Scafell is a 964-metre (3,162 ft) Wainwright in Cumberland, England. It lies in the Lake District C&W area (Lake District - Southern Fells). Its prominence, the drop to the col before higher ground, is 132.2 m. The summit is marked by a cairn on rock N of windshelter. It is also on the Hump, Furth, Simm, Hewitt, Nuttall, High Hill of Britain, Birkett, Synge and Fellranger lists.
| Height | 963.9 m / 3,162 ft |
|---|---|
| Prominence | 132.2 m |
| Classifications | Hump, Furth, Simm, Hewitt, Nuttall, High Hill of Britain, Wainwright, Birkett, Synge, Fellranger |
| Region | Lake District C&W |
| County | Cumberland |
| Country | England |
| OS grid reference | NY2068106479 |
| Latitude / longitude | 54.447498, -3.224731 |
| Summit feature | cairn on rock N of windshelter |
Plan a walk up Scafell
BaggedIt’s GPX route builder snaps a route to the real paths around Scafell and works out distance, ascent and difficulty as you plot. Download the map pack for Lake District C&W before you set off and it works with no signal. Record your track on the day, and logging the summit ticks it off your Wainwrights list and your Hewitts and Nuttalls and Furths lists.
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Hills near Scafell
Other listed hills within 3 km, for planning a multi-summit day.
| Hill | Height | List | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Symonds Knott | 959 m | Nuttall | 0.3 km |
| Scafell Pike | 978 m | Wainwright | 1.1 km |
| Slight Side | 762 m | Wainwright | 1.5 km |
| Broad Crag | 935 m | Hewitt | 1.6 km |
| Lingmell | 807 m | Wainwright | 1.7 km |
| Middleboot Knotts | 703 m | Nuttall | 1.7 km |
| Ill Crag | 931 m | Hewitt | 1.9 km |
| Round How | 741 m | Nuttall | 2.0 km |
See the full list of Wainwrights or the Hewitts or the Nuttalls or the Furths, or read about every hill classification BaggedIt tracks.
Hill data from the Database of British and Irish Hills, licensed under CC BY 4.0.