{{Short description|Mountain pass in the Lake District, Cumbria, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2017}} {{Use British English|date=March 2017}} [[File:Whinlatter Forest Park Sign.jpg|thumb|right|The summit of the Whinlatter Pass and the entrance to the Whinlatter Forest Park.]]
The '''Whinlatter Pass''' is a [[mountain pass]] in the [[Lake District]] in [[Cumbria]], England. It is located on the [[B5292 road]] linking [[Braithwaite]], to the west of [[Keswick, Cumbria|Keswick]], with [[High Lorton]] to the south of [[Cockermouth]].<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>
To the north the pass is flanked by [[Whinlatter|Whinlatter fell]], while to the south the [[Whiteside (Lake District)|Whiteside]], [[Hopegill Head]] and [[Grisedale Pike]] fells borders the pass. From the top of the pass, paths climb Whinlatter and [[Grisedale Pike]]. There is also a [[Forestry Commission]] tourist centre there.
The Whinlatter 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]]. The Whinlatter Pass can be icy in winter, but it is a less severe route than the other two passes.<ref name=vcwp/>
The Pass was used for the first King of the Mountains climb on the second stage of the [[2016 Tour of Britain]] cycle race.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/news/2016/august/30_08_2016-102923.asp |title=Tour of Britain - plan ahead when travelling in Cumbria on Monday 5 September |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=30 August 2016 |website=[[Cumbria County Council]] |access-date=16 October 2016}}</ref>
==See also== *[[List of hill passes of the Lake District]]
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