High Stile
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| High Stile | |
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 High Stile above Buttermere village |
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| Elevation | 807 m (2,648 ft) |
| Location | Lake District, England |
| Prominence | 362 m |
| Topo map | OS Landranger 89 |
| OS grid reference | NY170148 |
| Listing | Marilyn, Hewitt, Wainwright, Nuttall |
High Stile is a mountain in the Western part of the Lake District. It is the eleventh highest Marilyn, standing 807 metres high, and has a relative height of 362 metres.
It is the highest in the range of fells extending north west from Great Gable towards Loweswater, and together with its satellites, Red Pike and High Crag, forms a trio of fells overlooking the lake and village of Buttermere. On this side are high crags, wild combes and a small tarn, Bleaberry Tarn. On the north slopes of Red Pike is one of Lakeland's finest waterfalls, Scale Force.
The fell is usually ascended as a traverse of the 'Buttermere Three', as the north eastern flank is very steep and rough. Strong walkers may continue the walk towards Haystacks, four miles to the south east. The ascent from Ennerdale (through forest and steep bracken) is not recommended. The fell is climbed as part of Variation 1 on the Coast to Coast Walk.
