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Thornthwaite Crag at 784m (2,572ft) is one of the most distinctive summits in the Far Eastern Fells, capped by a massive stone beacon — a tall, cylindrical pillar visible from miles around.

Summit conditions on Thornthwaite Crag

On the summit on Tuesday 27 October: 10° to 4°C, gusts to 57 mph, 9.3 mm of rain forecast over the whole day, midnight to midnight.

Against our lines, Tuesday 27 October: wind, cold and cloud from the Met Office UKV 2 km model (daylight hours, as in the verdict above); rain from the summit line’s forecast (the whole day). A tile is large when this top is past its line.

Wind on the top

Past the line

56 mph, our estimate for the open top in the worst daylight hour

The Met Office 2 km model’s gust of 44 mph times our exposure factor of 1.26. The summit line above gives Open-Meteo’s highest gust for the whole day, 57 mph, before any exposure factor.

The line Our line: 25 mph, where our wind Scale begins its 25–35 band: “balance affected; buffeting on exposed ground”. MWIS describes what wind does to a walker across a range rather than at a line: from about 20–25 mph it starts to affect your balance.

Estimated: it is not calibrated against summit readings, and the two forecasts can disagree by more than a band.

Rain, and the becks

Past the line

9.3 mm of rain over the whole day, midnight to midnight

The same figure as the summit line above and the 7-day forecast.

The line Our line: 6 mm in the day, where our scorer counts a day as soaking. We read rainfall, never river levels: becks in spate.

Open-Meteo’s forecast. It says nothing about rain already in the ground.

Also checked cold: feels like 0 °C, no ice or snow forecast; cloud: a clear-top reading of 28 out of 100, over our in-cloud line of 20. Under a line is not the same as fine: it means only that these figures are under the lines we use.

Not in these tiles Lightning, river levels, snow or ice already lying, and the ground under your feet. A tile cannot see them, so an empty space here never means they are absent.

Snow figures with a second opinion: Powered by Met Office data

Full 7-day summit forecast ↓

Wainwrights are scored for walking conditions each morning from the Met Office’s UK forecast model, read for each summit through Open-Meteo; the forecast figures are Open-Meteo’s, worked out for the summit’s height. How we check →

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com

Routes up Thornthwaite Crag

Choose the way up before the car park: these two routes start from two places, and the last two rows give the parking and bus at each route’s own start. Full maps further down.

Hartsop Dodd, Stony Cove Pike, Thornthwaite Crag and Gray CragKentmere Horseshoe
Starts fromHartsop villageKentmere village
Distance and climb10 km, 858 m of climb20.14 km, 1,064 m of climb
Time, fast to steady~3¼–4¾ h~5¾–7¾ h
ScramblingHands for a few steps: a couple of rock steps between Stony Cove Pike and Thornthwaite Crag (km 3.3–5.4).Hands for a few steps: the first drop off Ill Bell towards Froswick (km 6.2–6.6). The initial drop off Ill Bell toward Froswick is steep and rough — you may need hands; it eases quickly.
ExposureModerateNot assessed
NavigationModerateHard
Steepest stretchClimb of about 51% at 0.6 km (Severe)Climb of about 23% at 11.8 km (Moderate)
After the summitOver Gray CragOver Mardale Ill Bell, Harter Fell (Mardale), Kentmere Pike and Shipman Knotts
Walked or plannedWalked by Lee, February 2025Walked in part; km 0.0–2.2, km 7.6–10.0, km 17.5–20.2 from the map
Car park at the startHartsop village (donation)Kentmere Institute (donation, very limited)
Bus to the start508, 590 m walk from Hartsop, adjacent to road endNearest stop 5.4 km on foot

Times run from fast to steady pace (Naismith’s rule). Scrambling quotes each route’s own notes; “not mentioned” means they do not say, not that the ground has none. Each route’s page has its map, stages and GPX.

Distance, climb and the steepest stretch are measured from each route’s GPX track; the other grades are set on the ground, judged from the map or estimated from OpenStreetMap, and each route page says which. How we check →

Is Thornthwaite Crag hard?

