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Mount Sugartop: 2,323 metres (7,621 ft) South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: 10: Mount Gaudry: 2,315 metres (7,595 ft) British Antarctic Territory: 14 (The tallest peak on a territory with a permanent population) Queen Mary's Peak: 2,062 metres (6,765 ft) Tristan Da Cunha: 23 (The tallest peak in Great Britain and Scotland) Ben Nevis ...
[3] [4] Many classifications of mountains in the British Isles consider a prominence between 30–150 metres (98–492 ft) as being a "top", and not a mountain; however, using the 30 metres (98 ft) prominence threshold gives the broadest possible list of mountains. For a ranking of mountains with a higher prominence threshold use:
[3] [4] Many classifications of mountains in the British Isles consider a prominence between 30–150 metres (98–492 ft) as being a "top", and not a mountain; however, using the 30 metres (98 ft) prominence threshold gives the broadest possible list of mountains. For a ranking of mountains with a higher prominence threshold use:
Scafell Pike (/ ˈ s k ɔː f ɛ l p aɪ k /) [2] is a mountain in the Lake District region of Cumbria, England. It has an elevation of 978 metres (3,209 ft) above sea level, making it the highest and the most prominent mountain in England. [1] [3] The mountain is part of the Scafell massif, [4] an extinct volcano, [5] and is one of the ...
The North of England includes the country's highest mountains, in the Lake District of Cumbria. This was one of the first national parks to be established in the United Kingdom , in 1951. The highest peak is Scafell Pike , 978 m (3,209 ft) above sea level, and at least three other summits exceed 3,000 feet or 914.4 metres making them Furth Munros .
Snowdon (/ ˈ s n oʊ d ən /), or Yr Wyddfa (Welsh: [ər ˈʊɨ̞̯ðva] ⓘ), is a mountain in Snowdonia in North Wales.It has an elevation of 1,085 metres (3,560 ft) above sea level, which makes it both the highest mountain in Wales and the highest in the British Isles south of the Scottish Highlands.
The mountain's name can translate to either "cloudy mountain" or "venomous mountain". The mountain is a popular destination, attracting an estimated 150,000 visitors a year, [4] around three-quarters of which use the Mountain Track from Glen Nevis. [5] The mountain has hosted a foot race since 1898.
In 2013, Simon Stewart, publisher of Irish mountain database MountainViews Online Database, published A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins. [94] In the book, Stewart proposed a new classification of an Irish mountain, being one with a height above 500 m (1,640 ft), and a prominence over 100 m (328 ft).