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Hard Knott

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Hard Knott tops out at 550 m in Cumbria. It is one of the 214 Wainwrights, and a Marilyn besides. It is one of 436 hills the Albion Guide maps in Cumbria. It stands within the Lake District National Park.

Little Stand and Cold Pike Far West Top are among the hills within 2.8 km. The closest station is Ravenglass, 15.7 km to the south-west.

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