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Scafell (/ ˈ s k ɔː f əl / or / s k ɑː ˈ f ɛ l /; [1] also spelled Sca Fell, previously Scawfell [2]) is a mountain in the Lake District region of Cumbria, England.It has a height of 964 metres (3,163 feet), making it the second-highest mountain in England after its neighbour, Scafell Pike, from which it is separated by Mickledore col.
The Scafells, or Scafell Massif, [1] are a range of fells in the Cumbrian Mountains of England, made up of the remains of a caldera volcano. Fells in the range include Broad Crag, Ill Crag, Scafell, and Scafell Pike, England's tallest mountain. Great End, Lingmell and Slight Side are also usually included within the definition.
Scafell Pike (/ ˈ s k ɔː f ɛ l p aɪ k /) [2] is a mountain in the Lake District region of Cumbria, England.It has an elevation of 978 metres (3,209 ft) above sea level, making it the highest and the most prominent mountain in England.
Most of the mountains at the head of Borrowdale, including Scafell Pike and Great Gable, are part of the Borrowdale Volcanic Group, a geological development from the Ordovician period. The B5289 road runs down the full length of the valley, and at the southern end crosses the Honister Pass to Buttermere .
Including Scafell Pike, the highest peak in England, they occupy a broad area to the south of Great Langdale, Borrowdale and Wasdale. High and rocky towards the centre of the Lake District, the Southern Fells progressively take on a moorland character toward the south-west.
Great Sca Fell is a fell in the English Lake District, seven kilometres (4 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles) southwest of the village of Caldbeck.It is the highest of the four Uldale Fells, the other three being Longlands Fell, Meal Fell and Great Cockup.
Slight Side lies at the south western edge of the Scafell Massif, a four-kilometre-long (2 + 1 ⁄ 2-mile) crescent of high ground which includes the highest ground in England. The fells names derives from the Old Norse language and means "The mountain shieling with the level pastures" , it is a combination of the Norse words "sletta" and "saetr".
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