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Arthur's Pike

Fell in the Lake District, Cumbria, England

Field	Value
name	Arthur's Pike
photo	Arthur's_Pike_from_Hallin_Fell_1.jpg
photo_caption	Seen from Hallin Fell, three km to the SW.
elevation_m	533
prominence
parent_peak	Loadpot Hill
listing	Wainwright
location	Cumbria, England
range	Lake District, Far Eastern Fells
grid_ref_UK	NY461206
topo		map = United Kingdom Lake District
map_caption	Location in Lake District, UK
coordinates

The view north from the summit takes in the northern end of Ullswater and Pooley Bridge.

Arthur's Pike is a fell in the English Lake District, near Ullswater. It is a subsidiary top on the ridge falling north from Loadpot Hill in the Far Eastern Fells. An extensive craggy face stands above the lower reach of Ullswater.

Topography

The fell is separated from Loadpot Hill by a broad depression just south east of the summit, the ground here being quite marshy. The descending ridge turns north east at Arthur's Pike, passing over the knoll of White Knott as it falls between Aik Beck and the lake, heading for Pooley Bridge. Wainwright chose to define the fell between these narrow limits, assigning the wider slopes around Moor Divock to Loadpot Hill, and that convention is followed here.

To the west of Arthur's Pike the land falls steeply to Swarthbeck. This stream divides the fell from its twin, Bonscale Pike, before flowing to Ullswater. The north western face of Arthur's Pike has several tiers of crag, dropping to a belt of cultivated land and then the lakeside road to Howtown.

Summit

Arthur's Pike has a small summit set back from the crags on a grassy plateau. The remains of a beacon (columnar cairn) mark the brink of the face.

Ascents

There is no clear path to the summit, but a little to the south east the High Street Roman road runs past. The obvious direct ascent is from Swarthbeck on the Howtown road, outflanking the crags to the north and making for White Knott on a good path. The top can also be reached from the Roman road, either northwards from Loadpot Hill or southwards from Pooley Bridge or Helton.

References

Wainwright, A: ''[[A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells]], Book 2'': {{ISBN. 0-7112-2455-2

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