Location : Buttermere / Loweswater
Map - Ordnance Survey - NY 157190
Crummock water and Buttermere from near the top of Mellbreak.
Photo by Ann Bowker.
Situated between Loweswater and Buttermere. Often overlooked by its sister lake Buttermere, Crummock Water with the mighty Grassmoor on the west and the fells of Mellbreak on the east, it has unparalleled views from either side. It is 2 1/2 miles long, 3/4 mile wide and 140 feet deep and is a clear, rocky bottomed lake flanked by steep fellsides of Skiddaw slate.
The lake is fed by numerous streams including the beck from Scale Force, which with a drop of 170 feet is Lakeland's tallest waterfall. The River Cocker starts from here, flowing towards Cockermouth where it joins the River Derwent.
Rowing boats are available for hire.
The lake is owned by the National Trust.
Crummock Water with Whiteside and Grasmoor
Crummock Water from Darling Fell, Loweswater
Crummock Water and Rannerdale Knotts.
Aerial photos by Simon Ledingham.
and looking in the opposite direction :
Crummock Water from Rannerdale Knotts,
Loweswater in distance.
Photo by Ann Bowker
Related Links :
- Wikipedia - Buttermere
- Open Directory - Crummock Water
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