Crinkle Crags

Crinkle Crags
Crinkle Crags from Cold Pike; on the far right in sunlight is Bowfell
Highest point
Elevation859 m (2,818 ft)
Prominencec. 138 m (453 ft)
Parent peakScafell Pike
ListingHewitt, Nuttall, Wainwright
Coordinates54°25′59″N 3°09′32″W / 54.433°N 3.159°W / 54.433; -3.159
Geography
Crinkle Crags is located in the Lake District
Crinkle Crags
Crinkle Crags
Location in the Lake District
Crinkle Crags is located in the former Borough of Copeland
Crinkle Crags
Crinkle Crags
Location in Copeland Borough
Crinkle Crags is located in the former South Lakeland district
Crinkle Crags
Crinkle Crags
Location in South Lakeland
LocationCumbria, England
Parent rangeLake District, Southern Fells
OS gridNY248048
Topo mapOS Landranger 89, 90, Explorer OL6
Listed summits of Crinkle Crags
Name Grid ref Height Status
Crinkle Crags South Top NY248048 834 m (2,736 ft) Hewitt, Nuttall
Shelter Crags NY249053 815 m (2,674 ft) Hewitt, Nuttall
Shelter Crags North Top NY249057 755 m (2,477 ft) Nuttall
Little Stand NY250034 740 m (2,430 ft) Nuttall
Great Knott NY260043 696 m (2,283 ft) Nuttall

Crinkle Crags is a fell in the English Lake District in the county of Cumbria. It forms part of two major rings of mountains, surrounding the valleys of Great Langdale and Upper Eskdale. The name reflects the fell's physical appearance as its summit ridge is a series of five rises and depressions (crinkles) that are very distinctive from the valley floor. In Old English, cringol means twisted or wrinkled.