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The Scafell massif from Middle Fell. Sca Fell is on the right. From this angle Sca Fell appears higher than Scafell Pike.

Sca Fell (also spelled Scafell; older sources give the name as Scaw Fell) is a mountain in the Lake District. Its height of 964 metres (3,162 ft) makes it the second-highest mountain in England after Scafell Pike, from which it is separated by the pass of Mickledore.

Originally the name Sca Fell referred to the whole of the massif from Great End south to Slight Side; only more recently has the general term become applied solely to the part of the fell south of Mickledore. It was once believed that Sca Fell was the highest mountain in this part of the Lake District — it is much more prominent in views from many directions than its higher neighbour — with the three apparently inferior peaks to the north (those now known as Scafell Pike, Ill Crag and Broad Crag) being known collectively as the "Pikes of Sca Fell". (more...)

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