Whin Rigg

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Whin Rigg is a prominent fell in England’s Lake District, known for its dramatic scree slopes rising above Wast Water in Wasdale.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Whin Rigg canonical 7
Illgill Head and Whin Rigg ridge 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fell
mountain
connectedTo Illgill Head
country England
elevationFeet 1696
elevationMetres 517
geology Borrowdale Volcanic Group rocks
gridReferenceUK NY 144 042
hasAscentRoute from Eskdale
from Nether Wasdale
from Wasdale Head
hasCliffName The Screes
linked to: Wasdale Screes
hasClimbingHazard steep scree slopes
hasFeature cliffs above Wast Water
crags
scree slopes
hasLandUse sheep grazing
hasNearbyBodyOfWater Wast Water
hasRecreationActivity fellwalking
scrambling
hasSummitArea grassy ridge
hasSummitMark cairn
hasVegetation heather
rough grassland
isInValley Wasdale
knownFor dramatic scree slopes above Wast Water
views over Wast Water and Wasdale
listedIn Fellranger
Wainwright
locatedIn Lake District
locatedInCounty Cumbria
locatedInNationalPark Lake District National Park
linked to: Lake District
offersViewOf Great Gable
Scafell range
Wast Water
overlooks Wasdale
Wast Water
parentPeak Illgill Head
partOf Wastwater Screes
prominenceMetres c. 62
range Western Fells
region North West England
ridgeConnection Illgill Head
topographicMap OS Explorer OL6
OS Landranger 89
tourismType hiking destination

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

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

Wast Water overlookedBy Whin Rigg
Wastwater Screes near Whin Rigg
Wastwater Screes partOf Illgill Head and Whin Rigg ridge
linked to: Whin Rigg
Illgill Head connectedTo Whin Rigg
Illgill Head ridgeRunsBetween Whin Rigg
Illgill Head isSouthOf Whin Rigg
Wasdale Screes adjacentTo Whin Rigg