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with a lowest height of 798 metres (2,618 ft). The arête is stony and loose underfoot due to erosion and it is better to stick to the firmer rock along the crest. Scoat Fell is only 22 metres (72 ft) higher than
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The top of the fell is a sharp peak with hardly room for a cairn. In fact there is room for only a few people and often there is a queue to stand at the highest point. The ground falls away sharply on all sides especially to
Windgap Cove to the east. The view is limited by higher fells to the south
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564:Scoat Fell
519:High Stile
469:Gavel Fell
459:Fellbarrow
439:Buckbarrow
429:Blake Fell
424:Base Brown
349:References
301:Topography
287:Scoat Fell
255:Landranger
93:54°29′35″N
72:Wainwright
57:Prominence
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539:Mellbreak
529:Lank Rigg
524:Kirk Fell
514:High Crag
504:Haystacks
454:Crag Fell
434:Brandreth
121:Geography
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509:Hen Comb
449:Caw Fell
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324:Red Pike
247:Topo map
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200:Location
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