Long Side

Long Side
Seen across Southerndale from the summit of Skiddaw, 1.5 km to the NE.
Highest point
Elevation734 m (2,408 ft)
Prominence40 m (130 ft)
Parent peakSkiddaw
ListingHewitt, Wainwright, Nuttall
Coordinates54°38′42″N 3°09′54″W / 54.645°N 3.165°W / 54.645; -3.165
Geography
Long Side is located in the Lake District
Long Side
Long Side
Location in Lake District, UK
LocationCumbria, England
Parent rangeLake District, Northern Fells
OS gridNY248284
Topo mapOS Landranger 89, 90 OS Explorer 4
A distant shot of the three fells on Long Side Edge.

Long Side is a fell in the English Lake District, it is situated six kilometres north west of Keswick in the northern sector of the national park and is part of the Skiddaw group of fells. Long Side which reaches a height of 734 metres (2,408 ft) is located on Skiddaw’s north western ridge, the middle section of which is known as Longside Edge. Strictly speaking the actual summit of the fell is nameless with the name Long Side applying to the south western slope below the summit and is so marked on maps. The fell is often climbed by walkers on their way to the summit of Skiddaw, the route up the north west ridge which passes over Long Side is regarded as being the finest and quietest ascent of that 3,000-foot (910 m) mountain by guide book writers.