Atkinson Pike (Foule Crag)

Atkinson Pike stands over Sharp Edge

Height: 845m (2,772ft)

Prominence: 15m (49ft)
Region: Northern Fells
Classifications: Nuttall, Birkett
Summit feature: Large platform & trig pillar
Times climbed: 1
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Atkinson Pike’s summit

Atkinson Pike is one of Blencathra’s multiple summits.

Hallsfell throws out a high ridge to the north, forming the the saddle that gives Blencathra its alternative name. This rises beyond a dip to the sixth top, Atkinson Pike. This is the focal point for connecting ridges to Bannerdale Crags and Mungrisdale Common to the north. The ‘saddle’ is bounded by crags to the east, Tarn Crag and Foule Crag being the principal faces.

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