St Sunday Crag

Wainwright · Eastern Fells

St Sunday Crag

841.2 m · 2,760 ft

St Sunday Crag

Wainwright · Eastern Fells

St Sunday Crag

841.2 m · 2,760 ft

Hill data: The Database of British and Irish Hills v18.6 (CC BY 4.0)Height841.2 m2,760 ft
Grid RefNY 36920 13396
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St Sunday is a local name for St Dominic, though nobody's sure how the saint came to be linked to this fell. Its top is surprisingly flat and green, with a cairn on the highest point and another at the northern end looking straight down the length of Ullswater. Above Grisedale, a long wall of crag cut by gullies draws scramblers and climbers, and the Coast to Coast Walk now crosses the summit, so it's rarely quiet.

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Summit

Rock 2 m north of cairn

Rock & Ground

Andesite over volcanic tuff, a grassy top with a long crag face above Grisedale.

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Summit Weather

Our Route

Distance11.0 mi17.7 km
Ascent990 m3,250 ft
Time6hwalking
Start & FinishPatterdale Hotel Car ParkNY 3948 1598 · circular route
Directions

Also on this route: Birks, Hartsop above How, Arnison Crag

Safety: Routes are a guide only. Carry a map and compass and know how to use them, check the weather before you go, and turn back if in doubt. You use this route at your own risk.

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