WALLA CRAG is a fell in the English
* 1 Topography
* 2 Geology
The crag is the terminal cliff on a short ridge running north west
Bleaberry Fell , dropping about 400 ft from the plateau above.
Below this are further steep slopes before the gradient slackens on
the shore of Derwentwater. The face is heavily wooded — mainly with
conifers — almost to the top. The trees continue down through Great
Wood to the lake.
The summit lies a little way back from the brink, the smooth
heather-clad hinterland then dropping to the broad depression of Low
Moss. Beyond here the ground rises again to Bleaberry Fell. The
southern boundary of the fell is formed by Cat Gill, which flows west
from Loss Moss to the lake. The gill separates
The crag itself exposes the plagioclase -phyric andesite lavas of the Birker Fell Formation. The summit area is overlain by drift deposits.
The top is marked by a large cairn and gives fine views over the
islands of northern
Fellwalkers of an older generation found the height of
* ^ British Geological Survey 1:50,000 series maps: Sheet 38: BGS (1998) * ^ Wainwright, A (1958). A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells , Book 3 The Central Fells. Westmorland Gazette. * ^ A B Mark Richards: The Central Fells: Collins (2003): ISBN 0-00-711365-X
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Wainwright\'s Central Fells
* Armboth Fell * Bleaberry Fell * Blea Rigg * Calf Crag * Eagle Crag * Gibson Knott * Grange Fell * Great Crag * Harrison Stickle * Helm Crag * High Raise * High Rigg * High Seat * High Tove * Loft Crag * Loughrigg Fell * Pavey Ark * Pike of Stickle * Raven Crag * Sergeant Man * Sergeant\'s Crag * Silver How * Steel Fell * Tarn Crag * Thunacar Knott * Ullscarf * Walla Crag
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