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Scafell
at 964m (3162 feet) and Scafell Pike at 977m (3210 feet) are two of
Englands five highest peaks towering above the landscape of the Lake
District National Park.
The
Cumbrian Mountains formed as volcanoes erupted when the North American
and Eurasian continents collided.
The National
Trust currently owns Scafell Pike.
Fund
raising
Thousands of people have tried to scale Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike
and Snowdon within 24 hours - the Three Peaks Challenge. Usually
this is done in aid of fundraising for charities.
The
Challenge is loosely defined as ascending and descending all three
peaks, and driving or being driven between them, within 24 hours.
Confusion
While
researching this page, we noticed that depending on which map used,
the spelling of the area changed between Sca fell and Scafell.
Do
you know the reason why?
Add
your thoughts by emailing us at cumbria@bbc.co.uk
Your
answers
In
short you have a choice between Sca Fell, Scafell Pike and Scafell
Crag, it depends on what mountain or mountains you are looking at.
Scafell
Pike (977m above sea level) at NY215072 is shown as a mountain on
both the most recent OS 1:50k and 1:10k maps and the OS 1867 edition
Sca
Fell however is shown as indicating an area of fell on OS 1:50k
(larger area) and OS 1:10k (smaller area) indicating that it is
a general area of fell land which doesn't include Scafell Pike.
However, whilst the OS maps may indicate Sca Fell as an area of
fell, Jon and I along with other walkers think of the summit at
grid ref NY206064 as Sca Fell (964m asl).
There is also Scafell Crag north of Sca Fell.
Jon
and Gareth
My
thoughts on the difference between the two spellings is, the red
tongue
path is a sca (scar) on the fell hence the name. And well accented
cumbrians
say scar as sca.
Nicola
in Lincolnshire
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your thoughts by emailing us at cumbria@bbc.co.uk
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