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Natural Monuments

North West England

Bessyboot Summit (Rosthwaite Fell)

Natural Monuments

North West England

Bessyboot Summit (Rosthwaite Fell)

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Bessyboot Summit (Rosthwaite Fell)

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This Highlight is in a protected area

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Lake District National Park

Location: Borrowdale, Allerdale, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom

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June 11, 2021

Hiking

Rosthwaite Fell is a Lake District hill south of Keswick. The highest point of Rosthwaite Fell is actually Rosthwaite Cam at 2,008 feet (612 m) but the Wainwright summit is the one known as Bessyboot at 1,804 feet (550 m) which is north of the main summit. This is the summit you should head to if you're 'bagging the Wainwrights'. The view from here over the Tarn at Leaves is beautiful as the land all around it is so deliciously rough and wild. The summit of Bessyboot is marked by a cairn.

June 9, 2026

Hiking

This was the end of a long day for me and the start of a longer week. Bessyboot was my last Wainwright in a tour that took me over Seathwaite Fell and then up Allen Crags, Glaramara and then to Bessyboot. Thirteen peaks in total, a mixture of Wainwrights and Nuttalls. It has been a glorious day, however, and Bessyboot didn't disappoint. There is a cute cairn here, and the views are super nice down to Seatoller.

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Location: Borrowdale, Allerdale, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom

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