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| St. Sunday Crag seen from Dollywaggon Pike |
Prominence: 1,66m (545ft)
Region: Eastern Fells
Classifications: Nuttall, Hewitt, Wainwright, Marilyn, Birkett
Summit feature: Two cairns at the highest point
Times climbed: 4
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The Deepdale Horseshoe - 03/06/2012
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| Sara at the summit with Fairfield in the distance |
"The slender soaring lines of St. Sunday Crag and its aloof height and steepness endow this fine mountain with special distinction. It stands on a triangular base and its sides rise with such regularity that all its contours assume the same shape, as does the final summit plateau".
Sometimes referred to as 'the Ullswater Fell' thanks to its prominence from the lake, St. Sunday Crag is the highest point of the north eastern ridge of Fairfield. Saint Sunday is the local name for Saint Dominic, the patron saint of astronomers, though it is uncertain how his name became attached to the fell.
The northern face of St. Sunday Crag is home to its most striking feature, a half mile long, almost symmetrical crag, scarred by a series of deep, vertical gullys.
A prime view of Ullswater can be achieved from the second summit cairn, towards the northern end of the summit.
Return to Lake District – Eastern Fells
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