Caw Fell
| Caw Fell | |
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Caw Fell from the ridge leading up from Ennerdale
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 697 m (2,287 ft) |
| Prominence | c. 22 m |
| Parent peak | Haycock |
| Listing | Wainwright, Nuttall |
| Coordinates | 54°29′10″N 3°20′35″W / 54.486°N 3.343°WCoordinates: 54°29′10″N 3°20′35″W / 54.486°N 3.343°W |
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 Caw Fell
Location in Lake District, UK
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| Location | Cumbria, England |
| Parent range | Lake District, Western Fells |
| OS grid | NY132109 |
| Topo map | OS Landranger 89, 90, Explorer OL4, OL6 |
| Listed summits of Caw Fell | ||||
| Name | Grid ref | Height | Status | |
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| Iron Crag | NY123119 | 640 m (2,099 ft) | Hewitt | |
Caw Fell is a fell in the English Lake District, standing between Haycock the Lank Rigg group. It occupies a wide upland area with Ennerdale to the north and Blengdale to the south. Caw Fell is distant from any point of access by Lakeland standards, but can be climbed from Blengdale or Bowness Knott car-parks.
The Western Fells occupy a triangular sector of the Lake District, bordered by the River Cocker to the north east and Wasdale to the south east. Westwards the hills diminish toward the coastal plain of Cumberland. At the central hub of the high country are Great Gable and its satellites, while two principal ridges fan out on either flank of Ennerdale, the western fells in effect being a great horseshoe around this long wild valley. Caw Fell stands on the southern arm.
The main watershed runs broadly westwards from Great Gable, dividing the headwaters of Ennerdale and Wasdale. The main fells in this section are Kirk Fell, Pillar, Scoat Fell, Haycock and Caw Fell. The surrounding valleys gradually diverge until at Caw Fell they are 6 miles apart and other rivers spring up to drain the intervening country. The Bleng rises to the south of Caw Fell, while Worm Gill drains the western slopes. The fell is therefore the end of the westerly run of the ridge, and the watershed curves north around the head of Worm Gill, crossing the subsidiary top of Iron Crag on the transit to Crag Fell and Lank Rigg.
The unnamed col connecting Caw Fell to Haycock is flat topped and carries the Ennerdale Fence, in this section a substantial dry stone wall. Tongue Gill, the principal headwater of the Bleng, flows from the southern side of the saddle while on the opposite side is the steep headwall of Silver Cove, a deeply enclosed side-valley running into Ennerdale. The heathery spur of Tongue End runs parallel to the east.
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