How high is Red Pike (Buttermere)?

Red Pike (Buttermere) is 755 m (2,478 ft) high, a Wainwright and Hewitt in Lake District. The summit is at grid reference NY 160 154.

How long does it take to climb Red Pike (Buttermere)?

The quickest route on TRXO, Red Pike (Buttermere), Starling Dodd, High Stile and High Crag (Buttermere), takes 5.5 to 7 hours: 15.3 km with 1,060 m of ascent. Allow longer in poor weather or winter conditions.

What is the easiest way up Red Pike (Buttermere)?

The route with the least climbing is Red Pike (Buttermere), Starling Dodd, High Stile and High Crag (Buttermere), starting from Gatesgarth, Honister Pass (NY 194 150): 15.3 km and 1,060 m of ascent, graded hard.

The steep downward view to Bleaberry Tarn from the summit of Red Pike in Buttermere. Time for a very steep and quite scary descent to the ta

Red Pike (Buttermere)

Peer Lawther from Leeds, United Kingdom · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Wainwright Hewitt

Height: 755 m · 2,478 ft
Drop: 41 m
Grid ref: NY 160 154
Region: Lake District
Range: Lake District C&W
County: Cumberland

Summit: Rock 8m NE of cairn.

Red Pike (Buttermere) is a Wainwright and Hewitt in Lake District, 755 m (2,478 ft) high. There is one mapped route up it on TRXO; the one with the least climbing, Red Pike (Buttermere), Starling Dodd, High Stile and High Crag (Buttermere), is 15.3 km with 1,060 m of ascent and takes 5.5 to 7 hours.

Routes up Red Pike (Buttermere)

Rounds that include Red Pike (Buttermere) (1)

Hard · New

Red Pike (Buttermere), Starling Dodd, High Stile and High Crag (Buttermere)

Gatesgarth

15.3 km · 1060 m · 5.5–7 h

Map

Summit at NY 160 154 (54.5274, -3.2985). Dots are neighbouring listed hills.

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Questions about Red Pike (Buttermere)

How high is Red Pike (Buttermere)?: Red Pike (Buttermere) is 755 m (2,478 ft) high, a Wainwright and Hewitt in Lake District. The summit is at grid reference NY 160 154.
How long does it take to climb Red Pike (Buttermere)?: The quickest route on TRXO, Red Pike (Buttermere), Starling Dodd, High Stile and High Crag (Buttermere), takes 5.5 to 7 hours: 15.3 km with 1,060 m of ascent. Allow longer in poor weather or winter conditions.
What is the easiest way up Red Pike (Buttermere)?: The route with the least climbing is Red Pike (Buttermere), Starling Dodd, High Stile and High Crag (Buttermere), starting from Gatesgarth, Honister Pass (NY 194 150): 15.3 km and 1,060 m of ascent, graded hard.

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Forecast at Red Pike (Buttermere) summit (755 m). Always check a mountain forecast too.

Before you go

Summit weather can be far worse than in the glen. Carry a map and compass and know how to use them, and check the hill safety guide.

Hill data: Database of British and Irish Hills (DoBIH_v18_6), CC BY 4.0. Photo by Peer Lawther from Leeds, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.