Kirkstone Pass
Kirkstone Pass is a mountain pass in the English Lake District, in the county of Cumbria. It is at an altitude of 1,489 feet. It is the District's highest pass traversed by road; the A592 between Ambleside in Rothay Valley and Patterdale in Ullswater Valley.
Places of Interest
Highlights: Red Screes and Middle Dodd.
Stony Cove Pike
Peak
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rydal and Ambleside.
Kirkstone Pass
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 1,493 feet
- Description: mountain pass
- Categories: mountain pass and landform
- Location: Lakes, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.46606° or 54° 27′ 58″ north
Longitude
-2.92483° or 2° 55′ 29″ west
Elevation
1,493 feet (455 metres)
Open location code
9C6VF38G+C3
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Kirkstone Pass” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Kirkstone Pass”
- Chinese: “柯克斯顿山口”
- Dutch: “Kirkstone Pass”
- French: “Col de Kirkstone”
- French: “Kirkstone Pass”
- German: “Kirkstone Pass”
- Swedish: “Kirkstone Pass”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Broad Stone and Slipper Brow.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Kirk Stone and St Raven’s Edge.
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