Red Pike (Buttermere)
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 755 m (2,477 ft) |
| Prominence | c. 40 m |
| Listing | Wainwright, Nuttall, Hewitt |
| Coordinates | 54°31′34″N 3°18′00″W / 54.526°N 3.3°WCoordinates: 54°31′34″N 3°18′00″W / 54.526°N 3.3°W |
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 Red Pike
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| Location | Cumbria, England |
| Parent range | Lake District, Western Fells |
| OS grid | NY160154 |
| Topo map | OS Landranger 89, Explorer OL4 |
| Listed summits of Red Pike (Buttermere) | ||||
| Name | Grid ref | Height | Status | |
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| Dodd | NY163157 | 641 m (2,102 ft) | Nuttall | |
Red Pike is a fell in the High Stile range in the western English Lake District, which separates Ennerdale from the valley of Buttermere and Crummock Water. It is 2,476 ft (755 m) high. The direct ascent of Red Pike from Buttermere is very popular and the ridge walk from Red Pike to Haystacks is regarded as one of the finest in the area, with excellent views of the Scafells, Great Gable and Pillar.
The fell can be confused with Red Pike (Wasdale), which is only three miles away but cannot be seen from the summit. Alfred Wainwright in his guidebook The Western Fells comments that the Wasdale Red Pike might be higher but is less suited to the name. Red Pike in Buttermere is given its rich red colouring by the presence of syenite in the rock and subsoil of the fell. This is particularly marked in places where surface erosion has occurred (notably the stony track by the side of Scale Force and the path from Bleaberry Tarn to the summit) and the red colouring of the paths can be seen from some distance.
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. The highest section of the northern branch is formed by the trio of Buttermere fells, High Crag, High Stile and Red Pike.
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