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Knott Rigg

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Knott Rigg rises to 556 m (1,824 ft) in Cumbria. It is one of the 214 Wainwrights — the Lake District fells of Alfred Wainwright's Pictorial Guides. It stands inside the Lake District National Park. Other hills nearby include Wandope and Ard Crags.

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