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Pages 190-192:-
A TABLE OF THE Height of Mountains and Lakes SEEN IN THIS TOUR,
AND OF OTHERS IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE WORLD, ALL TAKEN FROM THE
LEVEL OF THE SEA. IN THE NORTH OF ENGLAND, Taken by Mr. John
Dalton.
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| MOUNTAINS | | | | |
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| Scafell, north point E. of
Wast-water | | | | 1080 |
| Helvellyn | | | | 1070 |
| Skiddaw | | | | 1060 |
| Bowfell
(Langdale) | | | | 1030 |
| Rydalhead | | | | 1030 |
| Grasmire, N.E. of Crummock Lake | | | | 955 |
| Redpike, near Buttermere | | | | 950 |
| Kentmere High-street | | | | 912 |
| Coniston Old-man | | | | 860 |
| Whernside, near Dent | | | | 825 |
| Hillbell, N.W. of Kendal | | | | 812 |
| Carrock, west-pike, Colbeck | | | | 744 |
| Knoutberry-hill, near Dent | | | | 728 |
| Goatscar, summit of the road from Hawes-water to
Kendal | | | | 663 |
| Pendale-hill, Lancashire | | | | 548 |
| Whinfell Beacon, N.E. of Kendal | | | | 500 |
| Rivington-pike, between Bolton and Chorley,
Lancashire | | | | 400 |
| Benson-knot, near Kendal | | | | 366 |
| Penrith
Beacon | | | | 340 |
| Kendal-fell, N.W. summit | | | | 216 |
| Town of
Kendal | | | | 46 |
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| LAKES | | | | |
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| Hawes-water | | | | 238 |
| Leathes-water, Wythburn | | | | 182 |
| Ulls-water | | | | 106 |
| Crummock-water | | | | 91 |
| Derwent-water | | | | 76 |
| Bassenthwaite-water | | | | 70 |
| Esthwaite-water | | | | 66 |
| Grasmere-water | | | | 60 |
| Rydal-water | | | | 52 |
| Windermere-water | | | | 36 |
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IN SCOTLAND, From Pennant's Tour, 1769.
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| Ben-lomond | | | | 1080 |
| Benevish | | | | 1450 |
| Ben-y-bourd still higher, which, with Laghin-y-gair
and Benewewish, are never without snow. | | | | |
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IN OTHER PARTS, By Mr. M. T. Bouritt.
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| Summit
of Dole, the highest mountain of Jura | | | | 1800 |
| Valley
of Chamouni, in Savoy | | | | 1121 |
| Ridge
de Brevin, a Glacier, in the valley of
Chamouni | | | | 2949 |
| Valley
of Mountainvert, in savoy | | | | 1865 |
| Abbey
of Sixt, ibid. | | | | 797 |
| Summit
of Grenier | | | | 2782 |
| Summit
of Grenarion | | | | 2958 |
| Summit
of Buet | | | | 3315 |
| Mount
Blanc | | | | 5081 |
| Mount
AEtna | | | | 4000 |
| Lake of
Geneva, at the lower passage of the Rhone | | | | 398 |
| Lake of
Neuschatel | | | | 456 |
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By different Authors.
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| Highest
part of the Table, at the Cape of Good Hope | | | | 1153 |
| Pike
Rucia in the island of Madeira | | | | 1689 |
| Pike of
Teneriffe | | | | 4399 |
| The
same according to Dr. Heberden | | | | 5132 |
| Summit
of Cotopaxis, in South America, according to Don Antono de
Ulloa | | | | 6643 |
| Corambour, under the equator | | | | 6000 |
| Chimboraco | | | | 6440 |
| Petchinca | | | | 4860 |
| Carason | | | | 4940 |
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From this survey of mountains it appears that Scafell is the
highest in England, yet below the point of permanent snow. It has
been observed, by the French accademicians (sic), that amongst
the Cordilleras, in the province of Quito, Petchinca and Carason
are the highest accessible mountains, and that all of greater
heights are vested with eternal snow.
On the Glaciers, snow is permanent at a much inferior height; and
where the sun's rays fall more obliquely, less height is found
the boundary between temporary and eternal snow. But no mountain
in England touches the zone of barrenness that intervenes between
this region and the limits of vegetation. Sheep pasture the
summits of Snowden, Helvellyn, and Skiddaw, and barrenness only
prevails where rock and precipice are invincible obstacles to
vegetation.
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gazetteer links
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-- "Bassenthwaite Water" -- Bassenthwaite Lake
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-- Beacon Hill
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-- "Benson Knot" -- Benson Knott
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-- "Bowfell" -- Bow Fell
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-- Carrock Fell
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-- "Cromack Water" -- Crummock Water
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-- Derwent Water
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-- Esthwaite Water
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-- Gatescarth Pass
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-- "Grasmere Water" -- Grasmere
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-- "Grasmire" -- Grasmoor
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-- Hawes Water
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-- Helvellyn
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-- High Street
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-- "Hillbell" -- Ill Bell
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-- Kendal
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-- Kendal Fell
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-- "Knoutberry Hill" -- Knoutberry Haw
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-- "Coniston Old Man" -- Old Man of Coniston, The
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-- "Pendale Hill" -- Pendle HillPendle Hill
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-- Red Pike
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-- "Rydalhead" -- Rydal Head
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-- Rydal Water
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-- "Scafell" -- Scafell Pike
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-- Skiddaw
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-- "Leathes Water" -- Thirlmere
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-- "Ulls Water" -- Ullswater
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-- Whernside
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-- Whinfell Beacon
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-- "Windermere Water" -- Windermere
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