Broad Crag

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Broad Crag
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Broad Crag
Highest point
Elevation 934 m (3,064 ft) [1]
Prominence 58 m (190 ft) [2]
Parent peak Ill Crag
Listing Hewitt, Nuttall
Coordinates 54°27′25″N3°12′28″W / 54.45684°N 3.20774°W / 54.45684; -3.20774
Geography
Location Lake District, England
OS grid NY218075
Topo map OS Landrangers 89, 90

Broad Crag is a fell in the English Lake District. It is the fifth-highest [3] peak in England at a height of 3,064 feet (934 metres). The mountain was gifted to the National Trust in 1923 by the Fell and Rock Climbing Club. [4]

The peak forms part of the Scafell chain, and lies about 440 yards (400 metres) northeast of Scafell Pike. Ill Crag lies south-east, with Great End at the end of the chain about 1 mile (1.5 kilometres) to the north.

Broad Crag may be climbed en route to Scafell Pike, via a path from Esk Hause or from the route from Crinkle Crags and Bowfell.

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References

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