Grey Knotts is a 697-metre (2,287 ft) Wainwright in Cumberland, England. It lies in the Lake District C&W area (Lake District - Western Fells). Its prominence, the drop to the col before higher ground, is 16 m. The summit is marked by a cairn on outcrop on W top. It is also on the Nuttall, Birkett, Synge and Fellranger lists.
| Height | 697 m / 2,287 ft |
|---|---|
| Prominence | 16 m |
| Classifications | Nuttall, Wainwright, Birkett, Synge, Fellranger |
| Region | Lake District C&W |
| County | Cumberland |
| Country | England |
| OS grid reference | NY2172912567 |
| Latitude / longitude | 54.502362, -3.210186 |
| Summit feature | cairn on outcrop on W top |
Plan a walk up Grey Knotts
BaggedIt’s GPX route builder snaps a route to the real paths around Grey Knotts and works out distance, ascent and difficulty as you plot. Download the map pack for Lake District C&W before you set off and it works with no signal. Record your track on the day, and logging the summit ticks it off your Wainwrights list and your Nuttalls list.
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Hills near Grey Knotts
Other listed hills within 3 km, for planning a multi-summit day.
| Hill | Height | List | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brandreth | 715 m | Wainwright | 0.7 km |
| Base Brown | 646 m | Wainwright | 1.4 km |
| Honister Crag | 634 m | Nuttall | 1.7 km |
| Green Gable | 801 m | Wainwright | 1.9 km |
| Fleetwith Pike | 649 m | Wainwright | 2.0 km |
| Great Gable | 899 m | Wainwright | 2.3 km |
| Haystacks (Buttermere) | 597 m | Wainwright | 2.5 km |
| Kirk Fell East Top | 787 m | Hewitt | 2.6 km |
See the full list of Wainwrights or the Nuttalls, or read about every hill classification BaggedIt tracks.
Hill data from the Database of British and Irish Hills, licensed under CC BY 4.0.