Tarn Crag (Easedale)
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 Tarn Crag seen from Gibson Knott across Far Easedale |
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| Elevation | 551 m (1,807 ft) |
| Location | Cumbria,  England |
| Range | Lake District |
| Prominence | c. 5 m |
| Topo map | OS Landranger 90 |
| OS grid reference | NY301093 |
| Listing | Wainwright |
Tarn Crag is a fell in the English Lake District. Strictly the name applies only to the rock face looking down upon Easedale Tarn, but Alfred Wainwright applied it to the entire ridge lying between the Easedale and Far Easedale valleys in his Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells
The ridge is narrow to the east of the summit, rising over a series of knolls from the confluence of the two valleys. Westward, passing Codale Tarn, it broadens considerably until becoming indistinct in the general rising ground towards Sergeant Man and the High Raise massif.
The southern flank comprises Tarn and Greathead Crags, the backdrop to the popular picnic spot of Easedale Tarn. On the northern side of the fell Deer Bields Crag broods over Far Easedale.
Tarn Crag is generally climbed from Grasmere via its eastern ridge, where a path winds among the rocks. This can be reached from Easedale Tarn, the top of the Sour Milk Gill cascades, or from Stythwaite Steps in Far Easedale. Ascents from the base of Deer Bield Crag or via Codale Tarn are also possible, although pathless. The views eastward from the summit are extensive and Easedale Tarn can be brought into view from a subsidiary top to the south.
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