List of peaks of the Peak District
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This is a list of the hill
s of the Peak District
of England
. Most lie within the Peak District National Park, but others lie outside its borders. The list is sorted by absolute height, then by relative height. Marilyns
are marked in boldface.
Hill
A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. Hills often have a distinct summit, although in areas with scarp/dip topography a hill may refer to a particular section of flat terrain without a massive summit A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. Hills...
s of the Peak District
Peak District
The Peak District is an upland area in central and northern England, lying mainly in northern Derbyshire, but also covering parts of Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Staffordshire, and South and West Yorkshire....
of England
England
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. Most lie within the Peak District National Park, but others lie outside its borders. The list is sorted by absolute height, then by relative height. Marilyns
Marilyn (hill)
A Marilyn is a mountain or hill in the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland or Isle of Man with a relative height of at least 150 metres , regardless of absolute height or other merit...
are marked in boldface.
Peak | Absolute height (m) |
Relative height |
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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... |
636 | 488 | |
Bleaklow Bleaklow Bleaklow is a high, largely peat covered, gritstone moorland, just north of Kinder Scout, across the Snake Pass , in the Derbyshire High Peak near the town of Glossop... |
633 | 128 | |
Higher Shelf Stones | 621 | 15 | |
Grindslow Knoll Grindslow Knoll Grindslow Knoll is a hill in the Dark Peak area of the Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, England. It is joined to Kinder Scout by a high col though from most angles appears as an independent peak. It is most often climbed from Edale, either via a steep and heavily eroded path that climbs... |
601 | 15 | |
Black Hill Black Hill (Peak District) Black Hill is a hill in the Peak District, England.It used to be the highest point in Cheshire, but now lies on the border between the boroughs of Kirklees in West Yorkshire and High Peak in Derbyshire, reaching above sea level.... |
582 | 165 | |
Brown Knoll | 569 | 36 | |
Shining Tor Shining Tor Shining Tor is a hill in the Peak District of England, between the towns of Buxton and Macclesfield, lying on the border between Derbyshire and Cheshire. Its summit is the highest point in Cheshire... |
559 | 236 | |
Axe Edge Moor Axe Edge Moor Axe Edge Moor is the major moorland west of Buxton in the Peak District. It is mainly gritstone . Its highest point is at . This is slightly lower than Shining Tor .The moor is the source of the River Dove, River Manifold, River Dane, River Wye and River Goyt... |
551 | 84 | |
Lord's Seat Rushup Edge Rushup Edge is a ridge in the Derbyshire Peak District of England. The ridge's highest point is Lord's Seat at , while Mam Tor lies at its eastern end, beyond which the Great Ridge runs.-References:... |
546 | 58 | |
Margery Hill Margery Hill Margery Hill is a hill on the Howden Moors in South Yorkshire, England. It lies towards the northern boundary of the Peak District National Park, between Langsett Reservoir to the northeast and Howden Reservoir to the southwest... |
546 | c. 51 | |
Featherbed Moss | 545 | 5 | |
Featherbed Top | 544 | c. 32 | |
Mill Hill | 544 | c. 14 | |
Black Chew Head Black Chew Head Black Chew Head is the highest point of Greater Manchester, and forms part of the Peak District, in northern England.Lying within the Saddleworth parish of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, close to Crowden, Derbyshire, it stands at a height of 542 metres above sea level.Black Chew Head is an... |
542 | 40 | |
