Angle Tarn (Patterdale)

Angle Tarn
A small lake with two rocky islets surrounded by fells.
A full view of the tarn from the north side.
Angle Tarn is located in the Lake District
Angle Tarn
Angle Tarn
Angle Tarn is located in the former Eden District
Angle Tarn
Angle Tarn
Location in Eden, Cumbria
LocationCumbria, England
Coordinates54°31′11″N 2°54′02″W / 54.519722°N 2.900556°W / 54.519722; -2.900556
TypeTarn
Surface area5.9 hectares (15 acres)
Max. depth9 m (30 ft)
Surface elevation479 m (1,572 ft)
A winter view from the summit of the Angletarn pikes.

Angle Tarn is a tarn in Cumbria, England, within the Lake District National Park, about a mile north-east of Hartsop. Located at an altitude of 479 m (1,572 ft), the lake has an area of 5.9 hectares (15 acres), measures 385 by 260 m (1,263 by 853 ft), with a maximum depth of 9 m (30 ft).[1] The lake is very distinctive in that it resembles a fish hook in shape. It contains two rocky islets and a small broken peninsula.[2] It is located on the Angletarn Pikes, which are named after it.

This should not be confused with Angle Tarn (Langstrath), a smaller lake with the same name about 18.5 km to the northeast near Bowfell, also within the Lake District National Park.

Angle Tarn is a popular spot for overnight wild camping, especially on weekends and in the summer months.[3] The tarn has been described by Alfred Wainwright as among the best of Lakeland tarns.[4]

  1. ^ "Angle Tarn (Patterdale)". f22.org.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  2. ^ Otley, Jonathan (1830). A concise description of the English lakes, and adjacent mountains: with general directions to tourists: notices of the botany, mineralogy, and geology of the district; observations on meteorology; the floating island in Derwent lake; and black-lead mine in Borrowdale. The author. p. 32. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Wild camping in the Lake District at Angle Tarn, one of the best spots in the Lakes". The Hiking Photographer. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  4. ^ Alfred Wainwright:A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells, Book 2: ISBN 0-7112-2455-2