The top is easy — open, level walking, and the tall stone beacon is one of the most useful landmarks in the Far Eastern fells for fixing your position. The catch is the descent to Threshthwaite Mouth, which is steep, rough and loose, and is the part of the day people find hardest.

Our shortest round over it, from Hartsop by way of Hartsop Dodd and Stony Cove Pike, is 10.0 km with 858 m of ascent. The Kentmere Horseshoe takes it in over 20.1 km and 1064 m.

How we check →

Conditions and 7-day summit forecast

Modelled for the 784 m summit (Open-Meteo). Check the Met Office mountain forecast and MWIS before you set off.

Full 7-day forecast
Tue 27 Oct
10° / 4°
57 mph
9.3 mm (100%)
Wed 28 Oct
8° / 5°
40 mph
9.2 mm (100%)
Thu 29 Oct
8° / 6°
28 mph
0.3 mm (33%)
Fri 30 Oct
8° / 4°
29 mph
0.0 mm (23%)
Sat 31 Oct
9° / -1°
10 mph
0.0 mm (18%)
Sun 1 Nov
6° / -1°
8 mph
0.0 mm (10%)
Mon 2 Nov
6° / -2°
14 mph
0.0 mm (0%)

Taken 27 October 2026, 08:13 UTC; the live forecast replaces it when it loads. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com

Pro mountain forecasts: MWIS · Met Office mountain forecast

Parking & buses for Thornthwaite Crag

Parking

Route starts first, then the car parks nearest the summit, which are not always a way up.

Hartsop village (donation) — at the start of Hartsop Dodd, Stony Cove Pike, Thornthwaite Crag and Gray Crag
For Hartsop Dodd, Gray Crag, High Street via Hayeswater, Brock Crags. It asks an optional donation, not a charge (Lee, who walked past it on 14 August 2026). People also use the Cow Bridge car park, 0.9 km away, if they would rather not drive down the lane.
Directions Something changed here?
If it is full: Cow Bridge, Hartsop (paid) (0.9 km, 32 m up)
Kentmere Institute (donation, very limited) — at the start of Kentmere Horseshoe
Tiny: about eight spaces, so arrive early, and do not assume the verges are allowed. Kentmere Horseshoe: Yoke, Ill Bell, Froswick, Kentmere Pike. The box is a donation box, not a machine (OpenStreetMap, 2026-07-24 extract).
Directions Something changed here?
Middle Dodd, north-east car park (free) — 2.8 km from summit (straight line)
Nearest fells: Middle Dodd (0.7 km), Caudale Moor - John Bell's Banner (1.0 km), Red Screes (1.3 km). Free (OSM-tagged).
Directions Something changed here?
4 more places to park near Thornthwaite Crag
Middle Dodd (layby) — 2.9 km from summit (straight line)
Nearest fells: Middle Dodd (0.6 km), Red Screes (0.9 km), St Raven's Edge (1.0 km). Free (OSM-tagged).
Directions Something changed here?
Middle Dodd car park (free) — 2.9 km from summit (straight line)
Nearest fells: Middle Dodd (0.7 km), Red Screes (0.9 km), St Raven's Edge (0.9 km). Free (OSM-tagged).
Directions Something changed here?
A592 south of Windy Corner (car park) — 3.0 km from summit (straight line)
South of Windy Corner on the Kirkstone Pass side, about 480 m south of the Windy Corner bus stops. The nearest route starts are 'Finishing of the Far Eastern Fells', 2.6 km north on foot at Hartsop, and the two at Cow Bridge, 2.9 km north on foot. Free (OSM-tagged).
Directions Something changed here?
Red Pit (LDNPA, free) — 3.1 km from summit (straight line)
The National Park's car park on the A592, 0.7 km north of the Kirkstone Pass summit in a straight line, on the Patterdale side. The 'Caudale Moor & St Raven's Edge' route passes about 15 m away; it starts at Hartsop village, 4.7 km on foot, the nearest route start. Free (OSM-tagged). Compacted surface (OSM-tagged).
Directions Something changed here?

