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Greg's hut on Cross Fell Mountain bothy, |
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Cross fell approaching the summit 2970 feet in July 1980 on my Pennine way crossing |
Cross Fell
a not so often visited Pennine peak
Cross Fell is 893m high
which at 2970 feet is one of top ten peaks in England according to
height
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Cross Fell just fails to
reach 3000 feet. no doubt it would be both more popular and receive more ascents if it was just 30 feet higher |
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| during the great heat wave in Aug 2003 I
ascended Cross fell and Three other "Pennine Way Peaks" as we walked North
from Dufton it was a very long day as the heat was so extreme. The following day was the hottest day ever recorded in England at 100F. |
| the Peaks were Knock Old Man : 794 meters Great Dunn Fell : 847 meters Little Dunn Fell : 842 meters before Cross Fell 893 meters before descending over Wildboar Scar and down into Milburn |
| Knock Old Man : 794 meters |
| Great Dunn Fell : 847 meters is visible
for many miles with its masts & "golf ball" covering some of Britain's
defence equipment The road up to Great Dunn Fell is said to be England's highest road
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| Little Dunn Fell : 842 meters |
| Cross Fell 893 meters |
Cross Fell is the highest point on
the Pennine Way and is also the highest point in England outside of The Lake
District
the 3000 feet peaks are Scafell Pike, Scafell, Hellvellyn and Skidaw
the higher peaks between Cross fell and 3000 feet are Great End, Bowfell, Great
Gable
I first climbed
Cross Fell back in
1980,
long before the days of digital cameras or web sites,
as a result I have scanned two prints (these have already been copied from slides)
I completed Cross Fell as part of a 16 day crossing of the Pennine Way
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Greg's hut on Cross Fell Mountain bothy, |
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Cross fell approaching the summit 2970 feet in July 1980 on my Pennine way crossing |
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I
completed Cross Fell other pages relating to
peaks on
Malham Cove
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