This lake is situated between Buttermere to the south and Loweswater to the north.
It is 2.5 miles long, .75 mile wide and 140 feet deep.
The River Cocker is considered to start at the north of the lake, before then flowing into Lorton Vale.
The hill of Mellbreak runs the full length of the lake on its western side.
As Alfred Wainwright described it 'no pairing of hill and lake in Lakeland have a closer partnership than these'.
"The meaning of 'Crummock' seems to be 'Crooked one', from British" (Brythonic Celtic) "'crumbaco'-'crooked'".
This may refer to the winding course of the River Cocker, which flows out of the lake.
Or it may refer to the bending nature of the lake itself.
Scale Force, the highest waterfall in the Lake District, feeds the lake and has a drop of 170 feet.
Reference: Wikipedia