High Raise (Langdale)
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High Raise is a fell in the English Lake District not to be confused with another High Raise situated in the Far Eastern part of the Lake District. High Raise is not one of the most spectacular mountains in the district; however, with a height of 762 metres (2,500 ft) it is the highest point in the central fells of Lakeland.
High Raise is in fact commonly regarded as the most central mountain in the district and this position gives a fine viewpoint to admire the surrounding mountains and beyond. All of England's 3,000 foot (914 m) mountains (Skiddaw, Helvellyn and the Scafells) can be well seen from the summit while the more distant views include the Three Peaks in the Yorkshire Dales (60 km) and Morecambe Bay (40 km).
The summit itself, which is also known as High White Stones due to a smattering of grey boulders in the vicinity of the highest point, has an Ordnance Survey column and a large cairn which also doubles as a wind shelter; a ruined fence also crosses the summit plateau.
Ascents of High Raise are usually done from Stonethwaite in Borrowdale or the New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel in Great Langdale, although routes are also viable from Grasmere and Thirlmere. The Stonethwaite approach gives the walker a chance to climb the neighbouring fell of Ullscarf, while the route from Great Langdale allows visits to the splendid Langdale Pikes either before or after climbing High Raise.
The fell is the meeting point of many ridges. The northern ridge continues over Ullscarf and High Seat towards the low heights above Keswick, and many east ridges descend towards Dunmail Raise. A south-east ridge continues over the famous heights of the Langdale Pikes over Silver How ending in Loughrigg Fell above Grasmere.
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