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The mountains and hills of England comprise very different kinds of terrain, from a mountain range which reaches almost 1,000 metres (3,300 feet) high, to several smaller areas of lower mountains, foothills and sea cliffs. Most of the major upland areas have been designated as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) or national parks. The ...
The Database of British and Irish Hills recognises as Buxton & Lewis the 422 summits in Mountain Summits of England and Wales (1986) by Chris Buxton and Gwyn Lewis. [85] [125] [126] Buxton and Lewis used a prominence threshold of two contour rings on the OS 1:50,000 map, and the number of hills is similar to the Nuttalls and the Bridges. [87] [126]
This is a list of Hewitt mountains in England, Wales and Ireland by height.Hewitts are defined as "Hills in England, Wales and Ireland over two thousand" feet 2,000 feet (609.6 m) in height, the general requirement to be called a "mountain" in the British Isles, and with a prominence above 30 metres (98.4 ft); a mix of imperial and metric thresholds.
The mountains and hills of England. Subcategories. This category has the following 7 subcategories, out of 7 total. ...
The highest area of England is the North West, which contains England's highest hills and mountains, including its highest – Scafell Pike. In England, a mountain is officially defined as land over 600 metres, so most fall in Northern England. Some hill and mountain chains in England are:
Pages in category "Lists of mountains and hills of England" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
All 524 of the England, Wales, and Ireland Hewitts; 117 of the 541 Lake District Birketts (of which 99 are Wainwrights), that meet the Simms criteria; All 224 of the 407 Irish Arderins with a height above 600.0 m; [a] All of the 120 P600 ("major") mountains in the British Isles; 33 of the 34 England, Wales and Ireland Furths. [g]
Cheviot Hills – The Cheviot at 815 metres (2,674 ft) Pennines – Mickle Fell at 788 metres (2,585 ft) Yorkshire Dales National Park – Whernside at 736 metres (2,415 ft) Black Mountains (within England) – Black Mountain, at 703 metres (2,306 ft) Peak District – Kinder Scout at 636 metres (2,087 ft) Dartmoor – High Willhays at 621 ...