Red Tarn
Encyclopedia
Red Tarn is a small lake
in the eastern region of the English
Lake District
, in the county of Cumbria
. It is high up on the eastern flank of Helvellyn
, beneath Striding Edge and Catstye Cam
.
It lies at an altitude of 718 metres (2,356 feet), with a depth of 25 metres (82 feet).
Lake
A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...
in the eastern region of the English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
Lake District
Lake District
The Lake District, also commonly known as The Lakes or Lakeland, is a mountainous region in North West England. A popular holiday destination, it is famous not only for its lakes and its mountains but also for its associations with the early 19th century poetry and writings of William Wordsworth...
, in the county of Cumbria
Cumbria
Cumbria , is a non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local authority, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's largest settlement and county town is Carlisle. It consists of six districts, and in...
. It is high up on the eastern flank of Helvellyn
Helvellyn
Helvellyn is a mountain in the English Lake District, the apex of the Eastern Fells. At above sea level, it is the third highest peak in both the Lake District and England...
, beneath Striding Edge and Catstye Cam
Catstye Cam
Catstye Cam is a fell in the English Lake District. It is an outlier of Helvellyn in the Eastern Fells.-Name:The name of the fell is also given as 'Catstycam', a spelling preferred by Alfred Wainwright in his influential Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells. A third variant, 'Catchedicam', is also...
.
It lies at an altitude of 718 metres (2,356 feet), with a depth of 25 metres (82 feet).