Eagle Crag dominating Stonethwaite

Eagle Crag

Height525m (1,722ft)

Prominence27m (89ft)

RegionCentral Fells

Climbed1 Time

"The mass of elevated ground from High Raise is sturdily buttressed around the flanks: in Eagle Crag it has a giant cornerstone so splendidly situated, so nobly proportioned and of so arresting an appearance that it is to the eye of the mountaineer, a far worthier object than the parent fell." — A. Wainwright

Dominating the confluence where Langstrath and Greenup Gill converge near Stonethwaite, Eagle Crag forms a spectacular, imposing wall of rock. Standing as the craggy northern terminus of the long ridge extending from High Raise, its sheer, fortress-like face presents one of the most striking mountain views in the Borrowdale area.

Despite its formidable appearance from below, intrepid walkers can pick an ingenious, direct route weaving between the rock walls and tiers of crag straight out of Stonethwaite.

The sloping rock that forms Eagle Crag's summit

The high point is marked by a small stone cairn balanced precariously upon a tilted rock slab, perched just yards back from the northern precipice. Positioned right above the valley floor, the top provides fine, unhindered panoramas looking down Borrowdale and along the trench of Langstrath.

Trip Reports

A Langstrath Round13/08/2017

Ullscarf & The Central Ridge07/09/2014

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