Yewbarrow

Yewbarrow
Yewbarrow (left) from Wast Water
Highest point
Elevation628 m (2,060 ft)
Prominence142 m (466 ft)
ListingHewitt, Wainwright, Nuttall
Coordinates54°27′51″N 3°16′39″W / 54.46421°N 3.27738°W / 54.46421; -3.27738
Geography
Yewbarrow is located in the Lake District
Yewbarrow
Yewbarrow
Location in the Lake District
Yewbarrow is located in the former Borough of Copeland
Yewbarrow
Yewbarrow
Location in Copeland Borough
LocationCumbria, England
Parent rangeLake District, Western Fells
OS gridNY173084
Topo mapOS Landrangers 89, 90, Explorer OL6

Yewbarrow is a fell, in the English Lake District, which lies immediately north of the head of Wast Water. It is 628 metres (2,060 feet) high and in shape resembles the upturned hull of a boat or a barrow. Yewbarrow is on the left in the classic view of Great Gable and Wast Water.

The top of Stirrup Crag forms a second summit 616 metres (2,021 feet) high, one-half mile (0.80 km) north of the main summit. The Hewitt and Nuttall lists classify the Yewbarrow North Top as a separate summit.

The name is derived from the past prevalence of yew trees on the fell and its "barrow" shape.[citation needed]