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[3] [4] Many classifications of mountains in the British Isles consider a prominence between 30–150 metres (98–492 ft) as being a "top", and not a mountain; however, using the 30 metres (98 ft) prominence threshold gives the broadest possible list of mountains. For a ranking of mountains with a higher prominence threshold use:
Name Height Location 1 (The tallest mountain in a territory claimed by the UK) Mount Hope: 3,239 metres (10,627 ft) British Antarctic Territory: 2: Mount Jackson: 3,184 metres (10,446 ft) British Antarctic Territory: 3: Mount Stephenson: 2,987 metres (9,800 ft) British Antarctic Territory: 4: Mount Paget: 2,937 metres (9,636 ft)
Britain and Ireland mountains ranked by height and by prominence, Simms classification (DoBIH, October 2018) Height Total Prom. Total Region Height Region Prom. Region Name Height (m) Prom. (m) Height (ft) Prom. (ft) Map Sec. Topo Map OS Grid Reference Classification (§ DoBIH codes) 2501: 1001: England: 165: 70: Randygill Top: 624: 131: 2,047: ...
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A Hardy is the highest point of a UK, Manx or Channel Island hill range, a UK island over 1,000 acres (400 hectares) or 4.05 km 2) or a UK top-tier administrative area (counties and unitary authorities). There are now 347 Hardys with the recent addition (up to July 2016) of five low lying English coastal estuary islands: 61 hill ranges, 96 ...
Britain and Ireland mountains ranked by height and by prominence, Simms classification (DoBIH, October 2018) Height Total Prom. Total Region Height Region Prom. Region Name Height (m) Prom. (m) Height (ft) Prom. (ft) Map Sec. Topo Map OS Grid Reference Classification (§ DoBIH codes) 1: 1: Scotland: 1: 1: Ben Nevis Highest in Scotland, British ...
The North of England includes the country's highest mountains, in the Lake District of Cumbria. This was one of the first national parks to be established in the United Kingdom, in 1951. The highest peak is Scafell Pike, 978 m (3,209 ft) above sea level, and at least three other summits exceed 3,000 feet or 914.4 metres making them Furth Munros.
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