Yewbarrow

Yewbarrow
Yewbarrow
	Yewbarrow (left) from Wast Water
Highest point
Elevation	628 m (2,060 ft)
Prominence	142 m (466 ft)
Listing	Hewitt, Wainwright, Nuttall
Coordinates	54°27′51″N 3°16′39″W / 54.46421°N 3.27738°W
Geography
	Yewbarrow Location in the Lake District Yewbarrow Location in Copeland Borough
Location	Cumbria, England
Parent range	Lake District, Western Fells
OS grid	NY173084
Topo map	OS Landrangers 89, 90, Explorer OL6

Yewbarrow is a fell, in the English Lake District, which lies immediately north of the head of Wast Water. It is 628 metres (2,060 feet) high and in shape resembles the upturned hull of a boat or a barrow. Yewbarrow is on the left in the classic view of Great Gable and Wast Water.

The top of Stirrup Crag forms a second summit 616 metres (2,021 feet) high, one-half mile (0.80 km) north of the main summit. The Hewitt and Nuttall lists classify the Yewbarrow North Top as a separate summit.

The name is derived from the past prevalence of yew trees on the fell and its "barrow" shape.^{[citation needed]}