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The Peak District is an upland area in central-northern England, at the southern end of the Pennines. Mostly in Derbyshire, it extends into Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Staffordshire, West Yorkshire and South Yorkshire. It is subdivided into the Dark Peak, moorland dominated by gritstone, and the White Peak, a limestone area with valleys and ...
A steep-sided hill with a distinctive profile, [1] sometimes described as the 'Matterhorn of Cheshire', it is the third highest peak in the historic county (Black Hill being the highest and Shining Tor second highest) with an elevation of 506 m (1,660 ft) and commands excellent views over Cheshire. The Peak District Boundary Walk crosses the ...
Map of the Peak District National Park, in Derbyshire, Cheshire, Staffordshire and the West Riding of Yorkshire: Date: 27 November 2014: Source: Peak District National Park UK location map.svg; British Isles in counties.svg; Author: Hogweard: Permission (Reusing this file)
Shining Tor is the highest hill in Cheshire, England.The summit has an elevation of 559 m (1,834 ft) above sea level. [1] It is in the Peak District, between the towns of Macclesfield in Cheshire and Buxton in Derbyshire, and is on the administrative boundary between Derbyshire and Cheshire East.
Two extensive sites, Goyt Valley and Leek Moors, lie at the eastern edge of the county and the south-western end of the Pennines, within the South West Peak natural area of the Peak District. [ 1 ] [ 8 ] At a significantly higher elevation than the other Cheshire SSSIs and underlain by millstone grit and shale , they contain a variety of upland ...
Bottom: Relief map showing the major hills. The Mid Cheshire Ridge is a discontinuous ridge of low hills running north–south from Beacon Hill (north of Helsby Hill) to Bickerton Hill. Most other high ground falls within the Peak District in the east of the county. Shining Tor (559 metres), on the boundary with Derbyshire, forms the county's ...
Tegg's Nose is a hill east of Macclesfield in Cheshire, England. It has a short ridge with a high point of 380 metres (1,250 ft) at , terminating in a promontory at the southern end. [1] [2] It lies on the western edge of the Peak District, although outside the boundary of the national park. [1]
Croker Hill, also known as Sutton Common, stands just outside the western edge of the Peak District national park, overlooking Congleton in Cheshire, England. Near the summit stands the Sutton Common BT Tower, built during the 1960s. It has an elevation of 404.1 m (1,326 ft) and a prominence of 95.1 m (312 ft). [1]