| Hardknott Pass | |
|---|---|
_-_geograph.org.uk_-_546597.jpg) Hardknott Pass from Hardknott Roman Fort | |
| Elevation | 393 m (1,289 ft)[1] |
| Traversed by | Eskdale - Duddon road |
| Location | Lake District National Park, Cumbria |
| Range | Cumbrian Mountains |
| Coordinates | 54°24′10″N 3°11′50″W / 54.40269°N 3.197118°W |
Hardknott Pass is a hill pass between Eskdale and the Duddon Valley in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria, England. The tarmac-surfaced road, which is the most direct route from the central Lake District to West Cumbria, shares the title of steepest road in England with Rosedale Chimney Bank in North Yorkshire. It has a maximum gradient of 1 in 3 (about 33%).
The pass takes its name from the nearby Hard Knott fell, whose name is derived from the Old Norse harthr (hard) and knutr (craggy hill).[2]
- ^ "Spot height Ordnance Survey". Ordnance Survey. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ Armstrong, A. M.; Mawer, A.; Stenton, F.M.; Dickins, B. (1950). The Place-names of Cumberland. Vol. 1: Eskdale, Cumberland and Leath Wards. Cambridge University Press. p. 343. OCLC 1154195833.