# Great Crag > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Great_Crag > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Great_Crag.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Crag > Source revision: 1355663436 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Great Crag Great Crag seen from the Rosthwaite to Watendlath bridleway Highest point Elevation 440 m (1,440 ft) Prominence 27 m (89 ft) Parent peak Ullscarf Listing Wainwright Coordinates 54°31′20″N 3°07′51″W / 54.52229°N 3.13087°W / 54.52229; -3.13087 Geography Great Crag Location in the Lake District National Park Show map of the Lake District Great Crag Location in Allerdale, Cumbria Show map of the former Allerdale Borough Location Cumbria, England Parent range Lake District, Central Fells OS grid NY269147 Topo map OS Explorer OL4 **Great Crag** is a [fell](/source/Fell) in the English [Lake District](/source/Lake_District), located near the hamlets of [Rosthwaite](/source/Rosthwaite%2C_Borrowdale%2C_Cumbria) and [Stonethwaite](/source/Stonethwaite) in [Borrowdale](/source/Borrowdale). ## Topography The higher slopes are [heather](/source/Calluna)-covered and quite rocky, while the lower steep slopes on the Borrowdale side are covered by a mature [oak](/source/Oak) wood. Half a kilometre south-east of the summit lies the attractive [Dock Tarn](/source/Dock_Tarn) which is often visited by walkers on their way to or from Great Crag.[1] At 440 metres (1,444 ft), Great Crag is not high by Lake District standards, and its small [topographic prominence](/source/Topographic_prominence) means that it is essentially a minor summit on the broad north-western slopes of [Ullscarf](/source/Ullscarf). However, its rocky summit stands out amid the relatively featureless [moorland](/source/Moorland) and is the culmination of a steep slope rising out of Borrowdale; this ensures that it is considered a fell in its own right, and it is given this status in [Alfred Wainwright](/source/Alfred_Wainwright)'s [Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells](/source/Pictorial_Guide_to_the_Lakeland_Fells). ## Geology The summit area is composed of the [plagioclase](/source/Plagioclase)-phyric [andesite](/source/Andesite) [lavas](/source/Lava) of the Birker Fell Formation with the andesitic [lapilli tuff](/source/Lapilli_tuff) of the Wet Side Edge Member outcropping to the south. Small intrusions of [dolerite](/source/Dolerite) are also present.[2] ## Ascents Ascents of Great Crag can be started from the hamlets of Rosthwaite, Stonethwaite or [Watendlath](/source/Watendlath). The Rosthwaite route uses the bridleway to Watendlath until the highest point is reached then goes southerly over [boggy](/source/Bog) moorland and then more firmer rocky ground to reach the summit. The Stonethwaite path climbs steeply through woodland before reaching Dock Tarn; it is then a short ascent from the tarn north-westwards to the summit. These two routes can be combined to make a circular walk starting and finishing in Rosthwaite. The ascent from Watendlath utilises the popular path to Dock Tarn which has been diverted by signposts to avoid the worst of the boggy ground to the north of the fell; this path takes the walker very close to the summit and it is a simple climb through heather to attain the highest point.[3][4] ## Summit The highest point of the fell is difficult to ascertain as there are two tops of very similar height marked by [cairns](/source/Cairn). The view from the top is not extensive but there is a good prospect of Borrowdale with the higher fells behind.[5] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-blair_1-0)** Don Blair: *Exploring Lakeland Tarns*: Lakeland Manor Press (2003): [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-9543904-1-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-9543904-1-5) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-BGS_2-0)** British Geological Survey: 1:50,000 series maps, *England & Wales Sheet 29*: BGS (1999) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-richards_3-0)** 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-birkett_4-0)** Bill Birkett: *Complete Lakeland Fells*: HarperCollinsWillow (1994): [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-00-713629-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-00-713629-3) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-wainwright_5-0)** [Alfred Wainwright](/source/Alfred_Wainwright): *[Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells](/source/Pictorial_Guide_to_the_Lakeland_Fells), Book 3 The Central Fells*: Westmorland Gazette (1958): [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-7181-4002-8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7181-4002-8) 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 [Great Crag](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Crag) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Crag?action=history)). 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