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Routes up
Climb the steep path north-east from Hartsop towards Angle Tarn, then turn south-east across rough, boggy ground to the summit.
Near the start
From OpenStreetMap, within 2 km. Check opening times before you rely on them.
Summit today
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Cloud inversion · 7 days
The chance of standing above a sea of cloud on Brock Crags each morning this week, from overnight temperature, humidity and low cloud below the 561m summit.
Dark sky · 7 days
How dark the sky gets over Brock Crags each night this week, from cloud cover, moonlight and local light pollution.
Snow · 7 days
No snow is forecast at the summit in the next 7 days.
Sun today
9h 39m of daylight. Golden hour ends 07:58 and starts 15:51. From the summit you see the sun 07:00 to 16:49.
Nearby summits
About Brock Crags
Brock Crags rises east of Hartsop, below the high ground of the far eastern fells. Angletarn Pikes is 1.2 km north and Rest Dodd 1.6 km east. Hartsop Dodd lies 1.9 km south, across the valley of Hayeswater Gill.
The usual approach starts at Hartsop. A path climbs the steep slope north-east of the village towards Angle Tarn, and a branch leads south-east to the summit. The top is a mix of rock outcrops and wet ground. Walkers often combine Brock Crags with Angletarn Pikes and Rest Dodd.
The fell suits a short half-day from Hartsop, or a longer loop that drops back past Angle Tarn to Patterdale. The craggy western edge looks down on Hartsop and Brothers Water, with Fairfield and the Helvellyn range beyond.
Brock Crags is 561 m (1,841 ft) high with 10 m of prominence. It is in Lake District E, England. OS grid reference NY416136. It is the 10th highest of the 39 summits Peakify lists in Lake District E. The nearest summits are Brock Crags (0.2 km), Buck Crag (0.6 km) and Angletarn Pikes (1.2 km).
Yes. Angletarn Pikes lies 1.2 km north, past Angle Tarn, and the two fit into a short round from Hartsop or Patterdale.
Hartsop village has a small car park at the end of the lane. Patterdale works for the longer approach via Boredale Hause.
Yes. It is one of the 214 Wainwrights and also a Birkett.
Brock Crags is 561 metres high with 10 metres of prominence.
Brock Crags is listed in Lake District E, England.
Peakify lists 1 route for Brock Crags, including available distance, ascent, start point, and difficulty details.
Peakify rates each day on the summit Good, Marginal or Poor from the forecast summit wind, gusts, chance of rain and wind chill. Wind of 40 mph or gusts of 65 mph make it Poor; wind of 25 mph, gusts of 45 mph, a 60% chance of rain or a feels-like temperature of -8°C or below make it Marginal. Today's and tomorrow's ratings are at the top of this page. The rating covers the weather only: also check your route, daylight, kit and experience, and in winter whether you need an ice axe and crampons.
The page includes cached mountain forecast context, snow outlook, dark-sky signals, cloud-inversion information, sunrise, sunset, and summit planning details where available.
About Brock Crags
Brock Crags rises east of Hartsop, below the high ground of the far eastern fells. Angletarn Pikes is 1.2 km north and Rest Dodd 1.6 km east. Hartsop Dodd lies 1.9 km south, across the valley of Hayeswater Gill.
The usual approach starts at Hartsop. A path climbs the steep slope north-east of the village towards Angle Tarn, and a branch leads south-east to the summit. The top is a mix of rock outcrops and wet ground. Walkers often combine Brock Crags with Angletarn Pikes and Rest Dodd.
The fell suits a short half-day from Hartsop, or a longer loop that drops back past Angle Tarn to Patterdale. The craggy western edge looks down on Hartsop and Brothers Water, with Fairfield and the Helvellyn range beyond.
Brock Crags is 561 m (1,841 ft) high with 10 m of prominence. It is in Lake District E, England. OS grid reference NY416136. It is the 10th highest of the 39 summits Peakify lists in Lake District E. The nearest summits are Brock Crags (0.2 km), Buck Crag (0.6 km) and Angletarn Pikes (1.2 km).
Yes. Angletarn Pikes lies 1.2 km north, past Angle Tarn, and the two fit into a short round from Hartsop or Patterdale.
Hartsop village has a small car park at the end of the lane. Patterdale works for the longer approach via Boredale Hause.
Yes. It is one of the 214 Wainwrights and also a Birkett.
Brock Crags is 561 metres high with 10 metres of prominence.
Brock Crags is listed in Lake District E, England.
Peakify lists 1 route for Brock Crags, including available distance, ascent, start point, and difficulty details.
Peakify rates each day on the summit Good, Marginal or Poor from the forecast summit wind, gusts, chance of rain and wind chill. Wind of 40 mph or gusts of 65 mph make it Poor; wind of 25 mph, gusts of 45 mph, a 60% chance of rain or a feels-like temperature of -8°C or below make it Marginal. Today's and tomorrow's ratings are at the top of this page. The rating covers the weather only: also check your route, daylight, kit and experience, and in winter whether you need an ice axe and crampons.
The page includes cached mountain forecast context, snow outlook, dark-sky signals, cloud-inversion information, sunrise, sunset, and summit planning details where available.
