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Birkhouse Moor

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Birkhouse Moor tops out at 718 m in Cumbria. It counts among the 214 Wainwrights, the Lake District fells of Alfred Wainwright's Pictorial Guides. It stands within the Lake District National Park.

Windermere Station is 18.1 km away to the south. Nearby hills include Catstye Cam, Striding Edge and Helvellyn.

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Photo of Aira Force, a waterfall near Glenridding in the Lake District, Cumbria, north west England.Iconic

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Photo of Ullswater, a Lake near Glenridding in the Lake District, Cumbria, north west England.Iconic

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