Haystacks (Lake District)

Haystacks
Highest point
Elevation597 m (1,959 ft)
Prominence92 m (302 ft)
ListingWainwright
Coordinates54°30′29″N 3°14′53″W / 54.508°N 3.248°W / 54.508; -3.248
Geography
Haystacks is located in the Lake District
Haystacks
Haystacks
Haystacks is located in the former Allerdale Borough
Haystacks
Haystacks
Location in Allerdale, Cumbria
Haystacks is located in the former Borough of Copeland
Haystacks
Haystacks
Location in Copeland, Cumbria
LocationCumbria, England
Parent rangeLake District, Western Fells
OS gridNY193131
Topo mapOS Landrangers 89, 90, Explorer, OL4

Haystacks, or Hay Stacks, is a hill in England's Lake District, situated at the south-eastern end of the Buttermere Valley. Although not of any great elevation (597 m, 1,959 ft), Haystacks has become one of the most popular fells in the area. This fame is partly due to the writings of Alfred Wainwright, who espoused its attractions and chose it as the place where he wanted his ashes scattered.[1][2] Its large, undulating summit contains many rock formations, tarns and hidden recesses.

  1. ^ Alfred Wainwright: A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells, Volume 7 The Western Fells: Westmorland Gazette (1966): ISBN 0-7112-2460-9
  2. ^ Hunter Davies: Wainwright: The biography: Michael Joseph (1995): ISBN 0-7181-3909-7

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