Lantern Pike is a hill located just outside Hayfield

Hayfield

Hayfield is a village and civil parish in the Borough of High Peak, in the county of Derbyshire, England. The village lies approximately east of New Mills, south of Glossop and north of Buxton by road....

, in Derbyshire

Derbyshire

Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...

, England

England

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. The land lies within the Peak District National Park and is owned and maintained by the National Trust

National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty

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. It is permanently open to the public. According to Ordnance Survey

Ordnance Survey

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, it is 373 metres in height (measured by air survey) .

According to the booklet 10 Walks Around Hayfield, published by the Peak District National Park Authority, the name 'Lantern Pike' probably comes from the fact the hill was used as a beacon

Beacon

A beacon is an intentionally conspicuous device designed to attract attention to a specific location.Beacons can also be combined with semaphoric or other indicators to provide important information, such as the status of an airport, by the colour and rotational pattern of its airport beacon, or of...

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The hill is a popular hiking destination, and is often considered a continuation of nearby Kinder Scout

Kinder Scout

Kinder Scout is a moorland plateau in the Dark Peak of the Derbyshire Peak District in England. Part of the moor, at 636 m above sea level, is the highest point in the Peak District, the highest point in Derbyshire, and the highest point in the East Midlands. It is accessible from the villages of...

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Lantern Pike gives its name to the Lantern Pike Inn, located in nearby Little Hayfield

Little Hayfield

Little Hayfield is a hamlet in the Peak District National Park, in England. It lies on the A624 between Hayfield and Glossop. Its main point of interest is the Lantern Pike pub. Sheepdog trials and fell racing take place there....

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