Mile High Peaks and Mountains in the UK

Q. Hello!

I was curious if you had a list of the 'Mile High' peaks in England. I'll be staying near the Peak District in July.

Thanks

Joanne Roberts, Washington USA

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A. There aren't any peaks in the British Isles (England, Scotland, Ireland or Wales) that are a mile high (i.e. with summits 5,280ft above sea level).

The UK's highest peak is Ben Nevis in Scotland which reaches 4409ft.

Walks:

• h100 Ben Nevis via The Tourist Path from Achintee, Fort William

• h137 Ben Nevis and Carn Mor Dearg from Achintee, Fort William

• h154 Ben Nevis and Carn Mor Dearg from The Nevis Range Mountain Gondola

 

Snowdon is the highest peak in Wales at 3558ft.

Walks:

• gw100 Mount Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) from Pen-y-Pass

• gw105 Snowdon via The Watkin Path from Nantgwynant

• gw107 Snowdon and Yr Aran from Rhyd-Ddu

• gw110 Snowdon via The Snowdon Ranger Path

• gw117 Snowdon and Yr Aran via The Watkin Path from Bathania, Nantgwynant

• gw126 Snowdon via The Llanberis Path

• gw134 Mount Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) avoiding Crib Goch from Pen-y-Pass

• gw136 The Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) Horseshoe from Pen-y-Pass

• gw140 Snowdon via The Rhyd-Ddu Path

• gw158 Garnedd Ugain, Snowdon, Moel Cynghorion, Foel Gron and Moel Eilio from Llanberis

• gw186 Garnedd Ugain, Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) & Moel Cynghorion from Llanberis

• gw198 The Welsh 3000's (Snowdon Area) from Pen-y-Pass

 

The England's Highest peak is Scafell Pike in the Lake District which climbs to 3208ft.

Walks:

• c110 The Eskdale Skyline from Wha House Farm, Eskdale

• c111 Scafell Pike from Wasdale Head, Wast Water

• c166 The Scafell Masiff from Wha House Farm, Eskdale

• c172 Scafell Pike via The Corridor Route from Wasdale Head, Wast Water

• c194 Scafell Pike from The Old Dungeon Ghyll, Great Langdale

• c197 Lingmell and Scafell Pike from Wasdale Head, Wast Water

• c215 Scafell Pike from Seathwaite (Borrowdale)

• c233 Sca Fell and Scafell Pike from Wasdale Head, Wast Water

• c271 The Scafell Massif from Wasdale Head, Wast Water

• c370 Scafell Pike from Seathwaite (Borrowdale)

• c416 Scafell Pike from The Old Dungeon Ghyll, Great Langdale

• c453 The Scafell Mountains from Wasdale Head, Wast Water

• c454 Scafell Pike via The Corridor Route from Seathwaite (Borrowdale)

 

The highest point in the Peak District is Bleaklow Head at a lowly 2076ft.

Walks:

• d122 Bleaklow Head (Bleaklow Hill) and Higher Shelf Stones from the Snake Pass

• d164 Barrow Stones, Grinah Stones, Bleaklow Stones and Bleaklow Head (Bleaklow Hill) from Woodhead

• d172 Bleaklow Head (Bleaklow Hill) and Higher Shelf Stones from Old Glossop

• d266 Bleaklow Head (Bleaklow Hill) from Woodhead Tunnel

 

Indeed, the Peak District only has three summits that can be described as mountains (i.e. over 2000ft). The other two being Kinder Scout at 2086ft.

Walks:

• d135 Kinder Downfall from Birchin Clough

• d186 Kinder Scout and Kinder Downfall from Bowden Bridge, Hayfield

• d201 Seal Stones (Kinder Scout) and Seal Edge from Birchin Clough

• d240 Kinder Downfall and Kinder Scout from Edale

• d296 Jacob's Ladder and Kinder Scout from Edale

and Higher Shelf Stones at 2037ft.

Walks:

• d122 Bleaklow Head (Bleaklow Hill) and Higher Shelf Stones from the Snake Pass

• d172 Bleaklow Head (Bleaklow Hill) and Higher Shelf Stones from Old Glossop

• d236 Higher Shelf Stones from Old Glossop

Whilst the countryside in the Peak District cannot be described as 'mountainous' it is nevertheless very, very beautiful.

We are publishing lists of all 'Mountains' in the British Isles along with downloadable Peak Bagging pdf's on which you can record which ones you've scaled.

Hope this helps

Mike (Editor).

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