Blea Rigg

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Blea Rigg is a fell in the English Lake District, sitting between Easedale and Great Langdale in Cumbria. It rises to about 541 metres (1,775 feet) with a small prominence of around 20 metres. The fell forms a broad east–west plateau about a mile wide and two miles long, and it is part of the Central Fells. The main spine of the Central Fells runs north–south, from the Vale of Keswick to High Raise; Blea Rigg starts an eastern ridge that continues over Silver How and Loughrigg Fell toward Windermere.

The higher ground is linked to nearby features: Stickle Tarn, a 15-metre-deep corrie dammed to supply water to Great Langdale, and Codale Tarn nearby. Along the Blea Rigg ridge are several named tops: Great Castle How, Little Castle How, Swinescar Pike and Lang How. Silver How is sometimes counted with Blea Rigg but is usually treated as a separate fell.

Water from the southern side drains into Stickle Gill and Great Langdale Beck; White Gill on the northern side is a popular ascent route. The summit is made of Pavey Ark sandstone and breccia from the Borrowdale Volcanic series, and there is no mining history here. The top has a small cairn above a stone shelter, and on clear days the views extend to the eastern and southern fells and the Langdale Pikes. The ridge is popular but can be tricky to follow because of the many rocky tops and tarns. Climbs can start from Grasmere or from Great Langdale, with routes via Silver How from Grasmere or via Stickle Tarn or White Gill from Great Langdale. Before World War II a stone refreshment hut stood on Blea Rigg above Easedale Tarn.