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Nine Standards Rigg

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Nine Standards Rigg rises to 662 m (2,172 ft) in Cumbria. It counts among the 316 Hewitts, hills in England, Wales and Ireland of two thousand feet or more. It is one of 436 hills the Albion Guide charts in Cumbria. It stands inside the North Pennines National Landscape.

Kirkby Stephen Station is 6.4 km away to the west. Nearby hills include High Seat (Cumbria, 709m) and Archy Styrigg.

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