Windy Gap
Windy Gap is a mountain saddle in Ennerdale and Kinniside, Cumberland, England and has an elevation of 2,464 feet. Windy Gap is situated nearby to the locality Mitchell Cove, as well as near Great Hell Gate.Places of Interest
Highlights include Scafell Pike and Great Gable.
Scafell Pike
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Thorneh, Public domain.
Scafell Pike is a mountain in the Lake District region of Cumbria, England. It has an elevation of 978 metres above sea level, making it the highest and the most prominent mountain in England.
Great Gable
Peak
Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.
Great Gable is a mountain in the Lake District, United Kingdom. It is named after its appearance as a pyramid from Wasdale, though it is dome-shaped from most other directions.
Kirk Fell
Peak
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Borrowdale and Wasdale Head.
Borrowdale
Photo: Steve Mason, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Borrowdale is a valley and civic parish in the Lake District National Park in Cumbria. The valley caters to lowland visitors and hill-walkers with hotels, guesthouses, holiday cottages, bed and breakfasts, youth hostels and campsites.
Wasdale Head
Hamlet
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wasdale Head is a scattered agricultural hamlet in the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England. Wasdale Head claims to be home of the highest mountain, deepest lake, smallest church and biggest liar in England.
Seathwaite
Hamlet
Windy Gap
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 2,464 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Ennerdale and Kinniside, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.4842° or 54° 29′ 3″ northLongitude
-3.2143° or 3° 12′ 51″ westElevation
2,464 feet (751 metres)Open location code
9C6RFQMP+M7OpenStreetMap ID
node 698485739OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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