Positions are approximate.

Vehicles are left at their owner’s risk: we list places people park and cannot vouch for any of them. Take valuables with you and leave nothing on show.

Buses

The 508 and 509 stop at Hartsop, adjacent to road end, a 590 m walk and 28 m of ascent from the start of Hartsop Dodd, Stony Cove Pike, Thornthwaite Crag and Gray Crag — a route we rate Severe overall (hardest: steepness). The last bus is 19:51 towards Windermere (508), every day. Checked against the operator’s timetable, 7 September 2026; that timetable runs to 1 November 2026. Times here are a guide, not a promise — leave yourself more than the minute.

Stagecoach 508 “Ullswater Bus”
Penrith – Pooley Bridge – Aira Force – Glenridding – Patterdale (summer services continue over Kirkstone Pass to Troutbeck and Windermere)
Catch it from: Penrith · Windermere (summer only)
The key route from Penrith for the Eastern and Far Eastern fells: Helvellyn from Glenridding, Place Fell, the Hartsop fells. The summer Kirkstone extension drops you at the pass for Red Screes and Caudale Moor.

Rural routes change seasonally — confirm on stagecoachbus.com or Traveline before relying on a last bus.

Getting there across the Lake District: Buses · Parking map · By train · By boat

Hazards on Thornthwaite Crag

Hazard & Incident Information for Thornthwaite Crag

Checked by Lee McCoy, . Draws on published material from Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team. Editorial background, not a live callout feed.

Hazard: Moderate

A high Far Eastern fell crowned by the landmark Thornthwaite Beacon, a tall stone column that is a useful navigation aid up here. The walking on top is easy, but the steep, rough, loose descent to Threshthwaite Mouth is the catch — meandering over crags and damp ledges — and the fell takes its name from the crags on its western flank. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team covers this ground.

  • The descent to Threshthwaite Mouth: The path between the beacon and the saddle is steep, over rough crags and damp ledges, and loose in places; pick the correct line from the beacon (a grassy route avoids the worst of the scree). Take it slowly, especially when wet.
  • The western crags: The fell is named for the crags on its western side. Keep back from the edge near the summit, particularly in cloud or wind where the broad top gives little warning.
  • Exposure on the high open ground: This is high, exposed ground with little shelter; the beacon aids navigation but in cloud you still need a bearing to choose the right path off. Plan for wind and changeable conditions.
Who should attempt this fell: Thornthwaite Crag is easy on top, but respect the descent to Threshthwaite Mouth: it's steep, loose and crag-strewn, so take the better-graded line from the beacon and move carefully, especially in the wet. Keep back from the western crags, navigate by compass in cloud despite the helpful beacon, and treat the steep ground as full winter terrain when iced.

What to watch for: Slips and difficulty on the steep, loose Threshthwaite Mouth descent · Taking the wrong (looser) line down from the beacon · Walkers straying toward the western crags in poor visibility · Exposure on the high open ground in wind or winter

Local Mountain Rescue: Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team

Safety: Always check current conditions, carry proper navigation equipment, and seek qualified instruction before heading onto the fells. In an emergency, call 999, ask for Police, then Mountain Rescue.

Report incorrect information

Navigating in cloud

Serious in cloud

Of the three things our terrain model measures, the highest reading here is the amount of walkable ground near the summit that lies close to steep ground or crag. A serious place to be caught in cloud: carry map and compass (or GPS) and know how to use them, or save it for a clear day.

In winter — snow, whiteout, cornices, buried features — every top demands full winter navigation skills whatever its band, and a broad, gentle summit can be the worst place of all. See walking in bad weather and the navigation guide.

How Thornthwaite Crag compares with all 214: the Clag Index (experimental).

If you need Mountain Rescue

Dial 999 or 112 and ask for the Police, then Mountain Rescue.

Before you call, have ready: where you are (a grid reference if you can – the OS Locate app shows yours on your phone), what has happened, how many of you there are, and your mobile number.

Then stay where you are until the rescue team contacts you.

