Newlands Pass

{{Short description|Mountain pass in the Lake District, Cumbria, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2017}} {{Use British English|date=August 2017}} [[File:Newlands Hause.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Newlands Pass]]

The '''Newlands Pass''', also known as '''Newlands Hause''', is a [[mountain pass]] in the [[Lake District]] in [[Cumbria]], England. It is located on an [[Great Britain road numbering scheme#Other classifications|unclassified road]] linking the [[Newlands Valley]], to the west of [[Keswick, Cumbria|Keswick]] and [[Derwent Water]], with the village of [[Buttermere, Cumbria (village)|Buttermere]]. The highest point on the pass is at an altitude of {{convert|1093|ft}}, and it has gradients of 1 in 4 on both sides.<ref name=vcnp>{{cite web |title=Newlands Pass |url=http://www.visitcumbria.com/cm/newlands-pass/ |publisher=Visit Cumbria |access-date=13 December 2015}}</ref>

The Newlands Pass is one of three passes that link the tourist area around 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 the [[Whinlatter Pass]], the Newlands Pass, and the [[Honister Pass]].<ref name=vcwp>{{cite web |title=Whinlatter Pass |url=http://www.visitcumbria.com/cm/whinlatter-pass/ |publisher=Visit Cumbria |access-date=13 December 2015}}</ref>

The [[Moss Force]] Waterfall falls down the southern side of Newlands Pass and can easily be reached from the top of the pass.

==See also== *[[List of hill passes of the Lake District]]

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[[Category:Roads in Cumbria]] [[Category:Mountain passes of the Lake District]]