Honister Pass
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Honister Pass is a high mountain pass in England’s Lake District, known for its steep, scenic road linking Borrowdale with Buttermere and its historic slate mines.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Honister Pass canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain pass
ⓘ
road pass ⓘ |
| accessibleFrom |
Cockermouth via Buttermere
ⓘ
Keswick via Borrowdale ⓘ |
| category |
Mountain passes of the Lake District
ⓘ
Transport in Cumbria ⓘ |
| connects |
Borrowdale
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Buttermere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| drainageTo |
Buttermere valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Derwentwater via Borrowdale ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 356 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| geology | Borrowdale Volcanic Group rocks ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
car parking area at the summit
ⓘ
sharp hairpin bends ⓘ steep descents ⓘ visitor facilities at Honister Slate Mine ⓘ |
| hasMaximumRoadGradient | approximately 25 percent ⓘ |
| hasNearbyAttraction |
Honister Slate Mine visitor centre
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
guided mine tours ⓘ via ferrata at Honister ⓘ |
| hasNearbySettlement |
Buttermere village
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rosthwaite NERFINISHED ⓘ Seatoller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasScenicViewOf |
Borrowdale
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Buttermere NERFINISHED ⓘ Crummock Water NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
access to slate quarries
ⓘ
transporting slate ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Honister Slate Mine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
scenic views ⓘ slate mining history ⓘ steep road gradients ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cumbria
ⓘ
Lake District ⓘ |
| locatedInNationalPark | Lake District National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Dale Head
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fleetwith Pike NERFINISHED ⓘ Grey Knotts NERFINISHED ⓘ Honister Hause NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Western Fells of the Lake District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | North West England ⓘ |
| roadSurface | paved ⓘ |
| roadType | narrow mountain road ⓘ |
| touristRouteOn | B5289 scenic drive circuit ⓘ |
| traversedBy | B5289 road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cycling
ⓘ
hiking access ⓘ motor traffic ⓘ tourist traffic ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.