Ill Crag

Ill Crag
Ill Crag Lake District, England
Elevation	935 m (3,068 ft)
Prominence	57 m (187 ft)
Parent peak	Scafell Pike
Listing	Hewitt, Nuttall
Location
Range	Southern Fells
Coordinates	54°27′18″N 3°12′00″W
Topo map	OS Landrangers 89, 90
OS grid	NY223073
Climbing
Easiest route	From Esk Hause

Ill Crag is a fell in the English Lake District. By some counts it is the fourth highest peak in England, although many people, including Alfred Wainwright, consider it to be a subsidiary summit of Scafell Pike. Ill Crag overlooks Eskdale and has splendid views across to Bowfell and Crinkle Crags.

Topography

It forms part of the Scafell chain, and lies about 1 km east of Scafell Pike. Broad Crag lies immediately to the west, between Ill Crag and the Pike.

Ascents

Ill Crag may be climbed en route to Scafell Pike, via a path from Esk Hause, but it is commonly passed by without going to the actual summit, which is rocky making progress slow. Ill Crag's summit is a few hundred metres to the south of the path from Esk Hause to Scafell Pike.

Claims as a Fell

Ill Crag is one of very few fells in the lake District not to be given a separate chapter in Alfred Wainwright's celebrated guide books, although Wainwright does give it a page in the Scafell Pike chapter. It therefore does not qualify as a Wainwright, though it is a Hewitt and also a Nuttall.

See Also

Also this fell has fair evidence of being classed as a Fell because it is listed on official fell listings, http://www.thelakedistrictmountains.org/Links%20etc/fellslist2000ft.+.htm

http://www.leaney.org/lake_district_fells_listings.php Both websites list Ill Crag