Robinson (Lake District)
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Robinson seen across Buttermere with High Snockrigg in front to the left
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 737 m (2,418 ft) |
| Prominence | 161 m (528 ft) |
| Parent peak | Dale Head |
| Listing | Marilyn, Hewitt, Wainwright, Nuttall |
| Coordinates | 54°32′24″N 3°14′10″W / 54.54°N 3.236°WCoordinates: 54°32′24″N 3°14′10″W / 54.54°N 3.236°W |
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 Robinson
Location in Lake District, UK
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| Location | Cumbria, England |
| Parent range | Lake District, North Western Fells |
| OS grid | NY201168 |
| Topo map | OS Landrangers 89, 90, Explorer, OL4 |
Robinson is a fell in the English Lake District, its southern slopes descending to Buttermere, while its northern side is set in the Newlands Valley. Paths lead to the summit from the village of Buttermere, from the nearby summit Dale Head and from various locations in the valleys to the north.
According to influential guidebook author Alfred Wainwright, the name Robinson comes from a Richard Robinson who purchased estates in the Buttermere area many centuries ago. These included this unnamed hill which was then called "Robinson's Fell", later shortened to Robinson.
The North Western Fells occupy the area between the rivers Derwent and Cocker, a broadly oval swathe of hilly country, elongated on a north-south axis. Two roads cross from east to west, dividing the fells into three convenient groups. Robinson stands in the southern sector. The principal ridge in this group of fells runs east from Buttermere, climbing over Robinson, Hindscarth and Dale Head. It then turns north, descending gradually toward Derwentwater, the main tops being High Spy, Maiden Moor and Catbells.
Robinson appears bland from Buttermere, smooth rounded slopes curving up from the valley floor. Viewed from Keswick or Newlands to the north, its character is altogether different. From here the wall of Robinson Crags drops from the summit of the fell, a great chunk of the hillside seemingly missing.
The western flanks of the fell fall to Buttermere, the village itself standing on Robinson’s territory. The top and bottom sections are quite steep but the slope levels out at 1,500 ft to accommodate Buttermere Moss, in Wainwright’s words “ a wide marshy depression from which water cannot escape except by being carried away in the boots of pedestrians.” At the head of the lower slope is the subsidiary top of High Snockrigg (1,725 ft), a fine viewpoint for the Buttermere valley. On the south western rim of the Moss is Goat Crag, overlooking Buttermere lake.
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