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Codale Head

High Raise
High Raise from Thunacar Knott.jpg
The unspectacular top of High Raise from
the cairn on Thunacar Knott
Highest point
Elevation 762 m (2,500 ft)
Prominence c. 283 m (928 ft)
Parent peak Scafell Pike
Listing Marilyn, Hewitt, Wainwright, Nuttall
Coordinates 54°28′34″N 3°06′47″W / 54.476°N 3.113°W / 54.476; -3.113Coordinates: 54°28′34″N 3°06′47″W / 54.476°N 3.113°W / 54.476; -3.113
Geography
High Raise is located in Lake District
High Raise
High Raise
Location in Lake District, UK
Location Cumbria, England
Parent range Lake District, Central Fells
OS grid NY280095
Topo map OS Explorer OL6
Listed summits of High Raise (Langdale)
Name Grid ref Height Status
Codale Head NY288090 730 m Nuttall

High Raise is a fell in the Central Fells of the English Lake District, not to be confused with another High Raise situated in the Far Eastern Fells. High Raise is not one of the most spectacular mountains in the district; however, with a height of 762 metres (2,500 ft) it is the highest point in the central fells of Lakeland.

High Raise is in fact commonly regarded as the most central mountain in the district and this position gives a fine viewpoint to admire the surrounding mountains and beyond. All of England's 3,000-foot (914 m) mountains (Skiddaw, Helvellyn and the Scafells) can be well seen from the summit while the more distant views include the Three Peaks in the Yorkshire Dales (37 miles / 60 km) and Morecambe Bay (25 miles / 40 km).

The summit itself, which is also known as High White Stones due to a smattering of grey boulders in the vicinity of the highest point, has an Ordnance Survey column and a large cairn which also doubles as a wind shelter; a ruined fence also crosses the summit plateau.

The view is extensive as befits the central location with all major fell groups visible. The only disappointment is the Langdale Pikes, which seen from behind lack most of their distinctiveness. No lakes are seen other than short sections of Bassenthwaite Lake and Derwentwater.

Ascents of High Raise are usually done from Stonethwaite in Borrowdale or the New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel in Great Langdale, although routes are also viable from Grasmere and Thirlmere. The Stonethwaite approach gives the walker a chance to climb the neighbouring fell of Ullscarf, while the route from Great Langdale allows visits to the splendid Langdale Pikes either before or after climbing High Raise.


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