Black Hill, Peak District

Name: Black Hill
Address: Peak District, United Kingdom

#45 among attractions in Peak District

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Black Hill, in the Peak District, is the highest hill in West Yorkshire, England. Its summit has a maximum elevation of 582 m above sea level. It is surpassed in height by only two other major summits in the Peak District. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 1909 ftProminence: 541 ftCoordinates: 53°32'20"N, 1°53'1"W

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Holme Valley SouthPeak District United Kingdom

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Black Hill – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dovestone Reservoir, Wessenden Head Reservoir, Wessenden Reservoir, Stanza Stones Trail.

3.8 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Dovestone Reservoir, Peak District
98 min walk • Dovestone Reservoir lies at the convergence of the valleys of the Greenfield and Chew Brooks above the village of Greenfield, on Saddleworth Moor in Greater Manchester, England. The reservoir is on the western edge of the Peak District National Park.
1.8 miN
Lake
Wessenden Head Reservoir, Marsden
47 min walk • Wessenden Head Reservoir is the highest in a series of four reservoirs in the Wessenden Valley above the village of Marsden in West Yorkshire, at the northern end of the Peak District National Park.
2.7 miNW
Lake
Wessenden Reservoir, Marsden
69 min walk • Wessenden Reservoir is the second in a series of four reservoirs in the Wessenden Valley above the village of Marsden in West Yorkshire, at the northern end of the Peak District National Park.
4.8 miNW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Stanza Stones Trail, Marsden
124 min walk • The Stanza Stones Trail is a 47-mile walking route from Marsden to Ilkley, along the Pennine watershed in northern England, linking six poems by Simon Armitage which have been carved into stone.
3.2 miW
Valley
Greenfield Valley, Diggle
83 min walk • Greenfield Valley is a river valley through Saddleworth Moor in England's Peak District National Park. Historically this area of the South Pennines was part of Yorkshire but since 1974 it has been within the eastern edge of the county of Greater Manchester.
3.8 miNW
Valley
Wessenden Valley, Marsden
96 min walk • The Wessenden Valley is a moorland valley in the Dark Peak, immediately south of Marsden in West Yorkshire, England. The name Wessenden derives from Old English and means the 'valley with rock suitable for whetstones'.
2.2 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Black Chew Head, Crowden-in-Longdendale
56 min walk • Black Chew Head in Saddleworth in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham is the highest point or county top of Greater Manchester in northern England.
4.3 miS
Hiking, Hiking trail
Longdendale Trail, Crowden-in-Longdendale
110 min walk • The Longdendale Trail is an English long-distance rail trail following the former Woodhead railway line, which ran between Manchester and Sheffield and closed east of Hadfield in 1981.
3.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Chew Valley, Crowden-in-Longdendale
87 min walk • Chew Valley in Saddleworth, Greater Manchester, England, follows the course of Chew Brook on the western slopes of Black Chew Head to where it joins the River Tame at Greenfield, east of Manchester.
2.9 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Featherbed Moss, Crowden-in-Longdendale
75 min walk • Featherbed Moss is a flat-topped hill, 541 metres high, in the Peak District in the county of Derbyshire in England. It is sometimes mistakenly thought to be a joint county top.
3 miW
Nature area with trails and scenic views
Saddleworth Moor, Peak District
77 min walk • Saddleworth Moor is a moorland in North West England. Reaching more than 1,312 feet above sea level, it is in the Dark Peak area of the Peak District National Park. It is crossed by the A635 road and the Pennine Way passes to its eastern side.