Stony Cove Pike from Thornthwaite Crag
Stony Cove Pike
Stony Cove Pike stands as a commanding mass in the Far Eastern Fells, situated directly across the Kirkstone Pass from Red Screes. Frequently referred to as Caudale Moor or John Bell's Banner due to its collection of closely height-matched high points, the mountain is wide and sprawling, sending out six independent ridges from its high summit plateau.
The upper plateau is predominantly grassy, dotted with a handful of small mountain tarns nestled between its twin high tops. Old stone boundary walls trace along the ridgelines leading down toward Hartsop Dodd, St Raven's Edge, and the steep drop of Threshthwaite Mouth, providing invaluable navigational aids across a complex and easily disorienting ridge network.
The summit (actually marked as Stony Cove Pike)
Because the top of the plateau is exceptionally wide and flat, panoramic views from the central cairn can feel somewhat restricted by the surrounding ground. However, moving outward toward the steep edges easily reveals a brilliant circle of vistas that encompasses all the major fell groups across the Lakeland horizon.
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