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Scafell Pikes

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Scafell Pikes is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cumbria of 11 km². It is one of 235 SSSIs in the county. It is among the largest in the county. The surrounding countryside is part of the Lake District National Park.

For more of the same, Wasdale Screes and Seatoller Wood and Sourmilk Gill are close by. Ravenglass Station is about 14.5 km away to the south-west.

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