Lake District
Dodd (Buttermere)
641M
2103FT
About Dodd (Buttermere)
Dodd is a prominent, stony shoulder on the ascent to Red Pike. While often overshadowed by its parent peak, it provides a fantastic vantage point over the valley, looking directly down onto the deep waters of Crummock and the village of Buttermere.
Key Statistics
Rank
217th Highest in Region
Parent Range
Western Fells
Prominence
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20.6m
Nearest Town
Loweswater
Geology
You are walking on the Ennerdale Intrusion, a type of granite that formed deep underground and now exposes its fine-grained, patchy texture on the fell.
Classifications
Find It
Latitude
54.5301°N
Longitude
3.2935°W
Did You Know?
- •Like its parent peak, Red Pike, Dodd features a significant amount of syenite in its geology, which stains the soil and stony paths a deep, iron-red color.
- •The name 'Dodd' is a common Cumbrian term derived from Old English or Old Norse, used to identify a rounded or blunt-topped hill that is typically a subsidiary of a higher summit.
- •Dodd sits directly above Scale Force, which is the highest waterfall in the Lake District with a main single drop of approximately 170 feet.
- •Alfred Wainwright did not give Dodd its own chapter in his Pictorial Guides, instead treating it as a notable shoulder and waypoint on the 'The Saddle' route up Red Pike.
- •Attempting the direct line up the scree slopes of Dodd is an excellent way to practice your 'two steps forward, one slide back' technique on some of the loosest red rocks in the district.