Grisedale Pike
| Grisedale Pike | |
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of Barrow, 3 km to the east |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 791 m (2,595 ft) |
| Prominence | c. 189 m |
| Parent peak | Grasmoor |
| Listing | Marilyn, Hewitt, Wainwright, Nuttall |
| Coordinates | 54°35′31″N 3°14′28″W / 54.592°N 3.241°WCoordinates: 54°35′31″N 3°14′28″W / 54.592°N 3.241°W |
| Geography | |
 Grisedale Pike
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| Location | Cumbria, England |
| Parent range | Lake District, North Western Fells |
| OS grid | NY198225 |
| Listed summits of Grisedale Pike | ||||
| Name | Grid ref | Height | Status | |
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| Hobcarton Crag | NY193220 | 739 m (2425 ft) | Hewitt, Nuttall | |
| Hobcarton End | NY194235 | 634 m (2080 ft) | Nuttall | |
Grisedale Pike is a fell in the Lake District, Cumbria, England situated 4.5 miles (7.2 km) west of the town of Keswick in the north-western sector of the national park. At a height of 791 m (2593 feet) it is the 40th-highest Wainwright in the Lake District; it also qualifies as a Hewitt, Marilyn and Nuttall. Grisedale Pike presents a striking appearance when viewed from the east, particularly from the vicinity of Keswick. It possesses two subsidiary summits: one unnamed (usually referred to as 'subsidiary summit', situated above Hobcarton Crag); the other Hobcarton End.
Grisedale Pike is a large fell throwing down three long ridges to the valley floors and two shorter ones that link to the adjoining fell of Hopegill Head and the strategically important Coledale Hause which links the fell to the rest of the Coledale Fells. It is bounded to the south by the 2½-mile (4-kilometre) valley of Coledale and to the north by the Whinlatter Pass which carries the B5292 motor road. The village of Braithwaite sits at the foot of the long eastern ridge, and some of the northern slopes have been planted by the Forestry Commission, with the Hospital Plantation occupying much of the valley of Grisedale.
The ridge is composed of the laminated mudstone and siltstone of the Kirkstile Formation, typical of the Skiddaw group.
The Coledale side of the fell has been extensively mined, with the Force Crag mine being the last working lead mine in the Lake District before closing in 1990; it also produced zinc and barite. The mine has had many owners and been closed and reopened regularly since the early nineteenth century. The mine suffered a major collapse in 1990 which led to the owners, the New Coledale Mining Company, deciding to close it.
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