Angle Tarn (Patterdale) (original) (raw)
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| Angle Tarn | |
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 A full view of the tarn from the north side. |
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| Location | Cumbria, England |
| Coordinates | 54°31′11″N 2°54′02″W / 54.519722°N 2.900556°W / 54.519722; -2.900556 |
| Type | Tarn |
| Surface area | 5.9 hectares (15 acres) |
| Max. depth | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Surface elevation | 479 m (1,572 ft) |
A winter view from the summit of the Angletarn pikes.
Angle Tarn is a tarn in Cumbria, England, within the Lake District National Park, about a mile north-east of Hartsop. Located at an altitude of 479 m (1,572 ft), the lake has an area of 5.9 hectares (15 acres), measures 385 by 260 m (1,263 by 853 ft), with a maximum depth of 9 m (30 ft).[1] The lake is very distinctive in that it resembles a fish hook in shape. It contains two rocky islets and a small broken peninsula.[2] It is located on the Angletarn Pikes, which are named after it.
This should not be confused with Angle Tarn (Langstrath), a smaller lake with the same name about 18.5 km to the northeast near Bowfell, also within the Lake District National Park.
Angle Tarn is a popular spot for overnight wild camping, especially on weekends and in the summer months.[3] The tarn has been described by Alfred Wainwright as among the best of Lakeland tarns.[4]
- ^ "Angle Tarn (Patterdale)". f22.org.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
- ^ Otley, Jonathan (1830). A concise description of the English lakes, and adjacent mountains: with general directions to tourists: notices of the botany, mineralogy, and geology of the district; observations on meteorology; the floating island in Derwent lake; and black-lead mine in Borrowdale. The author. p. 32. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
- ^ "Wild camping in the Lake District at Angle Tarn, one of the best spots in the Lakes". The Hiking Photographer. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ Alfred Wainwright:A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells, Book 2: ISBN 0-7112-2455-2