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Grisedale Pike is a fell in the Lake District, Cumbria, England, situated 4+1⁄2 miles (7 kilometres) west of the town of Keswick in the north-western sector of the national park. At a height of 791 metres (2,595 feet) it is the 40th-highest Wainwright in the Lake District; it also qualifies as a Hewitt, Marilyn and Nuttall. Grisedale Pike presents a striking appearance when viewed from the east, particularly from the vicinity of Keswick. It possesses two subsidiary summits: one unnamed (usually referred to as 'subsidiary summit', situated above Hobcarton Crag); the other Hobcarton End.
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Hopegill Head
Hopegill Head is a fell in the English Lake District in Cumbria. It is located nine kilometres (5+1⁄2 miles) west of the town of Keswick and is well seen from the B5292 road which crosses the Whinlatter Pass.
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Outerside
Outerside is a fell in the Lake District in Cumbria, England. It is located 6 kilometres (4 miles) west of Keswick in the north western part of the national park and is a smaller member of the Coledale group of fells with a height of 568 metres (1,864 feet). The fell is part of a ridge on the southern side of Coledale which descends from the higher fell of Scar Crags and continues over the neighbouring smaller fell of Barrow before reaching the valley at the village of Braithwaite.
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Whinlatter Pass
The Whinlatter Pass is a mountain pass in the Lake District in Cumbria, England. It is located on the B5292 road linking Braithwaite, to the west of Keswick, with High Lorton to the south of Cockermouth.
To the north the pass is flanked by Whinlatter fell, while to the south the Whiteside, Hopegill Head and Grisedale Pike fells borders the pass. From the top of the pass, paths climb Whinlatter and Grisedale Pike. There is also a Forestry Commission tourist centre there.
The Whinlatter Pass is one of three passes that link the tourist area around Keswick, including Derwent Water and Borrowdale, with the valley of the River Cocker, including the lakes of Buttermere, Crummock Water and Loweswater. From north to south these passes are the Whinlatter Pass, the Newlands Pass, and the Honister Pass. The Whinlatter Pass can be icy in winter, but it is a less severe route than the other two passes.
The Pass was used for the first King of the Mountains climb on the second stage of the 2016 Tour of Britain cycle race.
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Scar Crags
Scar Crags is a fell in the north western part of the English Lake District in the county of Cumbria. It is one of the Coledale group of fells situated seven kilometres (4+1⁄4 miles) south west of Keswick and reaches a height of 672 metres (2,205 ft).