View into Far Easedale from near Gibson Knott

Gibson Knott

i Trevor Harris · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wainwright
Height
420 m · 1,378 ft
Drop
9 m
Grid ref
NY 316 100
Region
Lake District
Range
Lake District C&W
County
Westmorland and Furness

Summit: Cairn on rocky outcrop.

Gibson Knott is a Wainwright in Lake District, 420 m (1,378 ft) high. There is one mapped route up it on TRXO; the one with the least climbing, Steel Fell, Tarn Crag (Easedale), Blea Rigg and Gibson Knott, is 11.7 km with 860 m of ascent and takes 4 to 5.5 hours.

Routes up Gibson Knott

Rounds that include Gibson Knott (1)

Map

Summit at NY 316 100 (54.4811, -3.0558). Dots are neighbouring listed hills.

Nearby hills

Questions about Gibson Knott

How high is Gibson Knott?
Gibson Knott is 420 m (1,378 ft) high, a Wainwright in Lake District. The summit is at grid reference NY 316 100.
How long does it take to climb Gibson Knott?
The quickest route on TRXO, Steel Fell, Tarn Crag (Easedale), Blea Rigg and Gibson Knott, takes 4 to 5.5 hours: 11.7 km with 860 m of ascent. Allow longer in poor weather or winter conditions.
What is the easiest way up Gibson Knott?
The route with the least climbing is Steel Fell, Tarn Crag (Easedale), Blea Rigg and Gibson Knott, starting from Dunmail Raise (NY 327 115): 11.7 km and 860 m of ascent, graded moderate.

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