Kentmere Pike
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| Kentmere Pike | |
|---|---|
 Kentmere Pike, seen from the south above Browfoot in Kentmere | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 730 m (2,400 ft) |
| Prominence | c. 35 m (115 ft) |
| Parent peak | Harter Fell |
| Listing | Wainwright, Hewitt, Nuttall |
| Coordinates | 54°27′46″N 2°49′37″W / 54.46274°N 2.82685°W |
| Geography | |
  Kentmere Pike Location in Lake District National Park,  Kentmere Pike Location in South Lakeland, Cumbria | |
| Location | Cumbria, England |
| Parent range | Lake District, Far Eastern Fells |
| OS grid | NY465078 |
| Topo map | OS Explorer OL7 |
Kentmere Pike is a fell in the English Lake District, rising between the valleys of Kentmere and Longsleddale. It is the highpoint on the ridge between Harter Fell and Shipman Knotts.
The western Kentmere slopes fall over the rough ground of Hallow Bank Quarter to Ullstone Gill, a tributary of the River Kent. Beyond here Smallthwaite Knott, an outlier of Harter Fell, separates Kentmere Pike from the main valley. There is extensive evidence of former quarrying on this flank.
By contrast the Longsleddale side wears a rim of crag above the narrow upper course of the River Sprint. Goat Scar, Raven Crag and Brown Crags are the main faces, while Steel Pike appears from the valley bridleway as an independent rocky peak. The remains of the large Wrengill Quarry are just north of here, together with a mine entrance a little higher up the slope.
The ridge northwards to Harter Fell drops to a wet depression and then climbs up the grassy ridge, following first the wall and then a broken fence. South-eastwards the ridge continues to the cairned top of Goat Scar, which provides a good viewpoint for the craggy throat of Longsleddale. From here the high ground turns due south to Shipman Knotts.