Kirk Fell
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| Kirk Fell | ||
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 Kirk Fell from Moses' Trod. By [Ann Bowker]. | ||
| Location: | Lake District, England | |
| Summits: | ||
| Elevation: | 802 m (2631 ft) | 787 m (2582 ft) |
| Prominence: | 181 m | c. 34 m |
| Topo map: | OS Landranger 89, 90 | OS Landranger 89, 90 |
| OS grid reference: | ||
| Listing: | Marilyn, Wainwright, Hewitt, Nuttall | Hewitt, Nuttall |
| Translation of name: | Hill above the church (Old English) | East top of hill above the church (English and Old English) |
| Pronunciation: | n/a | n/a
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Kirk Fell is a fell in the Western part of the English Lake District. It is situated between Great Gable and Pillar on the long ring of fells surrounding the valley of Ennerdale, and also stands over Wasdale to the south. However, it is separated from its two higher neighbours by the low passes of Black Sail and Beck Head, giving it a high relative height and making it a Marilyn, the thirteenth highest in the Lake District.
The direct ascent up the south western slope from Wasdale Head is backbreakingly steep and the subject of an amusing drawing by Wainwright. Usual ascents are by one of the aforementioned passes; alternatively one may climb Kirk Fell as part of the Mosedale Horseshoe, a walk on the fells surrounding Mosedale, a side-valley of Wasdale. The fell has two tops, both of which are Hewitts; the west is higher.
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