Wandope
| Wandope | |
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Whiteless Edge & Wandope from Whiteless Pike
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 772 m (2,533 ft) |
| Prominence | c. 30 m |
| Parent peak | Crag Hill |
| Listing | Wainwright, Hewitt, Nuttall |
| Coordinates | 54°33′58″N 3°15′26″W / 54.56598°N 3.25736°WCoordinates: 54°33′58″N 3°15′26″W / 54.56598°N 3.25736°W |
| Geography | |
 Wandope
Location in Lake District, UK
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| Location | Cumbria, England |
| Parent range | Lake District, North Western Fells |
| OS grid | NY188197 |
| Topo map | OS Landranger 89, Explorer OL4 |
Wandope (also known as Wanlope or Wandhope) is a fell in the north-western area of the English Lake District. It lies to the east of Crummock Water and south of Crag Hill. From the summit there are excellent panoramas of the Sca Fell and High Stile ranges.
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. The central sector, rising between Whinlatter Pass and Newlands Pass, includes Wandope.
The highest ground in the North Western Fells is an east-west ridge in this central sector, beginning with Grasmoor above Crummock Water and then gradually descending eastwards over Crag Hill, Sail, Scar Crags and Causey Pike. Grasmoor has the greatest elevation, but Crag Hill stands at the hub of the range. It sends out a subsidiary ridge to the south west, stepping down over Wandope and Whiteless Pike toward Buttermere village.
Wandope is not prominent in views from below and from most directions appears subservient to its higher neighbours. The connection to Crag Hill is the broad plateau of Wandope Moss, sloping down easily to the west. On the opposite side is the striking feature of Addacomb Hole. This symmetrical hanging valley resembles a half crater, its headwall being 700 ft high.
The ridge south westward from Wandope is divided into two by Third Gill. The eastern branch is a short blunt ended spur, but the western arm narrows to the fine airy ridge of Whiteless Edge. This makes straight for the summit of Whiteless Pike across the col of Saddle Gate (2,065 ft). The flanks of the ridge are steep and rough throughout, but with more exposed rock to the east.
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