Great Crag
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| Great Crag | |
|---|---|
 Great Crag seen from the Rosthwaite to Watendlath bridleway | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 440 m (1,440 ft) |
| Prominence | 27 m (89 ft) |
| Parent peak | Ullscarf |
| Listing | Wainwright |
| Coordinates | 54°31′20″N 3°07′51″W / 54.52229°N 3.13087°W |
| Geography | |
  Great Crag Location in the Lake District National Park | |
| Location | Cumbria, England |
| Parent range | Lake District, Central Fells |
| OS grid | NY269147 |
| Topo map | OS Explorer OL4 |
Great Crag is a fell in the English Lake District, located near the hamlets of Rosthwaite and Stonethwaite in Borrowdale.
The higher slopes are heather-covered and quite rocky, while the lower steep slopes on the Borrowdale side are covered by a mature oak wood. Half a kilometre south-east of the summit lies the attractive Dock Tarn which is often visited by walkers on their way to or from Great Crag.[1]
At 440 metres (1,444 ft), Great Crag is not high by Lake District standards, and its small topographic prominence means that it is essentially a minor summit on the broad north-western slopes of Ullscarf. However, its rocky summit stands out amid the relatively featureless moorland and is the culmination of a steep slope rising out of Borrowdale; this ensures that it is considered a fell in its own right, and it is given this status in Alfred Wainwright's Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells.
Geology
The summit area is composed of the plagioclase-phyric andesite lavas of the Birker Fell Formation with the andesitic lapilli tuff of the Wet Side Edge Member outcropping to the south. Small intrusions of dolerite are also present.[2]