Red Pike (Buttermere) is a 755-metre (2,478 ft) Wainwright in Cumberland, England. It lies in the Lake District C&W area (Lake District - Western Fells). Its prominence, the drop to the col before higher ground, is 41.3 m. The summit is marked by a rock 8m NE of cairn. It is also on the Simm, Hewitt, Nuttall, Birkett, Synge and Fellranger lists.
| Height | 755.3 m / 2,478 ft |
|---|---|
| Prominence | 41.3 m |
| Classifications | Simm, Hewitt, Nuttall, Wainwright, Birkett, Synge, Fellranger |
| Region | Lake District C&W |
| County | Cumberland |
| Country | England |
| OS grid reference | NY1605815459 |
| Latitude / longitude | 54.527438, -3.298545 |
| Summit feature | rock 8m NE of cairn |
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Hills near Red Pike (Buttermere)
Other listed hills within 4 km, for planning a multi-summit day.
| Hill | Height | List | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dodd (Buttermere) | 641 m | Nuttall | 0.4 km |
| High Stile | 806 m | Wainwright | 1.0 km |
| High Stile | 807 m | Hewitt | 1.1 km |
| Starling Dodd | 633 m | Wainwright | 1.9 km |
| High Crag (Buttermere) | 745 m | Wainwright | 2.5 km |
| Rannerdale Knotts | 355 m | Wainwright | 2.9 km |
| Pillar Rock | 780 m | Nuttall | 3.3 km |
| Mellbreak | 512 m | Wainwright | 3.4 km |
See the full list of Wainwrights or the Hewitts or the Nuttalls, or read about every hill classification BaggedIt tracks.
Hill data from the Database of British and Irish Hills, licensed under CC BY 4.0.