# Eagle Crag > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Eagle_Crag > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Eagle_Crag.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagle_Crag > Source revision: 1355657733 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Eagle Crag Eagle Crag seen from the Stonethwaite valley Highest point Elevation c. 521 m (1,709 ft) Prominence c. 25 m Parent peak Sergeant's Crag Listing Wainwright Coordinates 54°29′56″N 3°07′15″W / 54.49902°N 3.12097°W / 54.49902; -3.12097 Geography Eagle Crag Location in lake District, UK Location Cumbria, England Parent range Lake District, Central Fells OS grid NY275121 Topo map OS Explorer OL4 The view NW from the summit down the Stonethwaite valley. **Eagle Crag** is a [fell](/source/Fell) in the [Lake District](/source/Lake_District) in [Cumbria](/source/Cumbria), [England](/source/England), it is situated near the village of [Stonethwaite](/source/Stonethwaite) where the valleys of Langstrath and Greenup join. Impressive walls of crag look down upon Stonethwaite, making Eagle Crag the most arresting sight from that settlement. It can be climbed direct by the average walker, picking a route between the rock faces. ## Topography The fell has not been given an official height by the [Ordnance Survey](/source/Ordnance_Survey) and is given various heights by several other sources ranging between 520 and 525 metres. [Bill Birkett](/source/Bill_Birkett) gives the fell a height of 521 metres (1,709 feet) in his *Complete Lakeland Fells*.[1] [Alfred Wainwright](/source/Alfred_Wainwright) gave the height at 1,650 feet (500 metres) approx in his *[Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells](/source/Pictorial_Guides_to_the_Lakeland_Fells)* in 1958, in which he writes: Eagle Crag is so splendidly situated, so nobly proportioned and of so arresting appearance that it is a far worthier object than the parent fell (High Raise) rising behind.[2] Eagle Crag is part of the craggy termination of the northern ridge of the higher fell of [High Raise](/source/High_Raise_(Langdale)) and it presents a spectacular sight when viewed from the Stonethwaite valley. It is linked to [Sergeant's Crag](/source/Sergeant's_Crag) which is just under a kilometre away to the south by a ridge along which runs a [dry stone wall](/source/Dry_stone_wall) which acts as navigation guide for walkers between the two tops. ## Geology The summit area is formed of the welded [rhyolitic](/source/Rhyolitic) [lapilli tuff](/source/Lapilli_tuff), tuff and [breccia](/source/Breccia) of the Crinkle Member. Patches of rhyolite outcrop lower down the slope.[3] ## Summit A small [cairn](/source/Cairn) marks the summit, balanced on a tilted slab of rock, with crags a few yards distant to west and north. A corner in the dry stone wall is a couple of minutes walk away southward. The view from the top of the fell is best to the north and west with [Borrowdale](/source/Borrowdale) and the Langstrath valley and the fells around them being well seen. ## Ascents Eagle Crag is usually climbed from Stonethwaite; it can be combined with the higher fells of High Raise and [Ullscarf](/source/Ullscarf) as well as the nearby Sergeant's Crag. A direct ascent of the fell seems to be impossible when it is viewed from the Stonethwaite valley, with vertical walls of crags seemingly barring the way. However, a route can be found through the crags to attain the summit directly. Descents by this route are not recommended because of the dangerous crags which cannot be seen from above. An easier ascent follows the [bridleway](/source/Rights_of_way_in_England_and_Wales) up Greenup Gill; this well-blazed trail is part of Wainwright's [Coast to Coast Walk](/source/Coast_to_Coast_Walk). The route leaves the [bridleway](/source/Rights_of_way_in_England_and_Wales) at height of 330 metres and attains the fell by cutting back on itself and climbing steep grassy slopes to the summit.[1][2] ## Rock climbing The crags directly beneath the summit are used by [rock climbers](/source/Climbing) with climbs [graded](/source/Grade_(climbing)) in the [*extreme* and *very severe*](/source/Grade_(climbing)#British) categories. ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-birkett_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-birkett_1-1) Bill Birkett (1994), *Complete Lakeland Fells*, HarperCollinsWillow, [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-00-713629-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-00-713629-3) 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-wainwright_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-wainwright_2-1) [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. **[^](#cite_ref-BGS_3-0)** [British Geological Survey](/source/British_Geological_Survey): 1:50,000 series, 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 --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Eagle Crag](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagle_Crag) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagle_Crag?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.