Calf Crag from Brownrigg Moss

Calf Crag

Height537m (1,762ft)

Prominence50m (164ft)

RegionCentral Fells

Climbed3 Times

"The flanks of the fell descend steeply and roughly in shelves of broken crag to the Greenburn valley, north, and Far Easedale, south. The county boundary traverses the broad top, coinciding with the limit of the Thirlmere catchment area." — A. Wainwright

Standing along the high ridge system connecting Helm Crag and Gibson Knott to High Raise, Calf Crag marks a distinct transition in the landscape. Here, the smooth, grassy slopes of the eastern ridge give way to broken shelves of crag plunging into Greenburn to the north and Far Easedale to the south.

Often overlooked by walkers hurrying towards the higher central summits, the fell forms a crucial watershed boundary separating the Thirlmere catchment from the Rothay basin.

The summit cairn overlooked by High Raise

The high point is crowned by an irregular stone cairn resting on a knoll of rock. Positioned looking eastwards, the summit commands fine, open perspectives across Grasmere towards the Helvellyn range, even if higher neighbors like High Raise and Ullscarf screen the views further west.

Trip Reports

The Greenburn Round09/12/2017

Helm Crag, Gibson Knott & Calf Crag31/12/2015

Easedale08/09/2013

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