Starling Dodd
| Starling Dodd | |
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the left, seen from Mellbreak. |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 633 m (2,077 ft) |
| Prominence | 60 m (200 ft) |
| Listing | Wainwright, Hewitt, Nuttall |
| Coordinates | 54°31′49″N 3°19′38″W / 54.53018°N 3.32735°WCoordinates: 54°31′49″N 3°19′38″W / 54.53018°N 3.32735°W |
| Geography | |
 Starling Dodd
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| Location | Cumbria, England |
| Parent range | Lake District, Western Fells |
| OS grid | NY142158 |
| Topo map | OS Landranger 89, Explorer OL4 |
Starling Dodd is a fell in the western part of the English Lake District, located between the valleys of Ennerdale and Buttermere, on the ridge between Great Borne to its west and Red Pike (Buttermere) to its east. Not visible from Buttermere and rounded in profile, Starling Dodd is a relatively unfrequented top.
The Western Fells occupy a triangular sector of the Lake District, bordered by the River Cocker to the north east and Wasdale to the south east. Westwards the hills diminish toward the coastal plain of Cumberland. At the central hub of the high country are Great Gable and its satellites, while two principal ridges fan out on either flank of Ennerdale, the western fells in effect being a great horseshoe around this long wild valley. Starling Dodd stands on the northern branch, dividing Buttermere and Ennerdale.
The Buttermere–Ennerdale watershed runs north-west from Haystacks, climbing over High Crag, High Stile and Red Pike, the three fells of Buttermere Edge. The ridge then loses its craggy character, swinging westerly over the grassy Starling Dodd to its terminus at Great Borne.
The western ridge of Red Pike swings down, away from the craggy Buttermere front of Ling Cove, and then rises to the subsidiary top of Little Dodd (1,935 ft). This is generally considered to be a part of Red Pike, the territory of Starling Dodd beginning at the next depression westward. A short climb on grass then leads to the summit, a rounded, but quite shapely grassy dome sitting atop a broad ridge. Gentle slopes fall westward along the watershed, interrupted only by the slight rise of Gale Fell (1,699 ft), a trivial summit listed only by Birkett. Rough grass on the facing slope leads up to the rockier environs of Great Borne.
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