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  altitudes of mountains
A TABLE OF THE HEIGHTS OF MOUNTAINS IN THE COUNTIES OF CUMBERLAND, WESTMORLAND, AND LANCASHIRE.

No.Names of Mountains.Counties.Height in Feet above the Sea Level.
1Scawfell PikesCumberland3160
2ScawfellCumberland3100
3HelvellynCumberland3055
4SkiddawCumberland3022
5FairfieldWestmorland2950
6Great Gable, WastdaleCumberland2925
7BowfellWestmorland2914
8Rydal HeadWestmorland2910
9PillarCumberland2893
10Blencathra, SaddlebackCumberland2787
11GrassmoorCumberland2756
12Red Pike, ButtermereCumberland2750
13High Street, KentmereWestmorland2700
14Grisedale PikeCumberland2680
15Coniston Old ManLancashire2632
16Hill BellWestmorland2500
17Langdale PikesWestmorland2400
18Carrock Fell, CaldbeckCumberland2110
19High Pike, CaldbeckCumberland2101
20Causey PikeCumberland2040
21Black CombeCumberland1919
22Lord's SeatCumberland1728
23Honister CragCumberland1700
24Whinfell Beacon, near KendalWestmorland1500
25Cat Bell, NewlandsCumberland1448
26Latrigg, KeswickCumberland1160
Height in Feet.
Highest English Mountain, Scawfell Pike, Cumberland3,166
Highest Welsh Mountain, Snowden, Carnarvonshire3,571
Highest Irish Mountain, Gurrane Tual, Kerry3,404
Highest Scotch Mountain, Ben Nevis, Invernesshire4,408
Highest European Mountain, Mount Blanc15,781
Highest Mountain in the World, Dhawalagiri, Asia26,862

  altitudes of passes
PASSES.

Height above the Level of the Sea
Sty HeadCumberland1250
Buttermere Hawes, NewlandsCumberland1160
KirkstoneWestmorland1200
Borrowdale Hawes, to ButtermereCumberland1100
Dunmail RaiseWest. & Cumb.720
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button -- Black Combe
button -- "Bowfell" -- Bow Fell
button -- Carrock Fell
button -- "Cat Bell" -- Cat Bells
button -- Causey Pike
button -- Dunmail Raise
button -- Fairfield
button -- "Grassmoor" -- Grasmoor
button -- Great Gable
button -- Grisedale Pike
button -- Helvellyn
button -- High Pike
button -- High Street
button -- Honister Crag
button -- "Borrowdale Hawes" -- Honister Pass
button -- "Hill Bell" -- Ill Bell
button -- "Kirkstone" -- Kirkstone Pass
button -- Langdale Pikes
button -- Latrigg
button -- "Buttermere Hawes" -- Newlands Hause
button -- "Coniston Old Man" -- Old Man of Coniston, The
button -- Pillar
button -- Red Pike
button -- Rydal Head
button -- "Blencathra" -- Saddleback
button -- "Scawfell" -- Sca Fell
button -- "Scawfell Pikes" -- Scafell Pike
button -- Skiddaw
button -- Sty Head
button -- Whinfell Beacon
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