Troutbeck Tongue
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| Troutbeck Tongue | |
|---|---|
 Troutbeck Tongue as seen from the approach along Ing Lane | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 364 m (1,194 ft) |
| Prominence | c.70 m |
| Parent peak | Froswick |
| Listing | Wainwright |
| Coordinates | 54°26′59″N 2°53′34″W / 54.44969°N 2.8929°W |
| Geography | |
  Troutbeck Tongue Location in Lake District, UK | |
| Location | Cumbria, England |
| Parent range | Lake District, Far Eastern Fells |
| OS grid | NY422064 |
| Topo map | OS Explorer OL7 |
Troutbeck Tongue is a small fell in the English Lake District, three miles (five kilometres) ENE of Ambleside. It is one of 214 hills listed in Alfred Wainwright's Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells, making it a popular attraction for walkers aiming to complete the "Wainwrights". Its moderate height and proximity to a main road mean it is a pleasant half-day excursion that can be done when the higher fells are in cloud.
Troutbeck Tongue branches off south-westward from the main Ill Bell ridge, just north of Froswick. It separates Trout Beck from Hagg Gill, its main upper tributary. These two streams almost reconverge behind the fell, the col connecting to Froswick being at only 968 feet (295 m). This depression carries a number of ancient cairns at the base of the long grassy back-slope of the fell. The character of this side is in marked contrast to the southern tip of the fell, which drops steeply over rocky outcrops to Troutbeck Park.