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Meaning ‘The lake by the dairy pastures’, and situated towards the head of the valley of the River Cocker, Buttermere is 1.24 miles (2 km) long, 620 yards (570 m) wide, 75 feet (23 m) deep and 329 feet (100m) above sea level. There is a footpath running round the perimeter of the lake which is about 4.5 miles (7.2km) long, and provides very popular walks to the summits of Haystacks and Red Pike.
Buttermere_059
Meaning ‘The lake by the dairy pastures’, and situated towards the head of the valley of the River Cocker, Buttermere is 1.24 miles (2 km) long, 620 yards (570 m) wide, 75 feet (23 m) deep and 329 feet (100m) above sea level. There is a footpath running round the perimeter of the lake which is about 4.5 miles (7.2km) long, and provides very popular walks to the summits of Haystacks and Red Pike.