Heights Tarn | |
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Location in the Lake District National Park Location in South Lakeland, Cumbria | |
Location | Lake District of Cumbria, England |
Coordinates | 54°17′17″N 2°55′18″W / 54.28806°N 2.92167°W |
Basin countries | England |
Max. length | 290 m (950 ft) |
Max. width | 73 m (240 ft) |
Surface area | 1.5 ha (3.7 acres) |
Surface elevation | 208 m (682 ft) |
References | [1] |
Heights Tarn is a small lake to the east of Windermere and north of Simpson Ground Reservoir, near Cartmel Fell, in the Lake District of Cumbria, England. Located at an altitude of 208 m (682 ft), the lake has an area of 1.5 hectares (3.7 acres), and measures 290 m × 73 m (951 ft × 240 ft).[1] Although just off the main road, the lake is not accessible to the public, lying on private land and contains a boathouse on its eastern bank. About 400 metres to the south is Sow How Tarn.