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Black Crag

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Black Crag rises to 828 m (2,717 ft) in Cumbria. It is one of the 316 Hewitts — hills in England, Wales and Ireland of two thousand feet or more. It stands among the higher summits of Cumbria. It stands inside the Lake District National Park.

Pillar and Scoat Fell are among the hills within 0.7 km. The nearest railway station is Drigg, 16.3 km to the south-west.

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