- Stickle Pike
Infobox Mountain
Name = Stickle Pike
Photo = Sticklepike.jpg
Caption = Looking to Stickle Pike from the continuing southerly ridge to Great Stickle.
Elevation = 375 m
Grid Reference = SD 21202 92796
Location = Lake District, England
Listing =Outlying Wainwright Stickle Pike is an outlying
fell located in the southernLake District near the small town ofBroughton-in-Furness , with the summit situated between the lowerDuddon Valley and the quiet smaller valley ofDunnerdale . Despite its low altitude (375 m, or 1230 ft) the sharp, conical summit is prominent in views from the Broughton and high Furness areas. As with many of the Dunnerdale and Coniston fells, there are reminders of the area's formermining past in the form of many spoil heaps, disused levels and shafts. The fell is also notable for its superb views despite its low altitude, especially to theScafells to the north and the sands of theDuddon Estuary to the south. A "stickle" is a hill with a prominent rocky top.The fell is most easily (and commonly) ascended from the Kiln Bank fell road between Hall Dunnerdale and Broughton Mills, with the top lying less than half a mile from the road summit. An alternative ascent (suggested by
Alfred Wainwright ) can be made fromBroughton Mills along theGreat Stickle /Tarn Hill ridge, with a return either down the Dunnerdale valley road or via the bridleway on the east side of the valley.
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