Haycock (Lake District)
| Haycock | |
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Scoat Fell and Steeple in the distance |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 797 m (2,615 ft) |
| Prominence | c.94 m (308 ft) |
| Parent peak | Pillar |
| Listing | Hewitt, Nuttall, Wainwright |
| Coordinates | 54°29′04″N 3°19′22″W / 54.4844°N 3.32278°WCoordinates: 54°29′04″N 3°19′22″W / 54.4844°N 3.32278°W |
| Geography | |
 Haycock
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| Location | Cumbria, England |
| Parent range | Lake District, Western Fells |
| OS grid | NY144107 |
| Topo map | OS Landranger 89, Explorer OL4 |
| Listed summits of Haycock (Lake District) | ||||
| Name | Grid ref | Height | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Gowder Crag | NY140109 | 733 m (2,404 ft) | Nuttall | |
Haycock is a mountain in the western part of the English Lake District. It rises between Scoat Fell and Caw Fell to the south of Ennerdale and the north of Wasdale. Haycock is an imposing dome-shaped fell, its popularity with walkers diminished somewhat by its remoteness. It can be climbed from either valley and offers fine mountain views.
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. Haycock stands on the southern arm.
The main watershed runs broadly westwards from Great Gable, dividing the headwaters of Ennerdale and Wasdale. Travelling in this direction the major hills are Kirk Fell, Pillar, Scoat Fell, Haycock and Caw Fell. Haycock sends out a southern ridge to the neighbouring Seatallan.
The northern slopes of Haycock fall over crags into Great Cove, the birthplace of Deep Gill. This flows down through a belt of forestry into Ennerdale, just above the head of the lake. Great Cove is enclosed in the east by Tewit How, a rocky spur of neighbouring Scoat Fell. A similar spur closes in the other side, descending unnamed from Haycock. North-west of the summit, on the ridge continuing to Caw Fell, is Little Gowder Crag. This subsidiary top, listed as a Nuttall, has its rock face to the north of the ridge, appearing as a prominent knuckle in views from that side.
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