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Ullscarf Summit

Ullscarf Summit

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Ullscarf Summit

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Along with High Raise, Ullscarf’s great bulk dominates the fells of Central Lakeland. Its position right in the heart of the national park and its great height above the surrounding …

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Location: Borrowdale, Allerdale, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom

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Adventurer Nic

May 5, 2021

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Ullscarf is a Wainwright fell in the Lake District National Park and one of the mountains that Alfred Wainwright chose to include in his selection of 214 best fells of …

David Howells

October 9, 2022

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Not the prettiest of mountains/Wainwrights and it has a broad unspectacular top. It is also quite an effort to get there especially as the approaches are pretty wet and boggy.

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Elevation 780 m

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Location: Borrowdale, Allerdale, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom

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