Kirkstone Pass

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Kirkstone Pass is a high mountain pass in England’s Lake District, known for its steep, scenic road linking Ambleside and Patterdale through dramatic fell landscapes.

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Kirkstone Pass canonical 4
Kirkstone Pass area 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain pass
road pass
administrativeCounty Cumbria
connectsSettlement Ambleside
Patterdale
connectsValley Patterdale
surface form: Patterdale valley

Rydal
surface form: Rydal valley
country England
hasGradientSection steep ascent from Ambleside side
steep descent to Patterdale side
hasHazard ice in winter
poor visibility in bad weather
snow in winter
hasNameOrigin Kirkstone rock
hasNearbyBodyOfWater Brothers Water
Windermere
hasSummit Kirkstone Pass summit
hasSummitFeature Kirkstone Pass Inn
hasViewOf Kirkstone Beck valley
Kirkstone Beck valley
surface form: Troutbeck valley
highestPointElevation 1489 ft
454 m
highestRoadPassIn Lake District
knownFor dramatic fell landscapes
scenic views
steep gradients
landscapeType upland fell landscape
locatedIn Cumbria
Lake District
locatedInNationalPark Lake District
surface form: Lake District National Park
locatedOn A592 road NERFINISHED
nameEtymology rock resembling a church (kirk)
nearbyFell Caudale Moor
High Street
Red Screes
Stony Cove Pike
Wansfell Pike
surface form: Wansfell
overlooks Brothers Water
Windermere
partOf Cumbrian Mountains road network
region North West England
roadNumber A592
roadType public highway
summitLocatedBetween Ambleside and Patterdale
tourismImportance popular scenic drive in Lake District
usedFor cycling route
hiking access
road transport
tourist driving route

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ambleside hasNearbyPass Kirkstone Pass
Patterdale hasNearbyPass Kirkstone Pass
Place Fell offersViewOf Kirkstone Pass
this entity surface form: Kirkstone Pass area
A592 road passesNear Kirkstone Pass
Eastern Fells borders Kirkstone Pass