Dow Crag
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| Dow Crag
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| Elevation | 778 m (2552 ft) |
| Location | Lake District, England
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Dow Crag is a fell in Lake District near Coniston, Cumbria. The eastern face is one of the many rock faces in the Lake District used for rock climbing.
Dow Crag is composed of rhyolite and has an approximately 100 metre rock face with over 100 published climbing routes including:
- Woodhouse's Crack
- Acid House
- Genocide
- Blasphemy Crack
- The Geek
- Easy Gully
South Rake is a scree filled gully towards the south of the crag, and is the easiest way up the crag, being a fairly easy scramble.
Dow is noted for being particularily cold and exposed, even in summer. Dow Crag is usually approached from the Walna Scar road, which connects the Duddon Valley with Coniston.
It also provides an excellent backdrop for walks to the summit of the Coniston Old Man and forms the western edge of Goat's Water.
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