High Street (Lake District)
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 The High Street vom Harter Fell with Small Water in the foreground |
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| height | 828 m | |
| location | Cumbria , England | |
| Mountains | Cumbrian Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 54 ° 29 '31 " N , 2 ° 51' 54" W | |
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| Type | Wainwright , Marilyn | |
The High Street is a mountain in the Lake District , Cumbria , England . With a height of 828 m, it is the highest Wainwright in the far east of the mountains of the Lake District. With a notch height of 373 m, he is a Marilyn . The mountain got its name because a Roman road runs over it.
Name and story
A Roman road from a fort at Penrith led over the summit to a fort at Ambleside . With the exception of the eastern flank, the mountain has gently rising slopes and a flat summit plateau, which is why the Romans thought it more convenient to take the road over the mountain than through the heavily forested valleys at the time.
In the 18th and 19th centuries, the flat summit was also the venue for a summer festival every year on July 12, which also included horse races. That is why the mountain is also known as Racecourse Hill (literally: racecourse mountain). The last of these festivals was held on July 12, 1835 .
topography
The east flank of the High Street is rugged and drops off steeply to Haweswater Reservoir . There are two small lakes ( Tarn ) on the east flank: Small Water and Blea Water .
The River Kent rises on the south side of High Street .
Ascent
The High Street can be climbed from either side. The ascent from the east from the Haweswater Reservoir in the Mardale Valley takes place over a steep ridge with views of the Riggindale Valley. The ascent from Troutbeck follows the Roman road. The ascent from Patterdale Valley and Kentmere Valley is also possible.
swell
- Don Blair, Exploring Lakeland Tarns , Lakeland Manor Press, 2003. ISBN 0-9543-9041-5
- Alfred Wainwright, A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells, Book 2 The Far Eastern Fells. ISBN 0-7112-2455-2
