Editing Old Man of Coniston (section)

==Cultural influences==
The Old Man of Coniston is the inspiration for the so-called ''[[Kanchenjunga]]'', the [[Lake District]] mountain [[Arthur Ransome]]'s Swallows and Amazons climb in the [[Swallows and Amazons series|''Swallows and Amazons'']] novel ''[[Swallowdale]]''. The slate quarries and copper mines inspired ''[[Pigeon Post]]'', a later novel in the same series. The Old Man of Coniston is also a principal location in the 2020 fantasy young adult novel ''The Left-Handed Booksellers of London'' by [[Garth Nix]].

The [[Aetherius Society]] considers it to be one of its 19 [[sacred mountains|holy mountains]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Holy Mountains Of The World|website=The Aetherius Society, New Zealand Branch|date=2019-05-13|url=https://www.aetherius.org.nz/about/holy-mountains/|access-date=2024-06-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Holy Mountains|website=The Aetherius Society|date=2022-06-02|url=https://www.aetherius.org/pilgrimages-to-holy-mountains/|access-date=2024-06-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Aetherius Society Holy Mountains|website=Peakbagger|date=2004-11-01|url=https://www.peakbagger.com/list.aspx?lid=609|access-date=2024-06-06}}</ref>