Lancashire, Cheshire and S Pennines
One of the 95 hill-survey regions used by the Database of British & Irish Hills. Every hill we track in this region is listed below, tallest first — follow any name for its full record, live summit weather and daylight times.
- Hills listed
- 5
- Highest hill
- Kinder Scout 636.3 m
- Mean height
- 598 m
- Hewitts
- 2
- Nuttalls
- 3
- Marilyns
- 2
Access rights in this region
Conditional Right to roam in England: Right to roam only on mapped CRoW open access land — full England access guide.
This is the general position, not legal advice — local byelaws, seasonal restrictions and closures can override it. See the country-by-country access guide, or query an exact grid reference with the access checker.
All 5 hills, tallest first
| # | Hill | Height | Prominence | Classifications | Grid ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kinder Scout | 636.3 m | 496.6 m | HewittNuttallHistoric County Top +5 | SK084875 |
| 2 | Bleaklow Head | 633 m | 128 m | HewittNuttallHuMP +1 | SK094960 |
| 3 | Higher Shelf Stones | 621.8 m | 19.8 m | Nuttall | SK088947 |
| 4 | Black Hill | 581.1 m | 165.2 m | Historic County TopCurrent County/UA TopMarilyn +1 | SE078047 |
| 5 | Cheeks Hill (boundary) | 518.9 m | — | Historic County TopCurrent County/UA Top | SK026699 |
Hill data from the Database of British & Irish Hills v18.3 (CC BY 4.0). Prominence is the drop to the hill's key col; a dash means it is not recorded in our dataset.
Browse the other survey areas on the regions hub, check what you can do at a specific spot with the access checker, and read our safety notes before heading up — hill days here can outlast daylight, especially in winter.