28th January 2009

Today's walk: Blake Fell - Knock Murton


Blake Fell from Cogra Moss


Knock Murton and Cogra Moss from the forest track


Knock Murton from the cairn on Sharp Knott


Knock Murton and Cogra Moss from Sharp Knott


Sharp Knott and Owsen Fell from the slopes of Blake Fell


Burnbank Fell from the slopes of Blake Fell with mist in the Cockermouth valley beyond


Blake Fell summit looking west to Knock Murton and the coastal plain


zooming in east to Fleetwith Pike ..


.. and northeast over Lorton Vale to Skiddaw


looking over Hen Comb to High Stile


360 degree panorama from Blake Fell - click on the image for a larger version


a few steps southwest of Blake Fell summit reveals this view of Knock Murton and Cogra Moss


looking over Lorton Vale to Whiteside, Hopegill Head and Grasmoor


zooming in to distant Helvellyn and the black triangle of Catstycam


on the descent ridge, Knock Murton and Low Pen from High Pen


looking south towards Ennerdale Water over old mine workings on the slopes of Knock Murton


zooming in on Ennerdale Water


zooming in on one of the islands in Cogra Moss from near the top of Knock Murton


the curving ridge from Blake Fell over High and Low Pen from Knock Murton


the summit shelter and cairn on Knock Murton looking west to cloud coming in over the coast


zooming in on Red Pike, High Stile, Starling Dodd, Great Gable and the edge of Great Borne


zooming in on Dent with mist rolling in from the coast


mist spreading in towards the foot of Knock Murton


the mist over the coastal plain from the two cairns on top of Knock Murton


Dent now almost covered as the mist sweeps up Ennerdale


Crag Fell and Grike with Ennerdale Water below


zooming in on almost vanished Dent ..


.. and on Scoat Fell and Haycock with Bowness Knott in front


descending into the oncoming cloud