Nethermost Pike
Nethermost Pike is one of the 214 Wainwright mountains mentioned ( fur ) in the northern English Lake District National Park. He is the second highest mountain in the Helvellyn range, running in a north-south direction of the mountain chain which lies between Ullswater and Thirlmere in the east to the west, and is assigned to the Eastern Fells.
While the west side consists of grassy slopes, the east side is steep and rocky. In previous centuries, this mining was carried out for obtaining lead and it can be found numerous existing tunnels and shafts today.
Geology
The rock of the nethermost Pike and the adjacent areas is part of pyroclastic rocks in conjunction with tuff breccia and lapilli. In the deeper layers can be found dacite.
The soil in the eastern part of the Helvellyn range is very rich in minerals, so that there is to find fertile soil that produces together with air and seclusion a wide variety of plants that are typical of alpine landscapes and tundras. Thus one finds in nethermost Cove about a third of the English stock of Lapland willow ( Salix lapponum ).
Topography
The Helvellyn range runs to eleven kilometers to gross north-south direction and the ridge is about 600 m in height. Nethermost Pike is at the southern end, and is bounded on the south by Dolly Waggon Pike and north of Helvellyn. The between Dolly Waggon Pike and nethermost Pike High Crag location called summit is not considered as a separate peaks of the Lake District because of its low saddle height by Alfred Wainwright. Most hiking accept this view and include High Crag to the nethermost Pike belongs.
There is a strong contrast between the west and east sides As with most other summit of Helvellyn Range. " The crimes committed by the mass [ the hikers ] western grassy slopes are not very interesting, but one should not prejudge the mountain. Coming from the east, he is no less great than the Helvellyn. "
The western grass slopes are uniform and not very spectacular to the upper end of Thirlmere reservoir and the small church of Wythburn. While there are some unwegsamere and rocky places (eg High Crags and Crags Comb ), but can not tarnish the overall appearance of the uniform and gentle grassy slopes. The lower areas have been reforested with conifers and form part of the Thirlmere Forest. Above this tree stands the impression of wide open coat is undimmed.
The appearance of the east side is completely determined from rocks. From two Karen ( Corrie ) with steep rocky slopes lead narrow valleys east to the main valley of Grisedale. The southern of the two is Ruth Waite Cove, located in the very hidden Hard Tarn, a small lake, which brings clear water along with the black rocks the wrong impression of great depth.
One can also find the Ruth Waite Lodge called mountain hut, which originally belonged to free the underlying mines and today serves as a starting point for mountain and climbing tours.
In the galena mines was promoted to lead recovery. It is believed that this mining activity dating back to the 16th century. Other activities are recorded by the 1784 and 1862. The last mine activity took place in 1880.
The second basin is nethermost Cove, where the remains of the Eagle Crag Mine can be found.
Separately, these two valleys are the rocky east ridge. Although less spectacular than Striding Edge, it offers the most rewarding route directly to the summit of Pike nethermost.
To the north is separated from the nethermost Pike Helvellyn by the sink Swallow Scarth, which is above nethermost Cove.
The summit of the nethermost Pike consists of a roughly triangular, covered with grass plateau and is very spectacular. Except for the northern area, which is dominated by the higher Helvellyn, a very large part of the Lake District is to survey.
Comments
- Mountain in Europe
- Mountain in Cumbria
- Mountain under 1000 meters
- Lake District