Illgill Head

Illgill Head
Highest point
Elevation609 m (1,998 ft)
Prominence314 m (1,030 ft)
Parent peakScafell Pike
ListingMarilyn, Wainwright
Coordinates54°25′58″N 3°16′57″W / 54.4327°N 3.28257°W / 54.4327; -3.28257
Geography
Illgill Head is located in the Lake District
Illgill Head
Illgill Head
Location in the Lake District
Illgill Head is located in the former Borough of Copeland
Illgill Head
Illgill Head
Location in Copeland Borough
LocationCumbria, England
Parent rangeLake District, Southern Fells
OS gridNY169049
Topo mapOS Landranger 89, Explorer OL6

Illgill Head is a fell in the English Lake District. It is known more commonly as the northern portion of the Wastwater Screes. The fell is 609 metres (1,998 ft) high and stands along the south-east shore of Wastwater, the deepest lake in England.