The highest summit of the Peak District. The summit is located in a large area of peat hags but the approaches are interesting and varied. It deserves attention for its size and history as the venue for the ground breaking Kinder Trespass.
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Hills of the Peak District
Bleaklow Head is a HUMP and the second highest hill in the Peak District. It is only 3 metres lower than Kinder Scout.
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Higher Shelf Stones is the best summit on Bleaklow Moor from Snake Pass. It lies on the southern edge of the plateau. Classed as a Nuttall it is one of only three hills over 2,000ft in the Peak District.
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Grindslow Knoll is an attractive peak 2.5km east of Kinder Scout. It lies on the southern fringes of the Kinder plateau overlooking Edale.
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Black Hill is a Marilyn and is most often visited as part of the Pennine Way. It is the high point of a flat and wide plateau with considerable peat bog. Fortunately there has been a great deal of stone slabs being laid.
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Howden Edge is a TUMP and the County Top of South Yorkshire. It is remote and lonely, situated to the north east of the Peaks. Best climbed from near Langsett Reservoir.
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Lord’s Seat is a TUMP and the high point of the ridge stretching west from Mam Tor. It is a higher summit than its popular neighbour and looks north across the valley to Kinder Scout.
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Back Tor is a TUMP on Derwent Edge overlooking Derwent Reservoir. The Tor is 5 metres high and makes a challenging summit tick!
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Mam Tor is a TUMP and probably the most climbed hill in the Peak District. It has a graceful grassy ridge, large rock summit and a Trig Point.
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West Nab is the most northerly summit in the Peak District. The summit is rocky and interesting with excellent views to the north and east.
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Lose Hill stands at the east end of the Great Ridge of Mam Tor. It is a TUMP whose summit lies on a pleasant grassy area
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Win Hill can be seen as an impressive hill from all its neighbours. The summit is a short ridge above heather slopes and does not disappoint.
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The Tower is a sharp pointed peak rising just over 100ft from the valley floor. Scrambling is needed to reach the summit. A good head for heights is required on the summit. Some believe this to be the finest peak in the area.
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High Neb is a TUMP and by 1 metre the highest point in the area. It lies directly above Stanage Edge.
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White Path Moss is a TUMP at the opposite end of Stanage Edge from High Neb. The Trig Point is spectacularly perched on the summit tor.
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Although Higger Tor does not qualify as a TUMP because its prominence is lower than 30m, it is a well known and popular summit just south of Stanage Edge. Its summit area is shaped like the top of a castle with parapets round the outside.
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Barker Bank is an unspectacular hill towards the centre of the Great Ridge. Although it is usually passed with barely a glance it is a TUMP and therefore worthy of the listing.
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Bamford Moor is a TUMP close to Stanage Edge and directly above the village of Bamford.
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Shatton Edge is a TUMP. The summit is unmarked and lies on Abney Moor within access land.
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Bridge-end Pasture is a TUMP lying within farmland north west of Crook Hill. There is a public right of way over the summit
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Crook Hill is a hill with twin summits situated above Ladybower Reservoir. The northern summit is highest and is a TUMP.
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