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14 (The tallest peak on a territory with a permanent population) Queen Mary's Peak: 2,062 metres (6,765 ft) Tristan Da Cunha: 23 (The tallest peak in Great Britain and Scotland) Ben Nevis: 1,345 metres (4,413 ft) Scotland: The tallest peak in Wales: Snowdon: 1,085 metres (3,560 ft) Wales: The tallest peak in England: Scafell Pike: 978 metres ...
[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:
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.
The summit is the highest ground in any direction for 738.6 kilometres (458.9 mi) before the Scandinavian Mountains in western Norway are reached. [ 21 ] The Peace Memorial, on the summit, is a cairn which was erected on V J Day , 15 August 1945, by the Young Men's Class of Vicar Street Methodist Church, Dudley , led by Bert Bissell , "to the ...
Scafell Pike (/ ˈ s k ɔː f ɛ l p aɪ k /) [2] is a mountain in the Lake District region of Cumbria, England. It has an elevation of 978 metres (3,209 ft) above sea level, making it the highest and the most prominent mountain in England. [1] [3] The mountain is part of the Scafell massif, [4] an extinct volcano, [5] and is one of the ...
The Cheviot is the highest hill in the range at 2,674 feet (815 m). Other notable tops are Hedgehope Hill, Windy Gyle, Cushat Law and Bloodybush Edge. Of the hills mentioned, only Windy Gyle has its summit on the border. The rest are all within England. The English section is protected within the Northumberland National Park.
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 ...
Before the production of accurate maps of Scotland in the 19th century, it was not known for certain that Ben Nevis was the highest point in Britain, and it was often thought that Ben Macdui might be higher. Following surveys of both peaks in 1846–47, Ben Nevis was confirmed as the higher. [4]