Back Tor Derwent Edge Derwent Edge is a Millstone Grit escarpment that lies above the Upper Derwent Valley in the Peak District National Park in the English county of Derbyshire... |
538 | c. 63 | |
Britland Edge Hill | 524 | c. 20 | |
Lost Lad | 518 | c. 10 | |
Mam Tor Mam Tor Mam Tor is a hill near Castleton in the High Peak of Derbyshire, England. Its name literally translates as Heights of the Mother and it is also known as the Shivering Mountain on account of the instability of its lower shale layers... |
517 | 62 | |
Shutlingsloe Shutlingsloe Shutlingsloe is a hill near the village of Wildboarclough, in the east of the county of Cheshire. It stands to the south of Macclesfield Forest, on the edge of the Peak District and within the Peak District National Park.... |
506 | 134 | |
The Roaches The Roaches The Roaches is the name given to a prominent rocky ridge situated above Leek and Tittesworth Reservoir in the Peak District of England... |
505 | c. 120 | |
Dead Edge End | 499 | c. 25 | |
Merryton Low | 489 | c. 54 | |
Lose Hill Lose Hill Lose Hill lies in the Derbyshire Peak District. It is the south-west corner of the parish of Edale and the end of the Great Ridge that runs from Rushup Edge to the west .Local access activist G. H. B... |
476 | 76 | |
Snailsden Pike End | 475 | c. 20 | |
Eldon Hill Eldon Hill Eldon Hill is situated in the Peak District National Park in the county of Derbyshire, England four kilometres southwest of the village of Castleton. It is a grass-covered limestone hill which reaches a height of 470 metres . It is primarily pastureland and is used for rough grazing, although a... |
470 | c. 70 | |
Win Hill Win Hill Win Hill lies north west of Bamford in the Derbyshire Peak District of England. At , it is almost surrounded by the River Derwent to the east, River Noe to the south west and Ladybower Reservoir to the north, but a ridge running north west links it to Kinder Scout... |
462 | c. 144 | |
High Neb | 458 | c. 103 | |
Stanedge Pole Stanedge Pole Stanedge Pole is a famous landmark on Hallam Moors close to Stanage Edge in South Yorkshire, England. It marks the border between Derbyshire and South Yorkshire and can be seen for several miles around. The pole is a way marker on a medieval packhorse road known as the Long Causey or Long Causeway... |
438 | c. 24 | |
Higger Tor Higger Tor Higger Tor is a gritstone tor in the Burbage Valley, in the Peak District of England.It stands in the county of South Yorkshire, about from the border with Derbyshire, which runs along the nearest road, approximately east of Hathersage. Higger Tor overlooks the hill fort of Carl Wark to the... |
434 | c. 15 | |
Eyam Moor - Sir William Hill | 429 | 122 | |
Chrome Hill Chrome Hill Chrome Hill is a limestone reef knollon the Derbyshire side of the upper Dove valley. It is adjacent to the more distinctive but lower Parkhouse Hill.Chrome Hill was declared open access land... |
c. 425 | c. 45 | |
High Wheeldon High Wheeldon High Wheeldon is a distinctive dome shaped hill in Upper Dovedale in the Peak District, overlooking the villages of Longnor and Crowdecote. It is close to the more distinctive and wider known Chrome Hill and Parkhouse Hill. Popular with walkers, and possessing excellent views of the Dove and... |
422 | c. 25 | |
Snels Low | 419 | c. 25 | |
Durham Edge (Abney Moor) | 416 | c. 50 | |
Black Hill | 410 | c. 105 | |
Gautries Hill | 410 | c. 85 | |
Burton Bole End | c. 410 | c. 50 | |
Pike Low | 405 | 11 | |
Revidge | 400 | 40 | |
Brittain's Plantation | 398 | c. 50 | |
Aleck Low | 398 | ||
Pilsbury Lodge | 395 | c. 40 | |
Totley Moor | 395 | c. 17 | |
West Nab | 500 | c. 50 | |
Longstone Moor | 391 | c. 110 | |
Emlin | 389 | c. 10 | |
Houndkirk Hill | 389 | c. 10 | |
Wolfscote Hill | 388 | c. 100 | |
Gun Gun (Staffordshire) Gun is an undistinguished hill at the southern end of the Peak District. The hill is mainly moorland with some small wooded areas. Gun is often overlooked by walkers who prefer the neighbouring peaks of The Roaches, Hen Cloud and Ramshaw rocks. However it still features typical moorland scenery and... |
385 | 168 | |
Rock Hall | 383 | 16 | |
