Knott
Knott at 710m (2,329ft) is the highest point of the Back o' Skiddaw plateau — a vast, remote moorland above Caldbeck and the Vale of Eden that Wainwright described as the loneliest corner of Lakeland.
Is it worth going? — Today’s conditions & 7-day summit forecast
Modelled guidance for the 710 m summit. Always check the Met Office mountain forecast and MWIS before you set off.
On the summit today (Tue 28 Jul): 14° to 13°C, gusts to 36 mph, 4.5 mm of rain forecast.
Forecast snapshot from 28 Jul 2026, 04:58 UTC — refreshed nightly and updated live in your browser. Temperatures and gusts adjusted to the 710 m summit altitude via Open-Meteo. Summit conditions are always harsher than the valley — check the professional mountain forecasts before you go.
About the walk
Routes up Knott
Hand-mapped, with GPX to download — full maps further down.
Map & nearby Birketts
Skip mapFree mapping: OpenTopoMap / OpenStreetMap (switch layers top-right). Parking positions are approximate.
Nearest parking: Peter House Farm, Bassenthwaite (roadside), about 4.8 km from the summit (straight line). Full parking, toilets and bus details are below.
Birketts near Knott (within 3 km)
These Birkett tops are not Wainwright summits — detour to them on this walk and they are pure profit. Distances are straight-line; allow extra for terrain.
Routes over Knott
✎️ Planned route — drawn but not personally walked or checked yet.
A planned line is a suggestion, not a guarantee — conditions change. Navigate independently and carry a map & compass.
A planned line is a suggestion, not a guarantee — conditions change. Navigate independently and carry a map & compass.
✎️ Planned route — drawn but not personally walked or checked yet.
A planned line is a suggestion, not a guarantee — conditions change. Navigate independently and carry a map & compass.
A planned line is a suggestion, not a guarantee — conditions change. Navigate independently and carry a map & compass.
The View from Knott
A computed 360° skyline — every visible named top labelled by distance and bearing, from the terrain model in perfect clarity, not photographed. Drag to pan; reveal the far four-nations horizon.
What you can see from Knott, by direction
- South-east: Atkinson Pike (6 km), Blencathra (6 km), High Raise (25 km), Rampsgill Head (25 km), Kidsty Pike (25 km), Harter Fell (29 km)
- South: Gategill Fell Top (6 km), Knowe Crags (6 km), Glaramara (23 km), Looking Steads (23 km), Green Gable (24 km), Great Gable (24 km), Allen Crags (25 km), Great End (26 km), Esk Pike (26 km), Lingmell (26 km), Broad Crag (27 km), Ill Crag (27 km), Scafell Pike (27 km), Bowfell (27 km), Scafell (28 km), Shelter Crags (28 km), Crinkle Crags (28 km), Crinkle Crags (28 km), Crinkle Crags (28 km), Crinkle Crags (28 km), Crinkle Crags South Top (29 km), Great Carrs (32 km), Swirl How (32 km), Grey Friar (33 km), Great How (33 km), The Old Man of Coniston (35 km), Dow Crag (35 km)
- South-west: Broad End (5 km), Skiddaw North Top (5 km), Skiddaw (5 km), Skiddaw Middle Top (6 km), Skiddaw South Top (6 km), Skiddaw Little Man (6 km), Skiddaw Lesser Man (6 km)
On the clearest days the far horizon adds: Slieve Donard (192 km, Ireland), Merrick (102 km, Scotland), Snaefell (100 km, Isle of Man), Cairnsmore of Carsphairn (96 km, Scotland), The Cheviot (107 km, England), Cairnsmore of Fleet (86 km, Scotland), Corserine (96 km, Scotland), Windlestraw Law (110 km, Scotland).
Computed from terrain in perfect clarity, not photographed · distances are straight-line.
Computed from Copernicus GLO-30 terrain; distant tops from the Database of British and Irish Hills (opens in new tab) (CC BY 4.0). See how we compute the view · and the summit intervisibility report below.
What you can see from Knott
On a clear day — computed sightlines, curvature- and refraction-corrected.On the clearest days the view reaches across to Scotland and the Isle of Man.
- Merrick Scotland
- Snaefell Isle of Man
- Criffel Scotland
- Great Dun Fell North Pennines
- Cross Fell North Pennines
- Irish Sea open water
- Solway Firth bay/estuary
All 55 Wainwrights in clear view (nearest first)
Great Calva, High Pike (Caldbeck), Bakestall, Bowscale Fell, Carrock Fell, Skiddaw, Bannerdale Crags, Blencathra - Hallsfell Top, Lonscale Fell, Skiddaw Little Man, Binsey, Sale Fell, Broom Fell, Ling Fell, Bleaberry Fell, Graystones (Graystones North Top), Raven Crag, High Seat, Armboth Fell (Armboth Fell South Top), Fellbarrow - Mosser Fell, Bonscale Pike, Arthur's Pike, Beda Fell (Beda Head), Ullscarf, Eagle Crag, Sergeant's Crag, Steel Fell (Dead Pike - Steel Fell), The Nab, Base Brown, Wether Hill, Glaramara, High Raise (High White Stones), Green Gable, Seathwaite Fell (Wainwright summit), Sergeant Man, Great Gable, High Raise (High Street), Rampsgill Head, Allen Crags, Kidsty Pike, Great End, Pike of Stickle, Esk Pike, Lingmell, Scafell Pike, Bowfell, Scafell, Crinkle Crags - Long Top (Second Crinkle), Pike of Blisco, Cold Pike, Wetherlam, Great Carrs, Swirl How, Grey Friar, Dow Crag
How Knott’s view compares with all 214 — the View Report: every Wainwright ranked by what you can see from the top.
Sightlines from a bare-earth terrain model (forests and buildings not included), corrected for the Earth’s curvature and average atmospheric refraction. “Distant” sightlines and any over 100 km depend on exceptionally clear air. Modelled from Copernicus GLO-30 open elevation data — a guide to the view, not a guarantee of any single one.
Best parking to hike Knott
Where we have the data, each parking spot also shows the nearest public toilets and facilities (cafés, pubs, shops).
Positions are approximate — zoom the map to confirm. Lakeland car parks fill before 9am on fine weekends.
Tip: pan and zoom the interactive map at the top of this page to spot other potential parking near your route.
Buses to Knott from Penrith / Ambleside / Windermere
No regular bus serves the start points for this fell — this is one for the car (or a long approach from the nearest served valley). The nearest hubs are Penrith (X4/X5 & 508), Ambleside and Windermere (555, 505, 516).
Rural routes change seasonally — confirm on stagecoachbus.com (opens in new tab) or Traveline before relying on a last bus.
Navigating Knott in cloud
Care neededA broad, gently-sloping top with little to steer by — easy to lose your bearings and hard to relocate in mist. Take care in poor visibility — carry map and compass, and know how to use them.
In winter — snow, whiteout, cornices, buried features — every top demands full winter navigation skills whatever its band, and a broad, gentle summit can be the worst place of all. See walking in bad weather and the navigation guide.
How Knott compares with all 214 — the Clag Index: navigating in cloud. A relative, deliberately cautious guide; the site can’t navigate for you.
Other fells near Knott
Maps & guidebooks for Knott
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