | OS Landrangers 89, 90 |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | From Esk Hause |
Ill Crag is a fell in the English Lake District. By some counts it is the fourth highest peak in England, although many people, including Alfred Wainwright, consider it to be a subsidiary summit of Scafell Pike. Ill Crag overlooks Eskdale and has splendid views across to Bowfell and Crinkle Crags.
Topography
It forms part of the Scafell chain, and lies about 1 km east of Scafell Pike. Broad Crag lies immediately to the west, between Ill Crag and the Pike.
Ascents
Ill Crag may be climbed en route to Scafell Pike, via a path from Esk Hause, but it is commonly passed by without going to the actual summit, which is rocky making progress slow. Ill Crag's summit is a few hundred metres to the south of the path from Esk Hause to Scafell Pike.
Claims as a Fell
Ill 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, although Wainwright does give it a page in the Scafell Pike chapter. It therefore does not qualify as a Wainwright, though it is a Hewitt and also a Nuttall.
See also
Also this fell has fair evidence of being classed as a Fell because it is listed on official fell listings, http://www.thelakedistrictmountains.org/Links%20etc/fellslist2000ft.+.htm
http://www.leaney.org/lake_district_fells_listings.php Both websites list Ill Crag