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Mam Tor is a 517 m (1,696 ft) hill near Castleton in the High Peak of Derbyshire, England. Its name means "mother hill", [ 1 ] so called because frequent landslips on its eastern face have resulted in a multitude of "mini-hills" beneath it. [ 2 ]
Also known locally as "The New Road", the new section was set at an easier gradient than the earlier Winnats Pass route and crossed the Mam Tor landslide. As a result of further movement of the Mam Tor landslide, major road works were required in 1912, 1933, 1946, 1952 and 1966. On the last occasion, the road was closed for six weeks.
Rushup Edge is part of the ridge which extends east to Mam Tor, Hollins Cross, Back Tor and Lose Hill, separating the Edale and Hope valleys. The ridge is formed of Namurian (c320mya) age Mam Tor Beds (alternating sandstone and siltstone) and landslides on the north have formed colluvium.
Using laser scans and GPS cameras, accurate down to one inch, the U.S. Geological Survey has so far mapped more than 600 landslides caused by Hurricane Helene.
Paragliding from Mam Tor. An extensive network of public footpaths and long-distance trails of over 1,800 miles (2,900 km) in total [140] and large open-access areas are available for hillwalking and hiking. The Pennine Way traverses the Dark Peak from Edale to the park's northern boundary just south of Standedge.
Historical maps of the ancient landslide complex, including one from the California Geological Survey, documented the slide's boundary to be well north of the Portuguese Bend Reserve, almost ...
In his latest report, he noted that the landslide continues to affect new areas, moving in some spots as much as 13 inches a week. For decades, most areas saw movement closer to a few inches a ...
Low Tor, Bradfield Moors; The Salt Cellar on Derwent Edge; Mam Tor, Edale; Owler Tor, Burbage, [53.3167,-1.6206] Whinstone Lee Tor; White Tor, Derwent Moors (487m) In addition there are hills which incorporate 'tor' in their name but yet do not feature the geomorphological feature described in this article. Examples include Mam Tor and Shining ...