Scafell Pike
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Scafell Pike is a mountain in the Lake District region of Cumbria, England. It has an elevation of 978 metres above sea level, making it the highest and the most prominent mountain in England. The mou
Scafell Pike (centre) from Yewbarrow
The summit of Scafell Pike, seen from neighbouring Broad Crag
A panorama from the summit of Scafell Pike, August 2007
Panorama of the arc from Helvellyn to Scafell in the snow of 2010. The south summit of Scafell Pike is in the foreground.
Snowdon
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Snowdon, or Yr Wyddfa, is a mountain in Snowdonia in North Wales. With an elevation of 1,085 metres above sea level, it is the highest mountain in Wales, and the highest in the British Isles south of
Scafell Pike
…Survey when they fixed the relative positions of Britain and Ireland. Angles between Slieve Donard in Northern Ireland and Scafell Pike were taken from Snowdon in Wales as were angles between Snowdon and Scafell Pike from Slieve Donard. Given the need for clear weather to achieve these very long-range observations…
The Snowdon group viewed from the north-east left to right Y Lliwedd, Crib Goch, Yr Wyddfa (the summit), Garnedd Ugain
Hafod Eryri (2009)
Illustration of King Arthur battling a giant
The "knife-edge" arête of Crib Goch (foreground) and the pyramidal peak of Snowdon (background) are both the result of glaciation