Bonscale Pike
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| Bonscale Pike | |
|---|---|
 Seen from the Howtown zig zags, one km to the SW. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 524 m (1,719 ft) |
| Prominence | less than 10 m (30 ft) |
| Parent peak | Loadpot Hill |
| Listing | Wainwright |
| Coordinates | 54°34′23″N 2°50′52″W / 54.57314°N 2.84765°W |
| Geography | |
  Bonscale Pike Location in Lake District, UK | |
| Location | Cumbria, England |
| Parent range | Lake District, Far Eastern Fells |
| OS grid | NY453201 |
| Topo map | OS Explorer OL5 |
Bonscale Pike is a fell in the English Lake District, standing above Howtown on Ullswater. It is the northern end of a spur running north north west from Loadpot Hill on the main ridge of the Far Eastern Fells.
From Loadpot Hill the ridge gradually narrows on the approach to Bonscale Pike, first crossing a marshy area and then the domed intermediate top of Swarth Fell, 1,788 ft (545 m). The ground from here onward is easy going with a covering of fell grass. Bonscale Pike stands on the north facing point as the boundaries of the ridge converge. Swarthbeck Gill on the east – which separates the fell from its twin, Arthur's Pike – falls to Ullswater through a ravine. The western boundary is formed by Fusedale Beck which also flows to the lake.
Bonscale Pike would be unlikely to register as a separate fell, but for the craggy western face. This is seen to best effect from Howtown or from a steamer on Ullswater, and swayed Wainwright to give the top a chapter in its own right.[1]