Hard
·
New
Pillar, Steeple, Scoat Fell and Red Pike (Wasdale)
Honister Pass
23.2 km · 1640 m · 8–11 h
Wainwright
Hewitt
Marilyn
- Height
- 892 m · 2,928 ft
- Drop
- 349 m
- Grid ref
- NY 171 121
- Region
- Lake District
- Range
- Lake District C&W
- County
- Cumberland
Summit: Trig point.
Pillar is a Wainwright and Hewitt in Lake District, 892 m (2,928 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 Pillar
Rounds that include Pillar (1)
Map
Summit at NY 171 121 (54.4975, -3.2811). Dots are neighbouring listed hills.
Nearby hills
- Black CragHewitt828 m · 0.7 km
- Scoat FellWainwright, Hewitt841 m · 1.4 km
- SteepleWainwright819 m · 1.4 km
- Red Pike (Wasdale)Wainwright, Hewitt826 m · 1.6 km
- High Crag (Buttermere)Wainwright, Hewitt745 m · 2.1 km
- Haystacks (Buttermere)Wainwright597 m · 2.4 km
- High StileWainwright806 m · 2.7 km
- High StileHewitt807 m · 2.7 km
Questions about Pillar
- How high is Pillar?
- Pillar is 892 m (2,928 ft) high, a Wainwright and Hewitt in Lake District. The summit is at grid reference NY 171 121.
- How long does it take to climb Pillar?
- 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 Pillar?
- 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.