# Bleaberry Fell

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Bleaberry Fell Bleaberry Fell seen from Hause Gate on the opposite side of Derwent Water Highest point Elevation 590 m (1,936 ft) Prominence 40 m (131 ft) Parent peak High Seat Listing Wainwright Coordinates 54°33′56″N 3°06′26″W / 54.56565°N 3.10733°W / 54.56565; -3.10733 Geography Bleaberry Fell Location in Lake District, UK Location Cumbria, England Parent range Lake District, Central Fells OS grid NY285195 Topo map OS Explorer OL4

**Bleaberry Fell** is a [fell](/source/Fell) in the [Lake District](/source/Lake_District) in [Cumbria](/source/Cumbria), [England](/source/England), with a height of 590 metres (1,936 ft). It stands on the main watershed between [Borrowdale](/source/Borrowdale) and [Thirlmere](/source/Thirlmere) and can be climbed from either flank. [Walla Crag](/source/Walla_Crag) is a subsidiary top of Bleaberry Fell.

## Topography

Situated in the [central area](/source/Central_Fells) of the national park, four kilometres (2+1⁄2 miles) south of [Keswick](/source/Keswick%2C_Cumbria), Bleaberry Fell is the northernmost top on the ridge that separates the valleys containing the lakes of [Derwent Water](/source/Derwent_Water) ([Borrowdale](/source/Borrowdale)) and [Thirlmere](/source/Thirlmere). This ridge, which also contains the fells of [High Seat](/source/High_Seat_(Lake_District)) and [High Tove](/source/High_Tove), is notoriously boggy underfoot, but Bleaberry Fell is mostly dry and the heather-covered summit gives an excellent all-round vista. To the east the fell has the rock faces of Iron Crag and Goat Crags as it falls away towards the Thirlmere valley.

## Ascents

The fell is usually climbed from the car park in Great Wood in [Borrowdale](/source/Borrowdale), firstly ascending [Walla Crag](/source/Walla_Crag) via Cat Gill and then continuing south-easterly for two kilometres (1+1⁄4 miles) to Bleaberry Fell which is clearly in view. The fell can also be climbed from Keswick, an 11-kilometre (7-mile) round trip, again going by Walla Crag. Walla Crag is in fact part of Bleaberry Fell, being the outlying north western crags, but is given the status of a separate fell by Lake District writers due to its excellent views and popularity.

Another possible starting point is the hamlet of Dale Bottom on the main Keswick to Ambleside road. It is possible to continue from Bleaberry Fell southerly along the ridge to take in the other Wainwright fells of High Seat and High Tove following a line of old fenceposts. This ridge is very boggy.[1][2]

## Geology

The summit of the fell is representative of the Birker Fell Formation. This is composed of [plagioclase](/source/Plagioclase)-[phyric](/source/Phyric) [andesite](/source/Andesite) lavas and subordinate sills. To the south en route to High Seat are [garnet](/source/Garnet)-bearing [porphyric](/source/Porphyric) [andesite](/source/Andesite). Much of the northern section is overlain by peat and till.[3]

## Summit

The top is heather-clad and carries a number of [cairns](/source/Cairn). Bleaberry Fell's central position is rewarded by a fine all-round view, all of the major fell groups being visible. Derwentwater can be brought into sight by moving to the north-west cairn.[1][2]

## References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Bleaberry Fell](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Bleaberry_Fell).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-wainwright_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-wainwright_1-1) [Wainwright, A](/source/Alfred_Wainwright) (1958). *[A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells](/source/Pictorial_Guide_to_the_Lakeland_Fells), Book 3 The Central Fells*. Westmorland Gazette.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-richards_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-richards_2-1) Mark Richards: *The Central Fells*: Collins (2003): [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-00-711365-X](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-00-711365-X)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-BGS_3-0)** British Geological Survey: 1:50,000 series maps, *England & Wales Sheet 29*: BGS (1999)

v t e Wainwright's Central Fells Armboth Fell Bleaberry Fell Blea Rigg Calf Crag Eagle Crag Gibson Knott Grange Fell Great Crag Harrison Stickle Helm Crag High Raise High Rigg High Seat High Tove Loft Crag Loughrigg Fell Pavey Ark Pike of Stickle Raven Crag Sergeant Man Sergeant's Crag Silver How Steel Fell Tarn Crag Thunacar Knott Ullscarf Walla Crag Full list of Wainwrights by area

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