Tags: Mountain Pass.
Killhope Cross (el. 627 m.) 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 towns of Cornriggs and Alston Cumbria. It is the equal highest paved pass in England with the Harthope Moss approximately 10 miles to the south on the other side of Burnhope Seat (747 m).