{{Short description|Mountain pass in the Lake District, Cumbria, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2017}} {{Use British English|date=May 2017}} [[File:Honister Pass, Lake District, Cumbria, UK - Diliff.jpg|thumb|right|The ascent to the top of the pass from the north-west side]] [[File:HonisterSlateMineCommon.JPG|thumb|right|The top of Honister Pass and the slate mine]] [[File:Honister Pass, Lake District, England (2).jpg|thumb|Honister Pass, circa 1895]]
'''Honister Pass''' is a [[mountain pass]] in the [[Lake District]] in [[Cumbria]], England. It is located on the [[B5289 road]], linking [[Seatoller]], in the valley of [[Borrowdale]], to [[Gatesgarth]] at the southern end of [[Buttermere]]. The pass reaches an elevation of {{convert|1167|ft}}, making it one of the highest in the region, and also one of the steepest, with [[Grade (slope)|gradients]] of up to 1-in-4 (25%).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thecumbriadirectory.com/Cumbria_Countryside/Passes/pass_view.php?pass=honister_pass |title=Honister Pass |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=thecumbriadirectory.com |publisher=The Cumbria Directory |access-date=17 June 2012 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060157/http://www.thecumbriadirectory.com/Cumbria_Countryside/Passes/pass_view.php?pass=honister_pass |url-status=dead }}</ref> The [[Saddle (landform)|saddle]] at the [[drainage divide|watershed]] is known as '''Honister Hause''', using the [[Cumbrian dialect|Cumbrian]] word ''hause'' for such a feature.
Honister Pass is one of three passes that link the tourist area around [[Keswick, Cumbria|Keswick]], including [[Derwent Water]] and Borrowdale, with the valley of the [[River Cocker, Cumbria|River Cocker]], including the lakes of Buttermere, [[Crummock Water]] and [[Loweswater]]. From north to south these passes are [[Whinlatter Pass]], [[Newlands Pass]] and Honister Pass.<ref name=vcwp>{{cite web |title=Whinlatter Pass |url=http://www.visitcumbria.com/cm/whinlatterpass.htm |publisher=Visit Cumbria |access-date=2010-01-13}}</ref>
[[Honister Slate Mine]] and Honister Hause [[Youth Hostel]] are located at the summit of the pass.
[[Trail|Footpaths]] lead from the summit of the pass to [[Fleetwith Pike]] to the west, [[Grey Knotts]] to the south, and [[Dale Head]] to the north.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://streetmap.co.uk/grid/321248_514181_120 |title=Ordnance Survey map |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=streetmap.co.uk |publisher=Streetmap |access-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>
Honister Pass holds the UK 24-hour rainfall record; in the 24 hours to 6 pm on 5 December 2015 during [[Storm Desmond]], {{convert|341.4|mm|abbr=on}} of rain fell there.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/2015/12/07/did-climate-change-have-an-impact-on-storm-desmond/ |title=Did climate change have an impact on Storm Desmond? |date=7 December 2015 |website=blog.metoffice.gov.uk |publisher=Met Office |access-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>
==See also== *[[List of hill passes of the Lake District]]
==References== <references/>
==External links== *[http://www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?G2M?X=322500&Y=513500&A=Y&Z=4 Streetmap.co.uk: map of Honister Pass] *[http://www.visitcumbria.com/cm/honisterpass.htm Visit Cumbria: Honister Pass] *[http://www.yha.org.uk/find-accommodation/the-lake-district/hostels/honister-hause/index.aspx Honister Hause Youth Hostel] *[https://honister.com/ Honister Slate Mine]
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