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Name:Stonesty Pike
Hill number:3729
Height:765m / 2510ft
Parent (Ma):2359  Scafell Pike
RHB Section:34B: Lake District - Central & Western Fells
Nuttall/Wainwright area:Lake District - Southern Fells
County/UA:Cumberland
Catchment:Duddon, Catchment Boundaries, Esk (Ravenglass)
Watershed:Morecambe Bay
Class:Birkett
(B)
Grid ref:NY 24942 04123
Summit feature:cairn
Drop:2m
Col:763m  NY249041  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 89 90
(1:25k) OL6N
Observations:Birkett's cairn; cairn marking true summit is 200m ESE at NY 25119 04047
Survey:Abney level
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Mountain Leader Summer Award Assessment Day 4/5. Mountain day, leadership, nav, emergency and other general skills. From Cold Pike camp traversed Crinkle crags and descended The Band. With forecast 50mph winds, descended to the valley to camp at the National Trust Campsite. Cloudy, daylight 10mph N'ly, visibility good, high ground water.higlett21/11/2023
From New Dungeon Ghyll. 17.5 km, 1000 m asc. By Oxendale and Hell Gill to Three Tarns. Up and over Shelter Crags and the five Crinkles. S to Stonesty Pike and Little Stand, E to Cold Pike and N to Great Knott. Down by the Red Tarn path, Brown Howe and Oxendale. Warm, dry.SalmonJoe30/08/2023
Cockley Beck -> Little Stand -> Stonesty Pike -> First Crinkle -> Crinke Crags -> Third Crinkle -> Fourth Crinkle -> Fifth Crinkle -> Shelter Crags -> Rest Gill -> Hard Knott -> Hard Knott Pass road -> Cockley Beckbriandiggle04/11/2022
Starting at ODG, up The Band then a traverse of Crinkle Crags followed by a scooping up of these loose hills: Stonesty Pike, Little Stand, Great Knott, Cold Pike Far West Top, Cold Pike West Top and Brown How. Returned to ODG via Oxendale.BobHancock19/06/2022
From Old Dungeon Ghyll: Pike of Blisco, Cold Pike (all 3 tops) Little Stand, Stonesty Pike, Crinkle Crags, Bow Fell. Rain and fog at the start of the day, but a lovely late afternoon. Hard walk with hiking Manchester.Lazylizzie21/05/2022
Fun 25km slog across the Langdale Skyline, got pretty wet towards the end.atreides788711/11/2021
Parked at 3 Shires Stone. Circular across Crinkle Crags to Bow Fell and return. Sunny day with some cloud. Great visibility. Hard going but straightforward (even over the Bad Step)Argentum6612/09/2021
On the way to Little Stand watching Sue in the Duddon Fell race.Geoff Briggs05/06/2021
Scafell, Upper Eskdale. Not in JWS List. Climbed incidentally at some unrecorded date later than the first ascent of Esk and / or Scafell PikesPeterdunscar17/05/2021
10.7 miles 3869ft walk. Start at Great Langdale NT campsite to Pike of Blisco, Great Knott, Cold Pike, Little Stand Crinkle Crags and Shelter Crags, return down Earing Crag to Great Langdale.stephenbuda17/05/2021
Down from Pike O'Blisco, upto the start of the Crinkles and across, visiting both tops as well as other possible lumps. Onto Little Stand.Andrew Pearson09/04/2021
With Chris in superb weather. First time back in the Lakes after lockdown relaxation. The classic Crinkle Crags and Bowfell ridge walk, visiting a total of 21 summits from Dungeon Ghyll. Visited: Brown Howe, Great Knott, Cold Pike, Cold Pike West Top, Cold Pike Far West Top, Little Stand, Stonesty Pike, Crinkle Crags South Top, Crinkle Crags - Long Top, Crinkle Crags – 3rd Crinkle, Crinkle Crags – 4th Crinkle, Crinkle Crags – Gunson Knott, Shelter Crags, Crinkle Crags North Top, Bowfell, Bowfell North Top, Esk Pike, Tongue Head, Rossett Pike, Buck Pike, Black Crags. 27.7km with 1630m ascent in 11h30m.silveracorn_alan03/04/2021
Another one of Birketts pointless summits when there is as a higher summit to the south eastconanharrod19/11/2020
Crinkle Crags Round from Sticklebarn CPscreeleep10/10/2020
Birkett 3 Revisit with Pete via South East TopDave Geere19/01/2020
Visited Birkett cairn first then wandered over to the smaller, supposedly higher, cairn to the WNW. With Alfie. I'm surprised this hill isn't a Synge.Dangerous Dave01/12/2019
Walked on a round with my wife as we started and finished at the ODG. We diverted especially for this hill.morgs4mountains23/09/2019
From 3 Shires,Cold Pike,Great Knott,only managed first and second crinkle had to call it a day due to wind and clag.Returned low level to pick up Stoesty Pike and Little Stand.A bit confusing in the clag.jocks129/08/2019