Crook Hill Crook Hill Crook Hill is a small hill in the Peak District National Park in the English county of Derbyshire. It is located five kilometres north east of Castleton.- Overview :... |
382 | c. 84 | |
Hawks Low | 382 | c. 35 | |
Pikenaze Hill | 382 | 15 | |
Tegg's Nose Tegg's Nose Tegg's Nose is a hill situated east of Macclesfield in Cheshire, England. It has a short ridge with a high point of 380 metres at , terminating in a promontory at the southern end. It lies on the western edge of the Peak District, although outside the boundary of the National Park... |
380 | c. 150 | |
Waggon Low | 380 | c. 16 | |
Harborough Rocks | 379 | 65 | |
Minninglow Hill | 372 | c. 58 | |
Wetton Hill | 372 | c. 55 | |
Beeley Moor | 371 | 84 | |
Eccles Pike | 370 | c. 132 | |
Wardlow Hay Cop | 370 | c. 47 | |
Slipper Low | 368 | c. 30 | |
Blakelow Hill | 367 | 69 | |
Big Moor | 367 | 19 | |
Hartcliff Hill | 364 | 83 | |
Parkhouse Hill Parkhouse Hill Parkhouse Hill is a small but distinctive hill in the Peak District National Park in the English county of Derbyshire. It lies on the north side of the River Dove, close to the border with Staffordshire.... |
c. 360 | c. 35 | |
The Height | 359 | c. 30 | |
Middleton Moor | 358 | 60 | |
Bole Hill | 356 | c. 50 | |
High Field | 354 | c. 50 | |
Abney Low | 347 | c. 45 | |
The Cloud The Cloud (Peak District) The Cloud is a distinctive hill which lies on the border between Cheshire and Staffordshire just a couple of miles to the west of the Peak District National Park boundary.At in height, it is one of the highest hills in the area... |
343 | 170 | |
Heights of Abraham Heights of Abraham The Heights of Abraham is a tourist attraction in Matlock Bath, Derbyshire, England. It consists of a hilltop park on top of Masson Hill, accessed by a cable car from the village below. Amongst the attractions in the park, which has been open since Victorian times, are cavern and mine tours. The... |
338 | c. 56 | |
Gibraltar Rocks | 335 | c. 25 | |
Blake Low | 330 | c. 28 | |
Low Moor | 330 | c. 10 | |
Bunster Hill | 329 | 24 | |
Fin Cop Fin Cop Fin Cop is a hill and associated Iron Age hill fort close to Ashford in the Water in Derbyshire, England.The fort shows evidence of hurried construction, indicating a defensive response to a real threat, rather than the more usual assumption that such forts were a display of status and... |
327 | c. 90 | |
Stanton Moor Stanton Moor Stanton Moor is a small upland area in the Derbyshire Peak District of central and northern England, lying between Matlock and Bakewell near the villages of Birchover and Stanton-in-Peak. It is known for its megaliths and erratics.-Archaeology:... |
323 | c. 108 | |
Bolehill | 323 | c. 105 | |
Wire Stone | 318 | c. 10 | |
Alport Height Alport Height Alport Height is a hill near Wirksworth in Derbyshire. It is a popular picnic site, since it has extensive views to the South, and is the first hill over within easy reach of the Derby area. It is possible to see Derby city centre from the summit, as well as The Wrekin, the Long Mynd, Clee Hill... |
314 | c. 67 | |
Bole Hill | 312 | c. 15 | |
Ughill Height | 311 | c. 15 | |
Allman Well Hill | 310 | c. 25 | |
Nelson's Monument | 310 | c. 23 | |
Lees Moor | 304 | c. 142 | |
Hare Edge Hill | 304 | c. 16 | |
Thorpe Cloud Thorpe Cloud Thorpe Cloud is an isolated limestone hill lying between the villages of Thorpe and Ilam at the southern end of Dovedale. It is a popular hill amongst the many day-trippers who visit the area, and provides a fine viewpoint north up the dale and south across the Midland plain.Like much of the dale,... |
287 | 79 | |
Rainster Rocks | 287 | c. 10 | |
Calver Peak | 285 | 20 | |
High Low | 281 | 30 | |
Haven Hill Haven Hill Haven Hill is a hill 2 nautical miles west of Mount Tedrow, on the south side of Kent Glacier in the Queen Elizabeth Range. Mapped by the United States Geological Survey from tellurometer surveys and Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Stoner B... |
276 | c. 15 | |
Wibben Hill | 249 | c. 10 |