THE FAR EASTERN FELLS

'The Far Eastern Fells rise to the east of Kirkstone Pass and the Patterdale valley, which together form a natural western boundary to the group.  To north and south these fells run down to low country, and it is on the east side that difficulty arises in fixing a demarcation line, for here high ground continues, to merge ultimately into the Pennines.  Nevertheless, it is possible to adopt a satisfactory boundary, not so much by a selection of obvious natural features as by observation of the characteristics of the fells in this area. ...

The group has a main spine running through it, due north and south, that keeps consistently above 2000' over a distance of eight miles and culminates midway in the greatest of these fells, High Street.  From this central point there is a general decline in altitude towards the boundaries of the group in all directions but it is not to be inferred that all ridges radiate from High Street: on the contrary, it is the pivot of a complicated system of parallel and lateral ridges separated by deep valleys that contributes greatly to the attractiveness of these fells east of Kirkstone.'
Alfred Wainwright The Far Eastern Fells

NB:  The heights of fells given in this table are those as recorded by Alfred Wainwright in his original set of Pictorial Guides and not the revised heights resurveyed by Ordnance Survey and printed on their latest 1:25000 Explorer maps.

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THE PICTORIAL GUIDES

The Eastern Fells
The Far Eastern Fells
The Central Fells
The Southern Fells
The Northern Fells
The North Western Fells
The Western Fells

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