Summit Register

Lake District fell · Westmorland and Furness, England

Heron Pike (Rydal)

612 m

2,008 ftDrop 21 mNY 355 083

Finder: 94 Wainwrights in Westmorland and Furness

sea level3,000 ft · Munro height2,500 ft · Corbett height2,000 ft · Graham, Hewitt height1 kmHeron Pike (Rydal)612Nab Scar450Stone Arthur504Low Pike508High Pike (Scandale)657
sea level3,000 ft · Munro height2,500 ft · Corbett height2,000 ft · Graham, Hewitt height1 kmHeron Pike (Rydal)612Nab Scar450Stone Arthur504
Looking north, 86 km wide, heights ×24 (method).

Heron Pike (Rydal) is a Lake District fell of 612 m in Westmorland and Furness. Higher ground is only 0.4 km away: Heron Pike North Top (621.3 m) to the north.

It rises only 21 m above its key col, 3.4% of its height. It stands 162 m above its nearest neighbour, Nab Scar, 1.1 km to the south. Its key col leads to Fairfield, not to its nearest higher summit, Heron Pike North Top. It shares its height of 612 m with Cruach nan Capull. The key col is close by, only 0.1 km to the north-east at 591 m. The highest point is recorded as outcrop, not a cairn.

To scale

Summit612 mKey col591 msea level
Key col NY 356 084, 0.1 km north-east of the summit.

Where it stands

Height

612 m151st highest of 242 in England

Drop

21 m1098th of 1,140 across Britain and Ireland

Isolation

0.4 km1128th most isolated of 1,139

Neighbours

  1. 1
    Nab Scar1.1 km south
    450 m
  2. 2
    Stone Arthur1.3 km north-west
    504 m
  3. 3
    Low Pike1.8 km east
    508 m
  4. 4657 m
1234Nab ScarStone ArthurLow PikeHigh PikeN1 km

Lists

  • 127th highest of 214 Wainwrights
  • 188th highest of the 193 Nuttalls profiled here

Record

Nearest higher
Heron Pike North Top, 621.3 m, 0.4 km north
Parent Marilyn
Fairfield
Region
34C: Lake District E
OS map
90
Summit
Outcrop
DoBIH no.
2573
Map of Britain and Ireland marking Heron Pike (Rydal)

Data: DoBIH v18.6, CC BY 4.0 (method). What prominence (drop) means, with real figures