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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 Nuttalls are mountains in England and Wales only that are over 2,000 feet (610 m), and with a relative height of at least 15 metres (49 ft). [73] [74] There were 444 Nuttalls in the original list (254 in England and 190 in Wales), compiled by John and Anne Nuttall and published in 1989–90 in two volumes, The Mountains of England & Wales.
England comprises most of the central and southern two-thirds of the island of Great Britain, in addition to a number of small islands of which the largest is the Isle of Wight. England is bordered to the north by Scotland and to the west by Wales. It is closer to continental Europe than any other part of mainland Britain, divided from France ...
Highest mountains in Great Britain. ("Simms" classification) Ben Nevis, in the Scottish Highlands, is the highest mountain in The British Isles. Highest point. Elevation. over 600 m (1,969 ft) Prominence. over 30 m (98 ft) Geography.
Highest mountains in Great Britain. ("Simms" classification) Ben Nevis, in the Scottish Highlands, is the highest mountain in The British Isles. Highest point. Elevation. over 600 m (1,969 ft) Prominence. over 30 m (98 ft) Geography.
2,315 metres (7,595 ft) British Antarctic Territory. 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)
All 524 of the England, Wales, and Ireland Hewitts; 117 of the 541 Lake District Birketts (of which 99 are Wainwrights), that meet the Simms criteria; All 224 of the 407 Irish Arderins with a height above 600.0 m; All of the 120 P600 ("major") mountains in the British Isles; 33 of the 34 England, Wales and Ireland Furths.
Scafell (/ ˈ s k ɔː f əl / or / s k ɑː ˈ f ɛ l /; [1] also spelled Sca Fell, previously Scawfell [2]) is a mountain in the Lake District region of Cumbria, England.It has a height of 964 metres (3,163 feet), making it the second-highest mountain in England after its neighbour, Scafell Pike, from which it is separated by Mickledore col.