Scafell Pike : Ask Biography

Mountain information

Name

Scafell Pike

Elevation

3208.7 ft (978 m)

Prominence

2992.1 ft (912 m)

Parent peak

Snowdon

Listing

Marilyn, Hewitt, Wainwright, County Top, Nuttall, Country high point

Location

Cumbria, England

Range

Lake District, Southern Fells

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Scafell Pike (c-eniconˈskɔːˈfɛl) is the highest mountain in England. Its height is 978 metres (3,209 ft) and it is located in the Lake District National Park in Cumbria.

It is sometimes confused with the neighbouring Sca Fell, to which it is connected by the col of Mickledore. The name Pikes of Sca Fell was originally applied collectively to the peaks now known as Scafell Pike, Ill Crag and Broad Crag, which were considered subsidiary tops of Sca Fell (which looks higher from many angles). The contraction Scafell Pike originated as an error on an Ordnance Survey map, but is now standard.

The summit was donated to the National Trust in 1919 by Lord Leconfield in memory of the men of the Lake District "who fell for God and King, for freedom, peace and right in the Great War".

Scafell Pike is one of three British peaks climbed as part of the National Three Peaks Challenge, and is the highest ground for over 90 miles.