If you cannot make a voice call because of a hearing or speech impairment, emergency SMS works only if you have registered first: text “register” to 999.

From Mountain Rescue England and Wales’s guidance on calling them out (read 26 October 2026).

Map, GPX and nearby Birketts

Free mapping: OpenTopoMap / OpenStreetMap, with SRTM elevation data (switch layers top-right).

Parking, toilets and buses: Parking & buses ↑.

Birketts within 3 km of Thornthwaite Crag

These Birkett tops are not Wainwright summits. Distances are straight lines: check the ground and access on a map before adding one.

1.9 km WCaudale Moor - John Bell's Banner755 m · Far Eastern
2.6 km ENERough Crag (Riggindale)628 m · Far Eastern

Routes over Thornthwaite Crag

Hartsop Dodd, Stony Cove Pike, Thornthwaite Crag and Gray Crag
Summits: Hartsop DoddStony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor)Thornthwaite CragGray Crag

Download GPX Walked by Lee, February 2025

Warnings: The climb from Threshthwaite Mouth to the beacon is steep, rough and loose in places; take it slowly, especially when wet.

Route guide →

Kentmere Horseshoe
Summits: YokeIll BellFroswickThornthwaite CragMardale Ill BellHarter Fell (Mardale)Kentmere PikeShipman Knotts

Walked and described first-hand by Lee — a big mountain day (≈12½ miles / ~3,500 ft, 5¾–7¾ hours of walking). Start early, carry OS Explorer OL7 and a compass (the eastern ridge walls and fences are vital handrails in mist), and know the escape options.

Download GPX Walked in part, May 2026 · km 0.0–2.2, km 7.6–10.0, km 17.5–20.2 from the map

Warnings: The left-hand ladder stile between Kentmere Pike and Shipman Knotts has a big, almost-vertical drop on the far side — take care, and lift or handle dogs, which often refuse it. Wray Crag on the final descent has a grooved sloping slab: an easy step in the dry, slippery when wet. The initial drop off Ill Bell toward Froswick is steep and rough — you may need hands; it eases quickly. Keep clear of Ill Bell's craggy eastern edge above Kentmere Reservoir — stay on the broad ridge by the cairns. Parking at Kentmere (village hall / St Cuthbert's church) is very limited — only a handful of spaces — so arrive early. Harter Fell (Mardale): The ridge from Nan Bield Pass to the top is narrow, with steep drops on both sides, particularly along the lip of Black John Hole. Take it steadily, keep to the path, and it is best avoided in strong wind or when iced. The eastern and western slopes are both too steep to be used by walkers, and the Kentmere side falls in fans of scree to the River Kent. Don't be tempted to drop off the ridge in either direction; keep to the crest, and leave it only by an established path such as Scot Rake from the col north of Froswick, which our Troutbeck route uses. Harter Fell (Mardale): Crags ring the fell and overlook Small Water and Mardale; they block any direct ascent for good reason. Keep back from the edges near the summit, especially in cloud or wind where the broad top hides the drop. Mardale Ill Bell: The eastern side falls to the Mardale Waters — Blea Water and Small Water sit in crater coves ringed by crags. Keep back from the edges above them, especially in cloud or wind where the broad ground gives little warning before the drop. Ill Bell: The ridge turns north-west at the summit, so it is not safe to simply head north off the top — that leads toward steep ground. Among the several tall cairns it's easy to take the wrong line in mist. Take a compass bearing and follow the correct ridge.

From the hazard notes for Ill Bell · Mardale Ill Bell · Harter Fell (Mardale), each with its sources.

Route guide →

Every line here is a guide, not a guarantee — conditions change. Navigate for yourself and carry a map and compass. How to use this guide.

On the hill: terrain and water on Thornthwaite Crag

Water & shelter on the way up

On the Hartsop Dodd, Stony Cove Pike, Thornthwaite Crag and Gray Crag route:

Road End (497 m from the start, straight line)

On-route facilities © OpenStreetMap contributors, per route — an absent marker doesn’t mean none.

