What is recorded here
Napes Needle is a prominent coastal rock feature composed of Carboniferous limestone, formed around 340–320 million years ago through the accumulation of marine sediments. It is notable for its striking vertical profile, likely shaped by differential erosion along the coastline.
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Places near here
Westmorland CragsCliff · 264 yd
Great GableMountain / peak · 400 yd
Gable CragCliff · 625 yd
Small waterfall by the footpath along Lingmell BeckWaterfall · 702 yd
A waterfall on the Lingmell Beck at Bursting KnottWaterfall · 836 yd
Green GableMountain / peak · 975 yd
Church of St OlafListed building · 1.5 mi
Victorian postbox, Wasdale HeadOld post box · 1.6 mi
Monument at Wasdale Head Village GreenMonument or public art · 1.7 mi
Scafell PikeMountain / peak · 1.8 mi
Raven CragSports ground · 1.8 mi
Robinson's CairnMemorial · 2.5 miOther information
Photo: Walter Baxter · CC BY-SA 2.0