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Bannerdale Crags

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Bannerdale Crags tops out at 684 m in Cumbria. It counts among the 214 Wainwrights, the Lake District fells of Alfred Wainwright's Pictorial Guides. It is one of 436 hills the Albion Guide lists in Cumbria. The surrounding countryside is part of the Lake District National Park.

Nearby hills include Atkinson Pike, Bowscale Fell and Blencathra. Penrith North Lakes Station is 17.6 km away to the east.

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