Black Chew Head, Crowden-in-Longdendale

Name: Black Chew Head
Address: Crowden-in-Longdendale, United Kingdom

#2 among attractions in Crowden-in-Longdendale

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Black Chew Head in Saddleworth in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham is the highest point or county top of Greater Manchester in northern England. It stands on moorland on the edge of the Peak District at a height of 542 m above sea level, close to the border with the High Peak district of Derbyshire. ()

Elevation: 1778 ftProminence: 115 ftCoordinates: 53°30'51"N, 1°55'2"W

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Crowden-in-Longdendale United Kingdom

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Black Chew Head – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dovestone Reservoir, Wessenden Head Reservoir, Black Hill, Greenfield Valley.

2.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Dovestone Reservoir, Peak District
69 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.
3.6 miN
Lake
Wessenden Head Reservoir, Marsden
91 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.
2.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Black Hill, Peak District
56 min walk • 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. Black Hill is a typical Pennine moorland mountain, with a very flat and extensive plateau.
2.8 miNW
Valley
Greenfield Valley, Diggle
72 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.
2.4 miS
Hiking, Hiking trail
Longdendale Trail, Crowden-in-Longdendale
62 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.
3.9 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Arnfield Reservoir
99 min walk • Arnfield Reservoir is a man-made lake in Longdendale in north Derbyshire. It was constructed in 1854 as part of the Longdendale chain to supply water from the River Etherow to the urban areas of Greater Manchester.
1.4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Chew Valley, Crowden-in-Longdendale
36 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.
0.7 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Featherbed Moss, Crowden-in-Longdendale
20 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.
3.7 miSW
Lake, Dam
Bottoms Reservoir, Peak District
94 min walk • Bottoms Reservoir is a man-made lake in Longdendale in north Derbyshire, England. It was constructed between 1865 and 1877, by John Frederick Bateman as part of the Longdendale chain to supply water from the River Etherow to the urban areas of Greater Manchester.
2.6 miNW
Nature area with trails and scenic views
Saddleworth Moor, Peak District
66 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.
2.9 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Valehouse Reservoir, Crowden-in-Longdendale
75 min walk • Valehouse Reservoir is a man-made lake in Longdendale in north Derbyshire. It was built between 1865 and 1869 as part of the Longdendale chain, which was built to supply water from the River Etherow to the urban areas of Greater Manchester while maintaining a constant flow into the river.