Routes up
Great Knott routes: 2 ways to the top
Langdale via Red Tarn walking pathsHiking · 5.1 km one way · 620 m ascent · ~2h 5m · from Old Dungeon Ghyll National Trust car parkHard
Wrynose walking paths and the Cold Pike ridgeHiking · 6.0 km one way · from Blea Tarn National Trust car parkHard
Summit today
Is it safe to climb Great Knott today?
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Cloud inversion · 7 days
The chance of standing above a sea of cloud on Great Knott each morning this week, from overnight temperature, humidity and low cloud below the 695m summit.
Dark sky · 7 days
How dark the sky gets over Great Knott each night this week, from cloud cover, moonlight and local light pollution.
Snow · 7 days
No snow is forecast at the summit in the next 7 days.
Sun today
Sunrise 07:06, sunset 16:46
9h 39m of daylight. Golden hour ends 07:59 and starts 15:52. From the summit you see the sun 07:00 to 16:51.
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About Great Knott
Great Knott is 695 m (2,281 ft) high with 15 m of prominence. It is in Cumbria, England. It is the 157th highest of the 273 summits Peakify lists in Cumbria. The nearest summits are Cold Pike West Top (0.7 km), Cold Pike Far West Top (0.6 km) and Cold Pike (0.7 km).
How high is Great Knott?
Great Knott is 695 metres high with 15 metres of prominence.
Where is Great Knott?
Great Knott is listed in Cumbria, England.
Are there routes for Great Knott?
Peakify lists 2 routes for Great Knott, including available distance, ascent, start point, and difficulty details. The easiest is Langdale via Red Tarn walking paths (5.1 km one way, Hard).
Is it safe to climb Great Knott today?
Peakify rates each day on the summit Good, Marginal or Poor from the forecast summit wind, gusts, chance of rain and wind chill. Wind of 40 mph or gusts of 65 mph make it Poor; wind of 25 mph, gusts of 45 mph, a 60% chance of rain or a feels-like temperature of -8°C or below make it Marginal. Today's and tomorrow's ratings are at the top of this page. The rating covers the weather only: also check your route, daylight, kit and experience, and in winter whether you need an ice axe and crampons.
What weather information is shown for Great Knott?
The page includes cached mountain forecast context, snow outlook, dark-sky signals, cloud-inversion information, sunrise, sunset, and summit planning details where available.
Peakify is run by Sam Tyler, who has climbed Yr Wyddfa 22 times. The forecast refreshes every hour; how our forecast works.
