e oak woodlands sit alongside nineteenth century pine plantations. Much of the land is often boggy, due to the high rainfall. The Lake District is one of the most highly populated national parks. Its total area is near 885 square miles (2,292 km²), and the Lake District was designated as a National Park in 1951.
25 highest peaks
The 25 highest peaks (of those given an individual chapter in the Pictorial Guides by Alfred Wainwright) are:
- Scafell Pike, 978 m (3,210 ft)
- Scafell, 965 m (3,162 ft)
- Helvellyn, 951 m (3,118 ft)
- Skiddaw, 931 m (3,054 ft)
- Great End, 910 m (2,986 ft)
- Bowfell, 902 m (2,960 ft)
- Great Gable, 899 m (2,949 ft)
- Pillar, 892 m (2,926 ft)
- Nethermost Pike, 891 m (2,923 ft)
- Catstycam, 889 m (2,917 ft)
- Esk Pike, 885 m (2,903 ft)
- Raise (Lake District), 883 m (2,896 ft)
- Fairfield, 873 m (2,863 ft)
- Blencathra, 868 m (2,847 ft)
- Skiddaw Little Man, 865 m (2,837 ft)
- White Side, 863 m (2,831 ft)
- Crinkle Crags, 859 m (2,818 ft)
- Dollywaggon Pike, 858 m (2,815 ft)
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