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paces will bring him to the cairn which marks the 

 summit, and a few more to the precipice beneath 

 which lies Blea "Water. 



In ascending by this route the distant views are 

 finer than by either of the others. The most in- 

 teresting is that of Helvellyn, of which more is 

 seen than from any other height. Its great arms 

 Swirrel and Striding Edge lie stretched out as if 

 on a map. The "men" on its summits are also 

 seen, and the hoUows which contain its tarns. 

 Most of the mountains of the district are rugged 

 and precipitous on the eastern, and rounded and 

 grassy on the western side. This is remarkably 

 the case with Helvellyn, and, as its relative position 

 to the other high summits causes its being seen 

 most frequently from the western side, its full 

 grandeur is not apparent till the traveller has ob- 

 tained the view of it from Kidsty Pike or the 

 ridge of High Street. 



The height of High Street is 2,700 feet. The 

 summit is very fine. To the east lies Blea Water, 

 600 feet below, and, in the valley be- 

 '^"IraMM ^^^ J(^^^) ^^^ ^i^^l^ white house is the inn 

 at Mardale Green. Turning north- 

 wards Hawes Water is seen, and then Kidsty Pike 

 shuts out the more distant view. West of Kidsty 

 Pike, an opening over the hills allows the traveller 

 a glimpse of the Scotch mountains. Then comes 

 Skiddaw peeping over the shoulder of Helvellyn. 

 Nearer, Ullswater is concealed by Hallin Fell and 

 Place Fell. The various summits of the Fairfield 

 range are seen on the west, and between them the 

 Langdale Pikes and Scawfell. Wetherlam and 

 Coniston Old Man are more to the south, Mid 

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