Hopegill Head is a fell in the English Lake District in Cumbria. It is located nine kilometres west of the town of Keswick and is well seen from the B5292 road which crosses the Whinlatter Pass.
Hopegill Head seen from Grisedale Pike. Hobcarton Crag is beneath the fell. The grassy hill on the left is Sand Hill.
Looking down the north west ridge to Ladyside Pike, the Whinlatter pass road is in the valley.
Whiteside is a fell in the north-western area of the English Lake District. It stands at the western end of the Grisedale Pike- Hopegill Head ridge overlooking Crummock Water.
Hopegill Head
…and goes west for eight kilometres (5 miles) to conclude at the northern end of Crummock Water. The other two fells on the ridge are Grisedale Pike and Whiteside. The fell is often referred to locally as Hobcarton Pike as it stands at the head of Hobcarton Gill. However, the Ordnance Survey have officially named…
Looking along the ridge from Hopegill Head to Whiteside. The east top is visible midway along
Looking down into Gasgale Gill from the ridge between Whiteside and Hopegill Head