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Cross Fell is the highest mountain in the Pennines of Northern England and the highest point in England outside the Lake District. It is located in the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It lies within the county of Cumbria and the historic county boundaries of Cumberland.
The Pennines have been carved from a series of geological structures whose overall form is a broad anticline whose axis extends in a north–south direction. The North Pennines are coincident with the Alston Block and the Yorkshire Dales are coincident with the Askrigg Block. In the south the Peak District is essentially a flat-topped dome.
The terrain is boggy and remote, and two mountain refuge huts are situated on the Way for those too tired or weather-beaten to continue. The town of Wooler in the Cheviot Fringe (the lowlands bordering the hills to the east) is often cited as the "Gateway to the Cheviots" as it is the largest town in the Cheviot region; the town also has easy ...
The Cheviot (/ ˈ tʃ iː v i ə t /) is an extinct volcano and the highest summit in the Cheviot Hills and in the county of Northumberland. [1] [5] Located in the extreme north of England, it is a 1 + 1 ⁄ 4-mile (2-kilometre) walk from the Scottish border and, with a height of 2,674 feet (815 metres) above sea-level, is located on the northernmost few miles of the Pennine Way, [6] before ...
The area shares a boundary with the Yorkshire Dales National Park in the south and extends as far as the Tyne Valley, just south of Hadrian's Wall in the north. [6] The North Pennines are notable for rare flora and fauna, including wild alpine plants not found elsewhere in Britain. It is also home to red squirrels and diverse birds of prey.
SAN FRANCISCO – A series of atmospheric river events promise to deliver heavy precipitation across Northern California and the Pacific Northwest in the form of valley rain and mountain snow with ...
Mickle Fell is a mountain in the Pennines, the range of hills and moors running down the middle of Northern England.It has a maximum elevation of 788 m (2,585 ft). [1] It lies slightly off the main watershed of the Pennines, about 10 miles (16 kilometres) south of Cross Fell.
The lower reaches of Airedale and Wharfedale are not usually included in the area, and Calderdale, south of Airedale and in the South Pennines, is not often considered part of the Dales (even though it is a dale, is in Yorkshire, and its upper reaches are as scenic and rural as many further north). [15]