Bleaklow Head is a 633-metre (2,077 ft) Hewitt in Derbyshire, England. It lies in the Lancashire, Cheshire and S Pennines area (The Peak District). Its prominence, the drop to the col before higher ground, is 128 m. The summit is marked by a tiny cairn on peat hag. It is also on the Hump, Simm, Nuttall and Ethel lists.
| Height | 633 m / 2,077 ft |
|---|---|
| Prominence | 128 m |
| Classifications | Hump, Simm, Hewitt, Nuttall, Ethel |
| Region | Lancashire, Cheshire and S Pennines |
| County | Derbyshire |
| Country | England |
| OS grid reference | SK0946296065 |
| Latitude / longitude | 53.461267, -1.858959 |
| Summit feature | tiny cairn on peat hag |
Plan a walk up Bleaklow Head
BaggedIt’s GPX route builder snaps a route to the real paths around Bleaklow Head and works out distance, ascent and difficulty as you plot. Download the map pack for Lancashire, Cheshire and S Pennines before you set off and it works with no signal. Record your track on the day, and logging the summit ticks it off your Hewitts list and your Nuttalls list.
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Hills near Bleaklow Head
Other listed hills within 9 km, for planning a multi-summit day.
| Hill | Height | List | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher Shelf Stones | 622 m | Nuttall | 1.4 km |
| Kinder Scout | 636 m | Hewitt | 8.6 km |
See the full list of Hewitts or the Nuttalls, or read about every hill classification BaggedIt tracks.
Hill data from the Database of British and Irish Hills, licensed under CC BY 4.0.