King’s How

King’s How is a peak in Borrowdale, Cumberland, England and has an elevation of 1,286 feet. King’s How is situated nearby to the locality Great End Crag, as well as near Bowder Crag.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lodore Falls and Castle Crag.

Lodore Falls

Waterfall

Photo: Antiquary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lodore Falls is a waterfall in Cumbria, England, close to Derwentwater and downstream from Watendlath. The falls are located on the beck that flows from Watendlath Tarn, and tumble more than 100 feet over a steep cascade into the Borrowdale Valley.

Castle Crag

Peak

Photo: Stephen Horncastle, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Castle Crag is a hill in the North Western Fells of the English Lake District. It is the smallest hill included in Alfred Wainwright's influential Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells, the only Wainwright below 1,000 feet.

Grange Fell

Peak

Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Grange Fell is a small fell in the English Lake District in the county of Cumbria, situated in the Borrowdale valley overlooking the villages of Grange in Borrowdale and Rosthwaite.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stonethwaite and Watendlath.

Stonethwaite

Hamlet

Photo: Antiquary, CC BY 4.0.

Stonethwaite is a small village in the Lake District in the English county of Cumbria, historically part of Cumberland, it is situated in the valley of the Stonethwaite Beck, a side valley of Borrowdale, and within the Lake District National Park.

Watendlath

Hamlet

Watendlath is a hamlet and tarn in the Lake District in the English county of Cumbria, historically part of Cumberland, Watendlath is owned by the National Trust and sits high between the Borrowdale and Thirlmere valleys at 863 feet above sea level.

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.

King’s How

Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,286 feet
Category: landform
Location: Borrowdale, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.5397° or 54° 32′ 23″ north

Longitude

-3.1482° or 3° 8′ 53″ west

Elevation

1,286 feet (392 metres)

Open location code

9C6RGVQ2+VP

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4889542918

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Great End Crag and Bowder Crag.

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