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Lake · England

Red Tarn

719 m2,359 ft
Tonight
1°CPartly cloudy · Wind 14 km/h W

Red Tarn is a lake at 719 m above sea level in England, United Kingdom.

All facts
Surface elevation
719 m
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Red Tarn 3D map

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Surface
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Topographic map

Red Tarn 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.

Index contours every 125 mShowing west → east through the centre

Red Tarn elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Red Tarn weather

Tonight · Partly cloudy · 1°C (34°F) · Wind 14 km/h W

Red Tarn forecast for about 719 m.

  • Tonight1°–14 km/h W
  • Today2°7°40.6 mm49 km/h W
  • Sun3°6°5.9 mm45 km/h W
  • Mon3°10°21.4 mm32 km/h SW
  • Tue5°8°14.3 mm40 km/h S
  • Wed6°8°5.1 mm26 km/h W
  • Thu5°7°1.0 mm13 km/h SE
  • Fri5°8°10.6 mm19 km/h SE
  • Sat2°6°4.4 mm22 km/h SE
  • Sun2°4°0.4 mm21 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

Camping & parking near Red Tarn

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Red Tarn, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

  • Nearest parking

    Wythburn Car Park

    2.9 km SW · +2 more within 3.5 km

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  • Nearest caravan site

    Gillside Caravan Park

    3.4 km ENE · +2 more within 6.0 km

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  • Nearest campsite

    Gillside Camping

    3.6 km ENE · +2 more within 5.0 km

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  • Nearest hut

    George Starkey Hut

    4.7 km E · +2 more within 5.0 km

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All mapped places 12
PlaceDistance
Wythburn Car ParkParking2.9 km SW
Gillside Caravan ParkCaravan site3.4 km ENE
Dobgill Car ParkParking3.5 km WSW
Swirls Car ParkParking3.5 km WNW
Gillside CampingCampsite3.6 km ENE
Thirlspot Farm CampingCampsite3.9 km NW
George Starkey HutHut4.7 km E
Armboth Hall SummerhouseHut4.7 km WNW
Noran Bank Farm BunkhouseHut5.0 km E
Side Farm CampsiteCampsite5.0 km ENE
High Bridge End FarmCaravan site5.3 km NW
Hartsop Fold Holiday LodgesCaravan site6.0 km ESE
Slope

Slope

Share of the 4 × 4 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.

Gentle, 0–15°
22.2%
Moderate, 15–30°
52.5%
Steep, 30–45°
23.5%
Cliffs, 45° and over
1.8%
Steeper than 30°
25.3% of the 16 km² view
Relief in view
740 m low point 207 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 98.5%Trees 1.0%Water 0.5%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Nearby summits

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 2 km of Red Tarn.

NESW1 km2 km123456
Summit list 6
  1. 1Catstycam890 m 0.6 km NNW
  2. 2Helvellyn950 m 0.8 km WSW
  3. 3Nethermost Pike891 m 1.3 km SSW
  4. 4Lower Man925 m 1.3 km W
  5. 5High Crag884 m 1.8 km SSW
  6. 6White Side863 m 1.9 km NW
Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 2 km; 107 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Common Raven10
  • Parsley fern7
  • Alpine Lady's-mantle7
  • Least Willow6
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull5
  • Cuckooflower5
Where it sits

Where Red Tarn sits

Range
Lake District28
Region
England120United Kingdom371Europe2,143
Protected area
Lake District National Park27
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
More in the Lake District 6
See all 28 in the Lake District →
Downloads

Red Tarn downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain
Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Imagery
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-07-15)
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)
Sources
Wikidata · Wikipedia