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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A mountain in the Cumbrian Mountains of northwest England. At 978 m (3,210 ft), it is the highest peak in the range and the highest elevation in England.

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Examples

  • The Challenge will take teams up 24 mountain peaks around the stunning Lake District, taking in mountains such as Scafell Pike, Hellvellyn and Great Dodd along the way.

    Business News 2010

  • Scafell Pike in Cumbria, where teenager Lee Jones died after getting lost in snow.

    Teenager who died on Scafell Pike is named as Lee Jones 2012

  • Whether you wish to climb Scafell Pike or bag a munro, they provide qualified guides and equipment from £140 per day for two.

    Culture in Glasgow, cosy pubs in the Cotswolds 2012

  • A reader responded: I don't think so; that would be 320m higher than Scafell Pike, the highest point in England.

    Corrections and clarifications 2011

  • Jones, from the Matlock area of Derbyshire, had camped with a friend at Wasdale Head near Scafell Pike in Cumbria before they set off at 11.30am on Friday to climb the peak.

    Teenager who died on Scafell Pike is named as Lee Jones 2012

  • After I finish typing this article, I will climb to the top of Scafell Pike and scream to the heavens above, HOW I WON THE WAR IS BLOODY BRILLIANT!

    PAUL IS UNDEAD ALAN GOLDSHER 2010

  • Now on day 5 of the challenge, August 28th, the team reached the top of Scafell Pike, 3,201 ft in 2 hours.

    Archive 2008-09-01 Thatsnews 2008

  • This is the first endurance event of its kind to be completed in the UK; no attempt had previously been made to swim Windermere, Loch Lomond and Lake Bala, climb Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon and travel by bike between each climb and swim.

    Back of a beer mat notes lead to triumphant triathlon Thatsnews 2008

  • Now on day 5 of the challenge, August 28th, the team reached the top of Scafell Pike, 3,201 ft in 2 hours.

    Back of a beer mat notes lead to triumphant triathlon Thatsnews 2008

  • This is the first endurance event of its kind to be completed in the UK; no attempt had previously been made to swim Windermere, Loch Lomond and Lake Bala, climb Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon and travel by bike between each climb and swim.

    Archive 2008-09-01 Thatsnews 2008

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