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town · Buttermere and the west
Wasdale Head
The hamlet at the head of Wastwater and the usual start for Scafell Pike.
Wasdale Head (; traditionally ) is a scattered agricultural hamlet in the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England. Wasdale Head claims to be home of the highest mountain (Scafell Pike), deepest lake (Wastwater), smallest church and biggest liar in England. The last of these claims refers to Will Ritson, who paradoxically proclaimed himself as such. In 1870-72 the township/chapelry had a population of 49.
Nearby
Wastwater
lakeButtermere and the west
Surface area: 2.8 km² (1.08 sq mi) · Length: 4.88 km (3.03 miles) · Max depth: 79 m (258 feet)
England’s deepest lake, under the Wasdale screes, with Scafell Pike at its head.
Scafell Pike
fellButtermere and the west
978 m (3,209 ft) · Strenuous
978 m above Wasdale, usually walked from Wasdale Head.
Great Gable
fellButtermere and the west
899 m (2,949 ft) · Strenuous
899 m above Wasdale and Ennerdale, usually walked from Wasdale Head.