About Thornthwaite Crag

Thornthwaite Crag - mist clinging to a craggy summit above stone walls and snow patches on the rocky slope
© Lee McCoy

Wainwright described it as one of the most satisfying summits on the High Street range: the views from the beacon encompass the full sweep of the Ill Bell ridge, the Troutbeck valley far below, and across to Windermere. The ascent via Threshthwaite Glen is a classic approach, or it can be reached easily from the High Street plateau. The beacon makes it unmistakeable on the skyline.

Field notes

The only photo I have of this summit had me and a friend's son in it against the impressive beacon so I can't use it so I've just added a photo of the col, the Threshthwaite Mouth below it that many will take a break in to get out of the wind before the venture up. The vertical rocks beneath the summit beacon are impressive and the geology curious. There are places to sit amongst the sharp rocks should you prefer to rest up rather than keep going.

— Lee McCoy, who walked it on 2 of our routes

My Strava hikes over Thornthwaite Crag

1 logged hike pass over this summit:

Data from Strava.

Classifications & hill data

Is Thornthwaite Crag a Wainwright?

Thornthwaite Crag is a Wainwright. It is also on the Birkett list, the Synge list, the Nuttall list, the Fellranger list and the Hewitt list.

Selected lists

Wainwright
Far Eastern
Birkett
Fellranger
Synge
Nuttall
Hewitt
784 m
Height
2,572 ft
In feet
NY 4314 1005
Grid ref

This is the summit’s grid reference. If you call from anywhere else, give your own position, not this one.

The summit is also a Birkett.

Lists, height and summit position from the Database of British and Irish Hills; the feet are converted from its metres and the grid reference from that position. How we check →

The view from Thornthwaite Crag

The 360° skyline from Thornthwaite Crag

A computed 360° skyline — every visible named top labelled by distance and bearing, from the terrain model in perfect clarity, not photographed. Drag to pan; reveal the far four-nations horizon.

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Computed 360-degree skyline from Thornthwaite Crag36 labelled tops shown (12 distant behind the far-horizon toggle). Theoretical visibility in perfect clarity; computed from terrain, not photographed.eye levelNNEESESSWWNWScafell Pike · 22 kmHelvellyn · 10 kmSkiddaw · 26 kmGreat Gable · 22 kmHigh Crag · 10 kmRaise · 12 kmFairfield · 8 kmBlencathra · 21 kmCrinkle Crags · 19 kmHigh Raise · 4 kmThe Old Man of Coniston · 20 kmSwirl How · 18 kmHarter Fell · 3 kmIll Bell · 2 kmHart Side · 12 kmBowscale Fell · 23 kmDemming Crag · 23 kmMardale Ill Bell · 2 kmThe Knott · 3 kmKentmere Pike · 4 kmGray Crag · 2 kmRest Dodd · 4 kmSelside Pike · 6 kmIngleborough · 47 km · clear daysWhernside · 42 km · clear daysAngletarn Pikes South Top · 5 kmLittle Mell Fell · 14 kmBaystones · 6 kmSour Howes · 7 kmBrunt Knott · 11 kmnameless · 7 kmTroutbeck Tongue · 4 kmBlack Fell · 12 kmMickle Fell · 40 km · clear daysYarlside · 28 kmBurney · 30 kmGreat End · 20 kmBowfell · 19 kmPillar · 26 kmNethermost Pike · 10 kmCatstye Cam · 10 kmDollywaggon Pike · 9 kmStybarrow Dodd · 12 kmRampsgill Head · 3 kmRed Screes · 4 kmHigh Raise · 15 kmRobinson · 24 kmLittle Carrs · 18 kmBranstree · 5 kmWard's Stone · 54 km · clear daysThe Calf · 27 kmSwineside Knott · 11 kmWild Boar Fell · 34 km · clear daysCapple Howe · 7 kmGlenridding Dodd · 9 kmGreat Meldrum · 12 kmSteel Knotts · 8 kmHollow Moor · 7 kmBlake Rigg · 16 kmGummer's How · 22 kmRogan's Seat · 49 km · clear daysClaife Heights · 14 kmBeacon Fell · 25 kmAye Gill Pike · 36 km · clear daysWhite Hill · 57 km · clear daysNewton Fell North · 26 kmCunswick Scar · 17 kmSnowdon · 176 km · a handful of days a yearBroad Law · 117 km · a rare clear dayArenig Fawr · 183 km · a handful of days a yearPendle Hill · 78 km · a rare clear dayMoel y Gamelin · 166 km · a handful of days a yearBoulsworth Hill · 90 km · a rare clear daySighty Crag · 73 km · a rare clear dayWisp Hill · 89 km · a rare clear dayRoan Fell · 83 km · a rare clear dayDun Rig · 123 km · a handful of days a yearBlackwood Hill · 87 km · a rare clear dayBillinge Hill · 109 km · a rare clear day
The skyline as a list, by direction
  • North-east: High Raise (4 km)
  • South-west: The Old Man of Coniston (20 km)
  • West: Hart Crag (6 km), Fairfield (8 km), Dollywaggon Pike (9 km), High Crag (10 km), Crinkle Crags (19 km), Crinkle Crags (19 km), Crinkle Crags (19 km), Shelter Crags (19 km), Bowfell (19 km), Crinkle Crags (19 km), Crinkle Crags South Top (19 km), Great End (20 km), Ill Crag (21 km), Broad Crag (21 km), Scafell Pike (22 km), Great Gable (22 km), Scafell (23 km), Pillar (26 km), Black Crag (27 km), Scoat Fell (27 km), Steeple (27 km)
  • North-west: Nethermost Pike (10 km), Catstye Cam (10 km), Helvellyn (10 km), Raise (12 km), White Side (12 km), Stybarrow Dodd (12 km), Great Dodd (14 km), Blencathra (21 km), Gategill Fell Top (21 km), Knowe Crags (21 km), Atkinson Pike (21 km), Skiddaw Lesser Man (24 km), Skiddaw Little Man (24 km), Skiddaw South Top (25 km), Skiddaw Middle Top (25 km), Skiddaw (26 km), Skiddaw North Top (26 km)

