Sprinkling Tarn

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Sprinkling Tarn is a small mountain lake in England’s Lake District, known for its scenic setting beneath the slopes of Great End and other surrounding fells.

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Sprinkling Tarn canonical 3

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain lake
tarn
accessFrom Esk Hause path
Seathwaite
Sty Head path
climate cool, wet upland climate
conservationStatus within protected national park landscape
country England
drainsInto River Derwent catchment
elevation approximately 600 metres above sea level
geologicalOrigin glacial
hasFeature rocky shores
small island
surrounding boggy ground in places
hasOutflow stream to Styhead Gill area
hasRecreationalUse rest stop on high-level walking routes
hasViewOf Borrowdale (from approaches)
linked to: Borrowdale

Scafell Pike area (from nearby slopes)
hazard boggy ground around shore
rapid weather changes
knownFor remote high-level location
scenic mountain setting
views of Great End crags
locatedIn Lake District
locatedInArea Central Fells
locatedInMountainRange Cumbrian Mountains
locatedInNationalPark Lake District National Park
linked to: Lake District
locatedInRegion Cumbria
locatedNear Allen Crags
Borrowdale
Esk Hause
Great End
Seathwaite Fell
Sty Head
locatedOn Seathwaite Fell plateau
linked to: Seathwaite Fell
mentionedIn Alfred Wainwright’s guides to the Lakeland Fells
nearestSettlement Seathwaite, Borrowdale
partOf headwaters of the Borrowdale valley
popularFor fellwalking
hiking
wild camping (informal)
regionType upland
shape irregular
surroundedBy Allen Crags
Great End
Seathwaite Fell
waterType freshwater

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Great End overlooks Sprinkling Tarn
Allen Crags near Sprinkling Tarn
Sty Head near Sprinkling Tarn