Lake District
Haystacks SE Top
543M
1781FT
About Haystacks SE Top
Located at the rugged eastern end of one of Lakeland’s most beloved fells, this high point offers a quieter perspective on the shattered, rocky plateau. It overlooks the glassy Innominate Tarn and provides a stark, craggy environment that feels far more remote than its modest altitude suggests.
Key Statistics
Rank
341st Highest in Region
Parent Range
Western Fells
Prominence
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24m
Nearest Town
Buttermere
Geology
You are walking on volcanic rocks called andesite. This rugged ground formed from ancient lava flows and molten rock that hardened deep beneath the surface.
Classifications
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Latitude
54.5032°N
Longitude
3.2376°W
Did You Know?
- •The name Haystacks refers to the distinctive, tiered appearance of the crags when viewed from the Buttermere valley, resembling traditional stacks of harvested hay.
- •This south-eastern rise sits near the head of the Warnscale valley, a landscape once busy with Victorian slate quarrymen whose abandoned levels and stone 'bothies' still pepper the slopes below.
- •The terrain is a classic example of Borrowdale Volcanic rock, where glaciation has scoured a complex 'knob and lochan' landscape of miniature peaks and peat-stained pools.
- •The summit offers a particularly clear sightline across the head of Ennerdale towards the massive bulk of Great Gable and the formidable crags of the Pillar massif.
- •In a thick mist, this plateau is a masterclass in navigational frustration, as every rocky mound and small puddle looks exactly like the one you were standing on ten minutes ago.