[1] A broad convex slope descends northward from Blencathra's Atkinson Pike top, gradually resolving into two ridges.

The western arm continues to Mungrisdale Common while the north eastern limb, flecked with outcropping rock, falls to a steep sided col at 2,020 ft (620 m).

From the depression Blackhazel Beck descends north west to join the River Caldew while the source of the Glenderamackin lies on the opposite slope.

The summit of the fell is smooth and grassy, the highest point being set back from the crags and marked by a small cairn of flat stones.

Nearer the face is another cairn, referred to on older large scale maps as a currick – a stone shelter built by shepherds.

From here a straightforward assault on White Horse Bent is one alternative, or the miners track can be followed to Saddleback Old Mine and the source of the river.