Mountains & hills · Scottish Lowlands
Whinlatter
Whinlatter — Named summit at 525 m.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–8 h
- Best time of year
- Late spring – early autumn (May–Oct)
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Whinlatter is a named summit in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "Named summit at 525 m.". Coordinates: 54.6129°, -3.2449°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Derwent and Tributaries SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Buttermere Fells SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Whinlatter is a small fell in the north west of the English Lake District, just north of the Whinlatter Pass. It is easily climbed from the top of the Whinlatter Pass, through the Forestry England plantations. The Whinlatter Visitor's Centre, a popular tourist attraction, is on the south side of the fell. The hill is part of a horseshoe around the valley of Aiken Beck. The fell's name originates from a combination of the Old Norse and Gaelic languages. With the Old Norse word 'hvin' meaning gorse or furze, and the Gaelic word 'lettir' meaning slope, the name translates as "The Gorse or furze-covered slope".
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- Coordinates
- 54.6129, -3.2449
- District
- Cumberland
- Parish
- Above Derwent
- Postcode
- CA12 5TW
- Parliamentary constituency
- Penrith and Solway
Sources
- osm: n29953566 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Whinlatter (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Whinlatter from Graystones 5.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Whinlatter?
- Whinlatter is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode CA12 5TW), in the parish of Above Derwent.
- Is Whinlatter a protected site?
- Yes — Whinlatter is part of the River Derwent and Tributaries SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Buttermere Fells SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Whinlatter free to visit?
- Yes, Whinlatter is free to enter.
- How do I get to Whinlatter?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode CA12 5TW. It sits within the Penrith and Solway parliamentary constituency.