Kirkstone Pass
| Kirkstone Pass | |
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Looking north down Kirkstone Pass | |
| Elevation | 1,489 ft (454 m) |
| Traversed by | A592 road |
| Coordinates | 54°28′38″N 2°55′22″W / 54.47733°N 2.92283°W |
Location in the Lake District National Park | |
Kirkstone Pass is a mountain pass in the English Lake District, in the county of Cumbria. It is at an altitude of 1,489 feet (454 m).
It is the District's highest pass traversed by road; the A592 between Ambleside in Rothay Valley and Patterdale in Ullswater Valley. The road gradient approaches 1 in 4. The picturesque view down into Patterdale has Brothers Water as its focal point.
The Kirkstone Pass Inn stands close to the summit. Once a vital coaching inn, it now caters primarily for tourists. It is the third-highest public house in England.