Natural landmarks · North West England
Slight Side
Slight Side — mountain in United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Dalegarth · 5.5 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Slight Side is a named natural landmark in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "mountain in United Kingdom". Coordinates: 54.4342°, -3.2210°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Scafell Pikes SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Slight Side is a fell in the English Lake District it stands 25 kilometres (16 miles) east southeast of the town of Whitehaven and reaches a height of 762 metres (2,499 ft). Slight Side lies at the south western edge of the Scafell Massif, a four-kilometre-long (2+1⁄2-mile) crescent of high ground which includes the highest ground in England. The fells names derives from the Old Norse language and means "The mountain shieling with the level pastures", it is a combination of the Norse words "sletta" and "saetr". With a shieling meaning a shepherds hut or a mountain pasture used in the summer.
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- Coordinates
- 54.4342, -3.2210
- Address
- Cumbria, England
- Nearest railway station
- Dalegarth — 5.5 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q7540465 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Slight Side (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Slight Side and Scafell.JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Slight Side?
- Slight Side is in North-West England, United Kingdom.
- Is Slight Side a protected site?
- Yes — Slight Side is part of the Scafell Pikes SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Slight Side free to visit?
- Yes, Slight Side is free to enter.
- How do I get to Slight Side?
- The nearest railway station is Dalegarth, about 5.5 km away.