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Name: | Gibson Knott |
Hill number: | 2494 |
Height: | 420.1m / 1378ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2396 High Raise [High White Stones] |
RHB Section: | 34B: Lake District - Central & Western Fells |
Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Lake District - Central Fells |
County/UA: | Westmorland and Furness |
Catchment: | Leven (Ulverston) |
Class: | Wainwright, Birkett, Synge, Fellranger (W,B,Sy,Fel) |
Grid ref: | NY 31690 10036 |
Summit feature: | cairn on rocky outcrop |
Drop: | 8.8m |
Col: | 411.3m NY 3163 1004 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 90 (1:25k) OL5S OL7N |
Observations: | Fellranger summit is the cairn 200m SE at NY 31853 09923 and is 2m higher |
Survey: | Abney level |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 1398 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Layby on A591-> Steel Fell -> Calf Crag -> Gibson Knott -> Helm Crag -> Layby on A591. Nice loop on a cold but dry day. | Longwojo | 08/03/2024 |
The Greenburn Horseshoe. Helm Crag - Gibson Knott - Calf Crag - Steel Fell (Dead Pike) | sms.37 | 06/01/2024 |
Greenburn Horseshoe.Helm crag,Gibson knott,Calf crag,Steel fell. Hike with Si | Nicefish | 06/01/2024 |
Stunning afternoon sunshine after morning session at Rydal with +Rob. Included scramble to summit. | Dave Sargent | 30/11/2023 |
A circular round of Far Easdale from Grasmere, visiting Tarn Crag, Calf Crag, Steel Fell, Gibson Knott, and Helm Crag. Much of the day spent in low cloud with drizzle on and off. Ground quite wet and slippery in places. 20km with 940m ascent, taking me 7h30m. | silverwolf_alan | 28/10/2023 |
PARKED HELMSIDE FARM AND PAID £2 FOR THE DAY. Up to Bracken Hause and onto Gibson Knott. Atrocious weather. With Dad | M0YDH | 06/10/2023 |
Climbed from Dunmail raise | billames | 23/08/2023 |
Grasmere-Helm Crag-Gibson Knott-Calf Crag-Steel Fell 
Cracking loop round, in dry and cool conditions | matty1971b | 24/07/2023 |
Walked Helm Crag, Gibson Knott and Calf Crag in the morning then drove to Langdale and did Rossett Pike (from small car park near NT campsite). Just got back to car when huge storm hit Langdale. Solo | River-Girl | 18/06/2023 |
13.5 miles 2700ft elevation. 
Thirlmere to Grasmere 
Armboth Fell, High Tove, Middle Crag, Shivery Knott, Watlendeth Fell, Standing Crag, Ullscarf, Calf Crag, Gibson Knott and Helm Crag | nell1583 | 06/05/2023 |
Lovely day with superb views. From Calf Crag. Onwards to Helm Crag. All the family. | Ham and Skate | 07/04/2023 |
BGR 3 recce from Dunmail Raise to Langdale Combe and back for Gibson Knott and Helm Crag. Descent to A road. | screeleep | 18/03/2023 |
Steel Fell (Dead Pike - Steel Fell) > [Pt. 506] > [Shoots] > Brownrigg Moss > Calf Crag > Moment Crag [Pt. 430.6m] > Gibson Knott > Horn Crag from GR: NY 33509 09644 | ronaldo333 | 04/03/2023 |
Laura Kay and Flo | Lauralj84 | 27/02/2023 |
Grasmere - Easdale Tarn - Sergeant Man - High Raise - Calf Crag - Gibson Knott - Helm Crag | MountainTerrier | 25/02/2023 |
Wainwright Walk 43: Spider (Steel Fell, Calf Crag, Gibson Knott & Helm Crag) | DavidHiner | 23/02/2023 |
Horseshoe Helm Crag to Steel Fell | trimarc2 | 08/02/2023 |
With Izzy and Margo. From Calf Crag. A lovely walk along the ridge in improving weather and views. Onto Helm Crag. | James McKnight | 21/01/2023 |
From Grasmere after Helm Crag with M,J,M,C and V. On to Calf Crag in hail showers. | PeterD | 29/12/2022 |
Done with Andy along with Helm Crag. | munkyennui | 28/12/2022 |
Very very windy at the top, but no rain. | Cumbrianexile | 20/12/2022 |
134 | windybilly | 19/11/2022 |
Helm Crag, Gibson Knott, Calf Crag and back down Far Easedale. With Cockermouth walkers. | ytfckent | 12/11/2022 |
From A591 Town Head, Grasmere. 
