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- Being at a greater distance from the station at Keswick than
Skiddaw, of somewhat inferior elevation, and the ascent not quite
so easy - is seldom visited by strangers. It is better situated
than Skiddaw for a view towards the south, and also of the
neighbourhood of Lowther and Penrith; but the western view is
greatly intercepted. It has formerly been called Blencathera, and
it is from its shape, as seen from the vicinity of Penrith, that
it has received the name of Saddleback. Its height is 2787 feet,
and its rock is a primitive clay slate, similar to that of
Skiddaw. In walking along the ridge it is worth while to notice,
how the southern side is formed into a series of deep ravines and
rocky projections; while to the north, it descends in a smooth
grassy slope: and in a deep hollow, below a rocky precipice on
its eastern end, a small, dark tarn is curiously placed.
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