On the clearest days the far horizon adds: Snowdon (176 km, Wales), Carnedd Llewelyn (164 km, Wales), Broad Law (117 km, Scotland), Moel Siabod (172 km, Wales), Arenig Fawr (183 km, Wales), Yr Eifl (197 km, Wales), Craig Cwm Silyn (184 km, Wales), Pendle Hill (78 km, England).

Computed from Copernicus GLO-30 terrain; distant tops from the Database of British and Irish Hills v18.4 (CC BY 4.0). See how we compute the view · and the summit intervisibility report below.

Sunrise and sunset on Thornthwaite Crag

Thornthwaite Crag sits close to the flat-horizon case. Even on its longest wait of the modelled year (at midsummer) first light is only 16 minutes after almanac sunrise, so the published sunrise time is a fair guide here.

0°30°40°50°60°70°04:52
Midsummer. The filled shape is the skyline as seen from the summit; the line is the sun’s path. Where they meet is first light — everything left of that point is the wait.
Times for 2026, in Lakeland clock time (GMT in winter, BST in summer) — and model outputs rather than observations.
First lightAlmanac sunriseDifference
Midsummer04:52 BST ±5.0 min04:36+16 min
Equinox06:11 GMT ±5.0 min06:15-4 min
Midwinter08:28 GMT ±5.0 min08:32-4 min

A low, open northern horizon — the ground falls away northwards (mean -0.08°).

Last light — when the sun leaves Thornthwaite Crag

The evening here runs close to the flat-horizon case. Even on its earliest evening of the modelled year (on 1 May) last light is only 4 minutes before almanac sunset, so the published sunset time is a fair guide on Thornthwaite Crag.

The evening of the same three days. A negative difference means a ridge takes the sun before the valley loses it.
Last lightAlmanac sunsetDifference
Midsummer21:50 BST ±5.0 min21:51-1 min
Equinox18:26 GMT ±5.0 min18:25+1 min
Midwinter15:54 GMT ±5.0 min15:48+6 min

These are daylight figures, not a descent plan: the light goes on fading for a good while after the sun leaves, and going down in it is a decision about your own ground and party, not about this table.

