Honister Pass
Honister Pass is a mountain pass in the Lake District in Cumbria, England. It is located on the B5289 road, linking Seatoller, in the valley of Borrowdale, to Gatesgarth at the southern end of Buttermere.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: John Webber, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Honister Slate Mine and Grey Knotts.
Honister Slate Mine
Photo: michael ely, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Honister Slate Mine in Cumbria is the last working slate mine in England. Quarrying for Westmorland green slate has been taking place in the area since the late 17th century.
Grey Knotts
Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grey Knotts is a fell in the English Lake District. It is situated one kilometre south of the B5289 road as it crosses the Honister Pass. It is well seen from mid-Borrowdale as it rises above Seatoller.
Dale Head
Peak
Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dale Head is a fell in the north-western sector of the Lake District, in northern England. It is 753 metres above sea level and stands immediately north of Honister Pass, the road between Borrowdale and Buttermere.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Seathwaite and Seatoller.
Seathwaite
Hamlet
Seathwaite is a small hamlet in the Borrowdale civil parish of Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England. It is in the Lake District near Scafell Pike and 8 miles southwest of Keswick at the end of a minor road that heads southwest from the hamlet of Seatoller…
Seatoller
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Seatoller is a settlement in Borrowdale in the English Lake District. Historically part of Cumberland, it lies on the B5289 road at the east foot of the Honister Pass, and to the south of Derwent Water.
Gatesgarth
Hamlet
Photo: Michael Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gatesgarth is a settlement in Lake District of England. It is situated to the east of the lake of Buttermere, on the B5289 road on its western approach to the Honister Pass.
Honister Pass
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 1,755 feet
- Description: Mountain pass in England
- Categories: mountain pass and landform
- Location: Buttermere, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.51148° or 54° 30′ 41″ northLongitude
-3.19895° or 3° 11′ 56″ westElevation
1,755 feet (535 metres)Open location code
9C6RGR62+HCOpenStreetMap ID
node 2953157691OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Honister Pass” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Honister Pass”
- Chinese: “霍尼斯特山口”
- Dutch: “Honister Pass”
- German: “Honister Pass”
- Swedish: “Honister Pass”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Honister Hause and Fox Fold.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bullgill Quarry and Plumbago Mines.
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