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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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Layby on A591-> Steel Fell -> Calf Crag -> Gibson Knott -> Helm Crag -> Layby on A591. Nice loop on a cold but dry day.Longwojo08/03/2024
The Greenburn Horseshoe. Helm Crag - Gibson Knott - Calf Crag - Steel Fell (Dead Pike)sms.3706/01/2024
Greenburn Horseshoe.Helm crag,Gibson knott,Calf crag,Steel fell. Hike with SiNicefish06/01/2024
Stunning afternoon sunshine after morning session at Rydal with +Rob. Included scramble to summit.Dave Sargent30/11/2023
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_alan28/10/2023
PARKED HELMSIDE FARM AND PAID £2 FOR THE DAY. Up to Bracken Hause and onto Gibson Knott. Atrocious weather. With DadM0YDH06/10/2023
Climbed from Dunmail raisebillames23/08/2023
Grasmere-Helm Crag-Gibson Knott-Calf Crag-Steel Fell Cracking loop round, in dry and cool conditionsmatty1971b24/07/2023
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. SoloRiver-Girl18/06/2023
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 Cragnell158306/05/2023
Lovely day with superb views. From Calf Crag. Onwards to Helm Crag. All the family.Ham and Skate07/04/2023
BGR 3 recce from Dunmail Raise to Langdale Combe and back for Gibson Knott and Helm Crag. Descent to A road.screeleep18/03/2023
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 09644ronaldo33304/03/2023
Laura Kay and FloLauralj8427/02/2023
Grasmere - Easdale Tarn - Sergeant Man - High Raise - Calf Crag - Gibson Knott - Helm CragMountainTerrier25/02/2023
Wainwright Walk 43: Spider (Steel Fell, Calf Crag, Gibson Knott & Helm Crag)DavidHiner23/02/2023
Horseshoe Helm Crag to Steel Felltrimarc208/02/2023
With Izzy and Margo. From Calf Crag. A lovely walk along the ridge in improving weather and views. Onto Helm Crag.James McKnight21/01/2023
From Grasmere after Helm Crag with M,J,M,C and V. On to Calf Crag in hail showers.PeterD29/12/2022
Done with Andy along with Helm Crag.munkyennui28/12/2022
Very very windy at the top, but no rain.Cumbrianexile20/12/2022
134windybilly19/11/2022
Helm Crag, Gibson Knott, Calf Crag and back down Far Easedale. With Cockermouth walkers.ytfckent12/11/2022
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/72177720303164331SalmonJoe25/10/2022
Pleasant walk, despite the rain, from Helm Crag. With Gavin, Edi, Janine & Darrell. W6 Rnd7.Dangerous Dave15/10/2022
Grasmere-Helm Crag-Gibson Knott-Calf Crag-Ullscarf-Middle How-Steel Fellbenarbia no 330/08/2022
R Richard Tait05/08/2022
Easy Walk from Helm Cragworldclimbs15/06/2022
With Joanne,Reuben, Nicola, Gavin, Natalie & GraceDaisy Dee15/05/2022
Grasmere, Helm Crag, Gibson Knott, Calf Crag, Steel Fell, Calf Crag, Far Easedale, Grasmere. With Jill.ijpowell11/05/2022
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 FootIsbjorn23/04/2022
A nice day out bagging 5 Wainwrights from Grasmere.atreides788709/04/2022
Very wet short one with familyvisionset04/04/2022
Luke and Lee - lovely and clearKenny Morris03/04/2022
from Grasmere - Helm Crag (not Howitzer), Gibson Knott, Calf Crag, Tarn Crag. Glorious sunny day. With Tammy and Fudge.Hippo01/04/2022
Glorious day wainwright bagging with the Drakes. 6 kids in towbenji_willy26/03/2022
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 FellBarns15019/03/2022
Helm Crag, Gibson Knott, Calf Crag, Sergeant's Crag, Eagle Cragkeithouk30/01/2022
R Richard Tait24/01/2022
Part of circuit of Steel fell, and calf crag before descending down Bracken Hause to Travellers Rest layby parkingHirta21/01/2022
With erniestuduncan04/01/2022
Very pleasant loop from Grassmere and returning down Far Easdale.sebastiencale01/01/2022
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.MrD28/12/2021
With Luna. CW Loop, up Blea Rigg ridge & down Helm Crag ridge. From Red Bank Road car park Grasmere.masmith25/09/2021
with bendyhollisclan14/09/2021
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 Dave08/09/2021
Reached via popular path from Calf Crag.forsterfamily718/08/2021
With Jon CocroftGaynorSeymour17/08/2021
MQ da am cm dn scquartley03/07/2021