What you can see from Thornthwaite Crag

On a clear day — computed sightlines, curvature- and refraction-corrected.
77Wainwrights in view+16 marginal
176 kmFurthest sightlineSnowdon (Yr Wyddfa) · possible under favourable refraction
2Sea in viewIrish Sea, Morecambe Bay

On the clearest days the view reaches across to Wales.

Far horizons
  • Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) WalesSSW · 176 km clear
  • Carnedd Llewelyn WalesSSW · 160 km clear
  • Irish Sea open waterSW · 68 km in view
  • Ingleborough Yorkshire DalesSE · 48 km clear
  • Whernside Yorkshire DalesSE · 41 km clear
  • Morecambe Bay bay/estuarySSW · 38 km in view
All 77 Wainwrights in clear view (nearest first)

Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor), Froswick, Gray Crag, Ill Bell, The Knott (High Street), Hartsop Dodd, Harter Fell (Mardale), Rampsgill Head, Rest Dodd, Red Screes, Troutbeck Tongue, High Raise (High Street), Brock Crags (Wainwright), Kentmere Pike, Branstree, Angletarn Pikes (Angletarn Pikes North Top), Hartsop Above How (Gill Crag - Hartsop Above How), Shipman Knotts, Dove Crag, Baystones (Wansfell), High Pike (Scandale), Selside Pike, Arnison Crag, Hart Crag, Birks, Sour Howes, St Sunday Crag, Place Fell, Fairfield, Heron Pike (Rydal), Steel Knotts (Pikeawassa - Steel Knotts), Dollywaggon Pike, Birkhouse Moor, Glenridding Dodd, Nethermost Pike, Catstye Cam, Helvellyn, Sheffield Pike, Raise, White Side, Gowbarrow Fell (Wainwright summit), Hart Side, Black Fell, Blea Rigg, Little Mell Fell, Sergeant Man, Pavey Ark, Holme Fell, Harrison Stickle, Thunacar Knott, Loft Crag, Great Mell Fell, Wetherlam, Swirl How, Great Carrs, Glaramara, Bowfell, Crinkle Crags - Long Top (Second Crinkle), Allen Crags, Esk Pike, Brim Fell, The Old Man of Coniston (Coniston Old Man), Great End, Souther Fell, Green Gable, Scafell Pike, Great Gable, Hindscarth, Slight Side, Bowscale Fell, Scafell, Harter Fell (Eskdale), Robinson, Carrock Fell, Pillar, Scoat Fell (Little Scoat Fell), High Pike (Caldbeck)

How the view from Thornthwaite Crag compares with all 214 — the View Report: every Wainwright ranked by what you can see from the top.

How the skyline, light and sightlines are computed

Computed, not photographed. First light is the first minute the sun’s upper limb clears this summit’s own skyline and last light the last minute it is still clear of it, both solved against the 360° horizon profile behind The View from Thornthwaite Crag. Almanac sunrise and sunset are the flat-horizon convention. Every time carries a ± band from the 30 m elevation model — it smooths arêtes and cornices, so nothing here claims better than five minutes.

Sightlines from the Copernicus GLO-30 elevation model, which is a surface model: each 30 m cell holds the top of whatever stands there, trees and buildings included, rather than bare ground. Corrected for the Earth’s curvature and average atmospheric refraction. “Distant” sightlines and any over 100 km depend on exceptionally clear air. Modelled from Copernicus GLO-30 open elevation data — a guide to the view, not a guarantee of any single one.

Places to stay near this fell

Other places nearby

From the Kentmere village start

We have not stayed at any of them. We take no bookings or affiliate fees. Distances are straight lines from each route start, never walking times. Properties found via OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions about Thornthwaite Crag

Is Thornthwaite Crag hard? Answered above.

Questions from Google’s “People also ask”. · Last updated 2026-08-30 · Suggest a question or correction

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