Clougha Pike

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Clougha Pike
Trigonometric point on the Clougha Pike.  Looking west with the city of Lancaster in the background

Trigonometric point on the Clougha Pike. Looking west with the city of Lancaster in the background

height 413  m
location Lancashire , England
Coordinates 54 ° 1 '47 "  N , 2 ° 41' 42"  W Coordinates: 54 ° 1 '47 "  N , 2 ° 41' 42"  W
Clougha Pike (England)
Clougha Pike

The Clougha Pike is a mountain in Lancashire , England . The Clougha Pike is the westernmost of the mountains that run in a chain from west to east through the Forest of Bowland . The mountain is 413 meters high, it has only one notch height m of the third

The River Conder rises on the northern slope of the mountain. There is a trigonometric point at the top of Clougha Pike .

On the western slope of the mountain in the direction of Quernmore , millstones were quarried for use in hand turning mills (also called Quern ) in a quarry that can still be seen today.

An ascent to Clougha Pike is possible from Quernmore as well as via a swampy path from Grit Fell .