Lake District
Kitty Crag
435M
1427FT
About Kitty Crag
Rising above the Greenburn valley north of Coniston, this modest rocky summit is a quiet outlier of the Wetherlam massif. As a Birkett and Synge, it offers a rough, pathless character typical of the Southern Fells, rewarding those who stray from the main ridges with solitude and intimate views of Little Langdale.
Key Statistics
Rank
532nd Highest in Region
Parent Range
Southern Fells
Prominence
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27m
Nearest Town
Coniston
Geology
You are trekking across ancient lava flows and layers of hardened volcanic ash. This rugged landscape was built from molten rock and compressed volcanic debris.
Find It
OS Grid Reference
SD295989
Latitude
54.3813°N
Longitude
3.0863°W
Did You Know?
- •The name combines the Middle English 'crag', meaning a rocky outcrop, with 'Kitty', which in Lakeland nomenclature often refers to a local individual or a diminutive of Katherine, suggesting a historical connection to a former landowner or tenant.
- •From the summit, walkers earn a distinct perspective of the Langdale Pikes to the north, seen here from a lower, more intimate angle across the valley of Little Langdale.
- •The fell’s lower slopes overlook the industrial remains of the Greenburn Copper Works, where the ruins of a 19th-century engine house and several spoil heaps mark the valley’s mining heritage.
- •Though it lacks a primary path, the summit is often reached by traversing the undulating, craggy ground from the higher slopes of Wetherlam or as part of a circuit starting from Tilberthwaite.
- •It is the sort of summit where you may spend more time consulting your map to verify you have reached the highest outcrop than you do actually standing on it.