DAY 2 OF BIRKETT BAGGING BONANZA. FROM LANGDALE CAMPSITE UP TO RED TARN AND OUT TO STONESTY PIKE BEFORE ADDING THIRD, FOURTH AND FIFTH CRINKLES TO THE LIST. REPEATED FIRST AND SECOND CRINKLES AND SHELTER CRAGS FOR GOOD MEASURE AND DID WHITE STONES ON WAY DOWN THE BAND. A FINE, CLEAR DAY.BURGESS08/07/2019
With Ian. Visited actual and subjective tops.PeteF03/07/2019
Circuit from Langdale to pick off hills previously missed: White Stones -> Shelter Crags N Top -> Crinkle Crag 4 & 3 -> Stonesty Pike -> Great Knott -> Brown Howe. Started raining as we left the car park, didn't stop until returning to the car park - a dreich day. With nephy Andrew P.jonglew26/04/2019
With Lindsay Shaw and the CHAOS club.knarf04/11/2018
Also visted true summit NY25119 04047peterh15/10/2018
This seemed a remarkably small top. after the Crinkles. But a fantastic site for Alpine club mosses.Karmakarl24/06/2018
ODG > Side Pike > Lingmoor Fell > Blake Rigg > Long Crag > Pike o'Blisco > Cold Pike > Cold Pike West Top > Cold Pike Far West Top > Little Stand > Stonesty Pike > Great Knott > ODG. Fine day with breaks of sunshine, nice breeze, just me and H.johnkaysleftleg23/06/2018
Both tops bagged then onto the Crinkles for a re-visit.Alan Caine12/05/2018
Wrynose Pass - Red Tarn - STONESTY PIKE - Little Stand - return. I doubt Birkett intended this to be the designated top. Another example of someone getting the wrong grid reference like Great Whinscale!citygent30/04/2018
From Oxendale via Brown Howe over snow and through the mist but then just emerged into the sun. Both Birkett's and the true summit. On to Cold Pike far West Top.Eddie20/01/2018
KeithByTheC25/11/2017
CHAOS Club, Brian and Tony, clag down day.Lou06/11/2017
A misty traverse of Crinkle Crags and Shelter Crags. Thank goodness for a good compass and a GPS.clivevilla21/09/2017
Burkett and highest point. Tricky to work out which one I had arrived at first in mist.Nick Caunt15/08/2017
From Shelter Crags North Top. On to Little Stand.Wycombe Wanderer17/07/2017
Lingmoor Fell, Pike of Blisco, Cold Pike, Stonesty Pike, Little Standkeithouk02/04/2017
ODG - Oxendale - Brown Howe - Great Knott - Cold Pike (x3) - Little Stand - Stonesty Pike - Crinkle Crags (x5) - Shelter Crags (x2) - The Band - ODGmilimana14/10/2016
With Jill and Gary. Old Dungeon Gill Inn, Brown Howell, Greater Knottingley, Stonesby Pike, Crinkle Crags, Shelter Crags, White Stones.ijpowell18/08/2016
brown howe, cold pike, cold pike west top, cold pike far west top, great knott, little stand, stonesty pike, first crinkle,second crinkle, third crinkle, fourth crinkle, fifth crinkle,shelter crags, shelter crags north top, bowfell, bowfell north top, esk pike, tongue head, rossett pike, buck pike, black crags,C/W from wall end.robertphillips22/04/2016
cj bw lishachrisj196528/03/2016
CBH & SabsLittledave12/02/2016
Summited after Cold Pike tops and on way to Little Stand, all from Wrynose Pass.stevem7620/09/2015
from the crinkles then on to little stand, back down to cockley beck bridgebardolph18/09/2015
From Sticklebarn. Shelter Crag north top, Shelter Crag, Crinkle Crags, Stonesty Pike, Little Stand, Great Knott, Cold Pike far west top, Cold Pike west top, Cold Pike. Decent weather but a bit windy!!AlunRees3111/09/2015
From Sticklebarn. Shelter Crag north top, Shelter Crag, Crinkle Crags, Stonesty Pike, Little Stand, Great Knott, Cold Pike far west top, Cold Pike west top, Cold Pike. Decent weather but a bit windy!!Alunrees3311/09/2015
Part of mine and Ian's penultimate Wainwright walk.simocity05/07/2015
Pike of Blisco, Cold Pike, Crinkle Crags. Plus a bit of Nuttall bagging in between.Flipperfeet05/07/2015
Pike of Blisco, Cold Pike, Crinkle Crags. Plus a bit of Nuttall bagging in between.jim_aramis05/07/2015
With Sue on a backpack from High House Tarn to ODG on a cold, breezy, but rain free day (11)Phreerunner19/04/2015
Cold Pike, Cold Pike West Top, Cold Pike Far West Top, Stonesy Pike, Cringle Crags South Top, Cringle Crags Long Top, Cringle Crags Third Crinkle, Cringle Crags Fourth Crinkle, Cringle Crags Fifth Crinkle, Shelter Crags, Shelter Crags North Top, Bowfell, Bowfell North Top. Phew!simon and co30/09/2014
C.L.F. BOW 4.Walked with Mary Paul and Nicola. Fantastic views clouds coming and going all day. Mary Paul and Nicola headed back after Bow Fell. Very steep descent off Little Stand.rwinrow28/07/2014
Climbed from great langdale out and back visit before crossing crinkle cragsrobert22/07/2014