10.5 km, 675 asc. 
NW up the Cotra Breast ridge to Dead Pike (Steel Fell summit). W following the fence around the head of Greenburn valley to Brownrigg Moss. Then E up the ridge over Calf Crag and Gibson Knott summits to Helm Crag summit (The Howitzer). Down the zig-zag path from Bracken Hause to the Green Burn footbridge. 
Very misty at first but clearing. 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720303164331 | SalmonJoe | 25/10/2022 |
Pleasant walk, despite the rain, from Helm Crag. With Gavin, Edi, Janine & Darrell. W6 Rnd7. | Dangerous Dave | 15/10/2022 |
Grasmere-Helm Crag-Gibson Knott-Calf Crag-Ullscarf-Middle How-Steel Fell | benarbia no 3 | 30/08/2022 |
R | Richard Tait | 05/08/2022 |
Easy Walk from Helm Crag | worldclimbs | 15/06/2022 |
With Joanne,Reuben, Nicola, Gavin, Natalie & Grace | Daisy Dee | 15/05/2022 |
Grasmere, Helm Crag, Gibson Knott, Calf Crag, Steel Fell, Calf Crag, Far Easedale, Grasmere. With Jill. | ijpowell | 11/05/2022 |
08:00 start to get a parking place in the lay-by just N of Grasmere (NY337085). Easdale, Easdale Tarn, Belles Knott, Bllea Rigg, Codale Head, Sergeant Man, High Raise, Low White Stones, Middle How, Calf Crag, Gibson Knott, Helm Crag, Ghyll Foot | Isbjorn | 23/04/2022 |
A nice day out bagging 5 Wainwrights from Grasmere. | atreides7887 | 09/04/2022 |
Very wet short one with family | visionset | 04/04/2022 |
Luke and Lee - lovely and clear | Kenny Morris | 03/04/2022 |
from Grasmere - Helm Crag (not Howitzer), Gibson Knott, Calf Crag, Tarn Crag. Glorious sunny day. With Tammy and Fudge. | Hippo | 01/04/2022 |
Glorious day wainwright bagging with the Drakes. 6 kids in tow | benji_willy | 26/03/2022 |
Calf Crag Loop from Fairey Glen. Helm Crag via the boulder chute (incl. the scramble to the summit outcrop!), Gibson Knott, Calf Crag, then my partner took my bag and I ran around to Tarn Crag before rejoining him at the foot of Steel Fell | Barns150 | 19/03/2022 |
Helm Crag, Gibson Knott, Calf Crag, Sergeant's Crag, Eagle Crag | keithouk | 30/01/2022 |
R | Richard Tait | 24/01/2022 |
Part of circuit of Steel fell, and calf crag before descending down Bracken Hause to Travellers Rest layby parking | Hirta | 21/01/2022 |
With ernie | studuncan | 04/01/2022 |
Very pleasant loop from Grassmere and returning down Far Easdale. | sebastiencale | 01/01/2022 |
Visited the HP only to realise the Wainright is 2m lower and we had inadvertently bypassed it! Cairn on rock outcrop. From Calf fell and onto Helm Crag in improving weather. | Denise | 31/12/2021 |
Climbed with Phoebe from Helm Crag, then onto Calf Crag, Codale Head and High Raise. | MrD | 28/12/2021 |
With Luna. CW Loop, up Blea Rigg ridge & down Helm Crag ridge. From Red Bank Road car park Grasmere. | masmith | 25/09/2021 |
with bendy | hollisclan | 14/09/2021 |
As usual, climbed every bump along the ridge. Each one is higher than the last all the way to Calf Crag. Solo. W164 Rnd6. | Dangerous Dave | 08/09/2021 |
Reached via popular path from Calf Crag. | forsterfamily7 | 18/08/2021 |
With Jon Cocroft | GaynorSeymour | 17/08/2021 |
MQ da am cm dn sc | quartley | 03/07/2021 |