Kinder Scout is a 636-metre (2,088 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 496.6 m. The summit is marked by a grassy prominence on peat mound. It is also on the Marilyn, Simm, Nuttall, Ethel, Historic County Top and Current County/UA Top lists.
| Height | 636.3 m / 2,088 ft |
|---|---|
| Prominence | 496.6 m |
| Classifications | Marilyn, Simm, Hewitt, Nuttall, Ethel, Historic County Top, Current County/UA Top |
| Region | Lancashire, Cheshire and S Pennines |
| County | Derbyshire |
| Country | England |
| OS grid reference | SK0848487557 |
| Latitude / longitude | 53.384808, -1.87391 |
| Summit feature | grassy prominence on peat mound |
Plan a walk up Kinder Scout
BaggedIt’s GPX route builder snaps a route to the real paths around Kinder Scout 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 Kinder Scout
Other listed hills within 9 km, for planning a multi-summit day.
| Hill | Height | List | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher Shelf Stones | 622 m | Nuttall | 7.2 km |
| Bleaklow Head | 633 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.