Scafell Pike

American

[skaw-fel] / ˈskɔˌfɛl /

noun

a mountain in NW England, in Cumberland: highest peak in England. 3,210 feet (978 meters).

Scafell Pike British

/ skɔːˈfɛl /

noun

a mountain in NW England, in Cumbria in the Lake District: the highest peak in England. Height: 977 m (3206 ft)

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Catherine summitted England's Scafell Pike, Scotland's Ben Nevis, and finished on Yr Wyddfa where the reunion was held.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

The Three Peaks Challenge involves climbing the highest peaks in England, Scotland and Wales - Scafell Pike, Ben Nevis and Snowdon - over the course of a day.

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026

The pair will begin the challenge by climbing Ben Nevis in Scotland before being driven to Scafell Pike in Cumbria and then Yr Wyddfa in north Wales.

From BBC ● May 13, 2026

Then last December and aged just five, she and her father Glyn Price, a mountain leader, walked up Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Yr Wyddfa.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2023

Perhaps there’ll be an article in a scientific paper about a curious phenomenon on the top of Scafell Pike.

From Parkhurst Boys And Other Stories of School Life by Reed, Talbot Baines

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