Loft Crag
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| Loft Crag | |
|---|---|
 Loft Crag seen from Pike o‘ Stickle; Gimmer Crag is below the summit | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 682 m (2,238 ft) |
| Prominence | c. 25 m (80 ft) |
| Parent peak | Pike of Stickle |
| Listing | Wainwright, Nuttall |
| Coordinates | 54°27′15″N 3°07′00″W / 54.45412°N 3.11665°W |
| Geography | |
  Loft Crag Location in Lake District, UK | |
| Location | Cumbria, England |
| Parent range | Lake District, Central Fells |
| OS grid | NY277071 |
| Topo map | OS Explorer OL6 |
Loft Crag is a fell in the English Lake District, situated nine kilometres (5+1⁄2 miles) west of Ambleside in the valley of Great Langdale. Along with the neighbouring fells of Harrison Stickle and Pike of Stickle it forms the picturesque Langdale Pikes, which when viewed from the area around Elterwater village gives one of the best-known views in the National Park.
The Langdale Pikes form a parapet to the lower hinterland to their north. From 'behind' they are unimpressive, but their southern faces fall full length over crags to the floor of Langdale, nearly 2,000 feet (610 metres) below. Loft Crag has a peaked summit which apes in lesser proportion the fine knoll of Pike of Stickle. To the east, between Loft Crag and Harrison Stickle is the subsidiary top of Thorn Crag. This is sometimes counted as a Langdale Pike in its own right, but only Birkett amongst the major guidebooks takes this view.[1]
