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Knott

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Knott rises to 710 m (2,329 ft) in Cumbria. It counts among the 214 Wainwrights, the Lake District fells of Alfred Wainwright's Pictorial Guides. It is one of 436 hills the Albion Guide lists in Cumbria. It stands inside the Lake District National Park.

The closest station is Wigton, 16.4 km to the north. Other hills nearby include Great Sca Fell and Miller Moss.

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