Mickledore

Looking east from Middle Fell across Wastwater. Mickledore is the distinctive notch in the skyline between Scafell Pike (left) and Scafell (right).

Mickledore (the name means great door or pass) is a narrow ridge, 840 metres (2755 ft) high, connecting the mountains of Scafell and Scafell Pike in the English Lake District. It is also a pass between the valleys of Wasdale and Eskdale.