Angle Tarn (Langstrath)

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Angle Tarn
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facing SE, towards the top of Rossett Gill and Langdale
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Angle Tarn
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Angle Tarn
Location in Allerdale, Cumbria
Location Lake District
Coordinates 54°27′30″N3°10′00″W / 54.45833°N 3.16667°W / 54.45833; -3.16667
Type Tarn
Basin  countriesUnited Kingdom
Surface elevation~560 m (1,840 ft)

Angle Tarn is a tarn to the north of Bowfell in the English Lake District. It drains into Langstrath Beck. [1]

This should not be confused with Angle Tarn (Patterdale), a larger lake with the same name about 11.5 miles (18.5 km) to the south-west, also within the Lake District National Park.

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References

  1. Baddeley, Mountford John Byrde (1880). The Thorough Guide to the English Lake District. Dulau & Company. p. 50. Retrieved 29 February 2024.