🏔️ Killhope Cross

Killhope Cross is a mountain pass in the English Pennines. The pass divides Weardale to the east and Cumbria to the west. The road over the pass, the (A689) from Hartlepool to Carlisle, Cumbria, connects the hamlet of Cornriggs in County Durham with the town of Alston, Cumbria. It is the equal highest paved pass in England with the Harthope Moss approximately 10 miles (16 km) to the south, on the other side of Burnhope Seat.