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| Name: | High Crag (Buttermere) |
| Hill number: | 2401 |
| Height: | 744.8m / 2444ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 2381 High Stile [Grey Crag - High Stile] |
| RHB Section: | 34B: Lake District - Central & Western Fells |
| Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Lake District - Western Fells |
| County/UA: | Cumberland |
| Catchment: | Derwent (Workington), Catchment Boundaries, Calder & Ehen |
| Watershed: | St Bees Head to Ravenscar |
| Class: | Simm, Hewitt, Nuttall, Wainwright, Birkett, Synge, Fellranger, Buxton & Lewis, Bridge (Tu,Sim,Hew,N,W,B,Sy,Fel,BL,Bg) |
| Grid ref: | NY 18049 13996 |
| Summit feature: | southerly of two cairns |
| Drop: | 34.8m |
| Col: | 710m NY 1734 1429  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 89 90 (1:25k) OL4S |
| Observations: | cairn to N is lower |
| Survey: | Abney level |
| Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 1562 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| Markbrim | 18/02/2024 | |
| ketzster | 16/02/2024 | |
| Low cloud descended for Jonny,Connie and I. Which became the theme for the day | Alphaville199 | 11/02/2024 |
| hlpahamp | 26/10/2023 | |
| jtsnr | 12/10/2023 | |
| 160 | windybilly | 12/10/2023 |
| Rob Jackson | 25/09/2023 | |
| Gatesgarth CP -> Sheepbone Rake -> High Crag -> High Stile -> Greg Crag [High Stile] -> High Stile -> Red Pike -> Dodd -> Buttermere south shore -> Gatesgarth CP | briandiggle | 09/09/2023 |
| Revisit. On route between Green Crag and Dodd (Buttermere). | PGCE | 03/09/2023 |
| jjjbeckwith | 03/09/2023 | |
| Bob & Duke Wednesday 30th/8/2023 Z 1706 hrs. | DukeNukem | 30/08/2023 |
| hroper | 24/08/2023 | |
| The High Stile Ridge, east to west from Buttermere. Visited Haystacks, Seat, High Crag, High Stile, Red Pike (Buttermere), Little Dodd, Starling Dodd, Great Borne, and back by Scale Force. A windy day on the tops, but after initial rain, it brightened up to sunny intervals. The Buttermere valley looked wonderful in the afternoon sun. 25km with1700m ascent taking 9 hours. | silverwolf_alan | 20/08/2023 |
| From Buttermere Village Car Park NY 1728 1693. Via Dodd, Red Pike & High Stile. Returned via Buttermere Lake side to start point. | Westdenewalker | 16/08/2023 |
| Started from Buttermere Village to Dodd > Red Pike > High Stile > High Crag and returned to starting point via Buttermere lakeside. Accompanied by Westdenewalker. | Kwalkway | 16/08/2023 |
| marksonthetrail | 07/08/2023 | |
| PhilD96 | 06/08/2023 | |
| duddingl | 13/07/2023 | |
| with Ben, Ollie and Lexi. A rapid afternoon 14 miler and swim! | Dave Sargent | 29/06/2023 |
| R K | Richard Tait | 24/06/2023 |
| HillBaggerIan | 21/06/2023 | |
| TheWanderer27 | 21/06/2023 | |
| From Gatesgarth. 12.5 km, 900 m asc. Along the Buttermere W shore path and up by Old Burtness and Bleaberry Tarn to Dodd and the scree to Red Pike. https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720308685446 SW along the ridge to High Stile and Grey Crag, High Crag and Seat. Back by Scarth Gap. Dry, sunny. | SalmonJoe | 29/05/2023 |
| Andrews | 27/05/2023 | |
| milopodesta | 23/05/2023 | |
| lancedavis | 22/05/2023 | |
| 16 miles 4180ft walk. start at Bowness Knott carpark to Great Borne, Red Pike, Starling Dodd, Dodd, Herdus, Gale Fell, Little Dodd, High Stile and Seat return by Ennerdale valley. | stephenbuda | 19/05/2023 |
| https://strava.app.link/h5Q1Y10KLzb | livvips | 12/05/2023 |
| Hootsjimmie | 15/04/2023 | |
| Company: SC | iandesbottes | 09/04/2023 |
| Wainwright Walk 57: Spider (High Stile, Red Pike, High Crag, Fleetwith Pike, Starling Dodd, Great Borne & Hay Stacks) | DavidHiner | 03/04/2023 |
| From Gatesgarth and Scarth Gap pass | Danmawr | 25/02/2023 |
| Jane Tinning | 06/02/2023 | |
| Machyde | 05/02/2023 | |
| rhys.hexter | 04/02/2023 | |
| RRDPTH Excellent | Richard Tait | 25/10/2022 |
| High Stile range circuit with Lindsey, Viv and Tony on my second round of Wainwrights. Parked at Buttermere village. Steeply up to Red Pike then ridge to High Stile. Then High Crag, Seat, Scarth Gap and descend to lakeside. | Skip | 13/10/2022 |
| High Crag as part of my second round of Wainwrights. Buttermere circuit with Lindsey, Viv and Tony. Steeply up via Bleaberry Tarn to Red Pike. Followed the undulating ridge past High Stile, High Crag and Seat. Descended via Scarth Gap to the Buttermere shore path. Total distance was 7.6 miles and total ascent 2,875 feet. | Skip2 | 13/10/2022 |
| nigelcmason2 | 03/10/2022 | |
| callumgallop1 | 02/10/2022 | |
| With: hb sb; Buttermere up through woods to Blaeberry Tarn. Then Red Pike and along the ridge to High Stile and High Crag. Down over Seat to Scarth Gap then descended to Gatesgarth Farm for ice creams. Returned along north shore of Buttermere. | Ian Baines | 17/09/2022 |
| 18k from Gatesgarth, grey crag, high stile, high crag, seat, haystacks, green crag, warnscale bothy, dubs hut, honister crag, fleetwith pike. | AvidSockWearer | 11/09/2022 |
| DWC | MandyBaldam | 03/09/2022 |
| jenmackie | 28/08/2022 | |
| High Stile ridge circular from Buttermere, anticlockwise, up via Steel Brow then down at Scarth Gap | Barns150 | 27/08/2022 |
| Lavfluris | 27/08/2022 | |
| NickDelaney | 21/08/2022 | |
| Brianh909 | 11/08/2022 | |
| PilkoPlod | 18/07/2022 | |
| Parked at Gatesgarth Farm. Up towards Scarth Gap, then by the wall to the coll between Seat and High Crag. SIMMS along the ridge: High Crag -> High Stile -> Red Pike -> Starling Dodd -> Great Borne. Back via Scale Beck and Scale Force and lakeside paths along Crummock Water and Buttermere. | Peter_W_Mitchell | 14/07/2022 |