Stony Cove Pike: 763.7m Height, Walks and Views

Stony Cove Pike, often known as Caudale Moor, is a broad-topped fell east of Kirkstone Pass. At 763.7m, it has considerable height without the sharply defined outline of nearby Red Screes. Its appeal lies in open summit country, long views and the connections between neighbouring ridges. Walkers approaching from the pass or Hartsop find a fell whose rough edges and steep neighbouring cols give it more character than its rounded summit suggests.

A broad summit above Kirkstone Pass

Stony Cove Pike occupies the high ground between Kirkstone Pass and the head of the Troutbeck valley. The name Caudale Moor is widely used for the fell, while Stony Cove Pike identifies its highest point. Its summit stands at 763.7m, or 2,506ft, at grid reference NY417100. It ranks 55th in height among the 214 Wainwrights.

The broad, grassy and stony top contrasts with the steeper ground around its margins. This is not a fell defined by a single dramatic summit crag: its character comes from the spread of upland, the ridges running away from it and the depth of the surrounding valleys. Across Kirkstone Pass, Red Screes provides a much sharper profile. Looking east, Thornthwaite Crag and the High Street range place the summit firmly within the high country of the eastern Lakes.

Its place in the Far Eastern Fells

Wainwright included Stony Cove Pike in Book Two, The Far Eastern Fells. It stands towards the western edge of that group, with Kirkstone Pass separating it from the Eastern Fells. Its position makes it a useful place to understand how the ridges above Hartsop relate to those enclosing the upper Troutbeck valley.

Hartsop Dodd forms a northern continuation of the fell, descending towards Hartsop. To the east, the pronounced col of Threshthwaite Mouth separates Stony Cove Pike from Thornthwaite Crag. That intervening drop matters: these are neighbouring summits, but joining them involves a substantial descent and climb rather than an easy, level ridge. Gray Crag and Froswick belong to the surrounding network of Far Eastern ridges, helping to frame the wider landscape rather than forming one continuous summit plateau.

Walks, outlook and a quieter reputation

Kirkstone Pass is a well-established starting point, with approaches crossing St Raven’s Edge. Hartsop offers another familiar approach, often associated with Hartsop Dodd. Longer outings can connect Stony Cove Pike with Thornthwaite Crag, though the ground around Threshthwaite Mouth deserves respect. The elevated start at Kirkstone should not disguise the fact that this is exposed fell country.

In clear weather, the outlook includes Windermere to the south and the surrounding high fells. There is no single celebrated monument or summit scramble here. Instead, Stony Cove Pike rewards attention to the wider landscape: Red Screes across the pass, the ridges above Hartsop and the changing alignment of the High Street fells as you cross the top.

Where Stony Cove Pike stands

Summit at grid reference NY417100 · open full map

The real Stony Cove Pike

Walking Stony Cove Pike

We make artwork, not route guides — these are the guides we'd point a friend to:

• Hartsop Dodd, Stony Cove Pike and Kirkstone Pass from ... (visorando.com)
• OS Map of Stony Cove Pike (maps.walkingclub.org.uk)
• Middle Dodd, Red Screes, Caudale Moor, Stony Cove Pike ... (getlostmountaineering.co.uk)

Weather on Stony Cove Pike

Conditions estimated at summit height (764 m) via Open-Meteo. For a walker's forecast, use the Mountain Weather Information Service.

Stony Cove Pike on your wall

A painting of Stony Cove Pike can bring home something quieter than a famous summit silhouette: the breadth of Caudale Moor, the open skyline and the meeting of ridges. As a print or canvas, it offers a familiar reference point for anyone who knows these fells on foot.

Own “Stony Cove Pike Winter Cairn” — our painting of Stony Cove Pike → or browse all Fells & Mountains artwork

Neighbouring Wainwrights in The Far Eastern Fells

• Hartsop Dodd 619 m
• Thornthwaite Crag 784 m
• Gray Crag 698 m
• Froswick 720 m

Part of our guide to all 214 Wainwrights — see the full index.