Esk Hause is a mountain pass in the English Lake District, where paths from Eskdale, Borrowdale, Langdale and Wasdale all meet. Esk Hause is a first step to reaching higher summits, such as Scafell Pike, Great End, Esk Pike and Allen Crags, which are all nearby. This can be a confusing place for walkers, especially in mist. This is because two paths cross at right angles on a tilted grass plateau, but not at the summit of the plateau. The popular Great Langdale-Wasdale path crosses at the height of 2386ft at the wall shelter; this is the lower of the two passes known as Esk Hause, but is, in fact, not the true pass, which is 100ft higher and 300 yards distant, a less-used pass between Eskdale and Borrowdale that occupies the depression between Great End (2984ft) and Esk Pike (2903ft).