Hard
·
New
Pillar, Steeple, Scoat Fell and Red Pike (Wasdale)
Honister Pass
23.2 km · 1640 m · 8–11 h
Hewitt
- Height
- 828 m · 2,717 ft
- Drop
- 34 m
- Grid ref
- NY 166 116
- Region
- Lake District
- Range
- Lake District C&W
- County
- Cumberland
Summit: Prominent rock 8m WSW of small cairn.
Black Crag is a Hewitt in Lake District, 828 m (2,717 ft) high. There is one mapped route up it on TRXO; the one with the least climbing, Pillar, Steeple, Scoat Fell and Red Pike (Wasdale), is 23.2 km with 1,640 m of ascent and takes 8 to 11 hours.
Routes up Black Crag
Rounds that include Black Crag (1)
Map
Summit at NY 166 116 (54.4934, -3.2891). Dots are neighbouring listed hills.
Nearby hills
- PillarWainwright, Hewitt892 m · 0.7 km
- Scoat FellWainwright, Hewitt841 m · 0.7 km
- SteepleWainwright819 m · 0.8 km
- Red Pike (Wasdale)Wainwright, Hewitt826 m · 1.1 km
- HaycockWainwright, Hewitt797 m · 2.3 km
- Yewbarrow North TopHewitt617 m · 2.7 km
- High Crag (Buttermere)Wainwright, Hewitt745 m · 2.7 km
- Haystacks (Buttermere)Wainwright597 m · 3.1 km
Questions about Black Crag
- How high is Black Crag?
- Black Crag is 828 m (2,717 ft) high, a Hewitt in Lake District. The summit is at grid reference NY 166 116.
- How long does it take to climb Black Crag?
- The quickest route on TRXO, Pillar, Steeple, Scoat Fell and Red Pike (Wasdale), takes 8 to 11 hours: 23.2 km with 1,640 m of ascent. Allow longer in poor weather or winter conditions.
- What is the easiest way up Black Crag?
- The route with the least climbing is Pillar, Steeple, Scoat Fell and Red Pike (Wasdale), starting from Honister Pass (NY 221 138): 23.2 km and 1,640 m of ascent, graded hard.