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Branstree is a fell in the Far Eastern part of the English Lake District. It overlooks the valley of Mardale and Haweswater Reservoir.

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Instance of
mountain
Located in
Cumbria
Elevation
713
Image
BRANSTREE AND GATESCARTH PASS FROM GOAT SCAR (2).JPG
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topographic prominence
137
located in protected area
Lake District National Park
parent peak
Harter Fell
Commons category
Branstree
mountain range
Lake District
historic county
Westmorland

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Contents
  • Topography
  • Haweswater Aqueduct
  • Summit
  • Ascents
  • References

Branstree is a fell in the Far Eastern part of the English Lake District. It overlooks the valley of Mardale and Haweswater Reservoir.

==Topography== A circuit of high fells surrounds the head of Mardale, beginning at High Raise in the north and curving around over High Street and Harter Fell to Branstree and Selside Pike in the south. As the ridge is travelled in this direction, the countryside changes from crag and scree to more rounded fellsides clothed with grass. Branstree is the first fell moving east where grass prevails, and a Pennine character begins to take over from Lakeland. From many directions the fell appears as a smooth domed hill with a wide top.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Branstree” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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