Helvellyn
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Helvellyn is a mountain in the English Lake District, the highest point of the Helvellyn range, a north–south line of mountains to the north of Ambleside, between the lakes of Thirlmere and Ullswater.
Helvellyn from the air in December. Red Tarn (centre) is flanked by Striding Edge (left) and Swirral Edge
The eastern side of Helvellyn: Looking down onto Red Tarn from Striding Edge, with the summit of Helvellyn and Swirral Edge beyond
The western side of Helvellyn: Helvellyn Screes and Whelp Side seen over Thirlmere from the Wythburn Fells
Looking down onto Striding Edge and towards High Spying How
Lake District
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The Lake District, also known as the Lakes or Lakeland, is a mountainous region and national park in Cumbria, North West England. It is famous for its landscape, including its lakes, coast, and the Cumbrian mountains; and for its literary associations with Beatrix Potter, John Ruskin, and the Lake Poets.
The Skiddaw massif, town of Keswick and Derwent Water seen from Walla Crag
The A591 road as it passes through the countryside between Ambleside and Grasmere
A panorama from the summit of Scafell Pike, August 2007
Panorama of the Wasdale screes descending into Wastwater, the deepest lake in England.