Mardale
- Depth
- 386 m
- Rim
- 658 m
- Length
- 2.3 km
- Tonight
- 2°CPartly cloudy · Wind 16 km/h W
Mardale is up to 386 m deep: the rim reaches 658 m and the floor 237 m, along 2.3 km.
All facts
- Floor
- 237 m
Depth of Mardale
Up to 386 m deep (typically 329 m) along the 2.3 km in view.
Rim = the lower side's highest point within 6 km.
Mardale 3D map
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Mardale terrain and contours
25 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.
Mardale elevation profile
West → east through the centre
Mardale weather
Tonight · Partly cloudy · 2°C (36°F) · Wind 16 km/h W
Mardale forecast for about 658 m.
- Tonight2°–16 km/h W
- Today2°8°32.5 mm48 km/h W
- Sun4°6°3.2 mm50 km/h W
- Mon4°10°15.6 mm38 km/h SW
- Tue5°9°9.0 mm43 km/h S
- Wed7°9°2.7 mm23 km/h SW
- Thu6°8°0.8 mm15 km/h S
- Fri6°9°9.1 mm21 km/h S
- Sat2°7°4.3 mm23 km/h SE
- Sun2°5°0.2 mm22 km/h NW
Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 24, 01:17 UTC.
Camping & parking near Mardale
Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Mardale, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.
Nearest parking
0.5 km SE
Nearest hut
Mosedale Cottage
Nearest campsite
Aragon Camping
All mapped places 5
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Parking | 0.5 km SE |
| Parking | 1.2 km SSE |
| Parking | 1.9 km S |
| Mosedale CottageHut | 4.0 km SSE |
| Aragon CampingCampsite | 4.6 km NE |
Slope
Share of the 12 × 12 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.
Mostly gentle: 55% of the view is under 15°.
- Steeper than 30°
- 12.0% of the 144 km² view
- Relief in view
- 691 m low point 137 m
Land cover
ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.
Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.
Nearby summits
Named peaks within 6 km of Mardale.
Summit list 9
- 1Harter Fell778 m 2.4 km SSW
- 2Kidsty Pike781 m 2.6 km WNW
- 3Mardale Ill Bell760 m 2.7 km WSW
- 4The Knowe765 m 2.9 km SSW
- 5High Street (summit)829 m 3.0 km W
- 6High Raise804 m 3.0 km NW
- 7Rampsgill Head (summit)792 m 3.1 km WNW
- 8Rampsgill Head791 m 3.2 km WNW
- 9Thornthwaite Crag784 m 4.2 km WSW
Wildlife seen nearby
Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 6 km; 445 species recorded in all.
Sightings per species 6
- Bog asphodel30
- Common Butterwort26
- Woodland Dor Beetle18
- Round-leaved sundew17
- Dark Brocade16
- Parsley fern15
Where Mardale sits
- Region
- England120United Kingdom371Europe2,143
Nearby places
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- Terrain
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- Imagery
- Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025 (scene 2025-09-22)
- Land cover
- © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
- Facts
- Wikidata (CC0)
- Camping & parking, Geometry
- © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
- Summits
- © OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
- Wildlife
- iNaturalist community observations, counts only
- Forecast
- Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)