Top 10 Highest Peak District Hills + Mountains

Higher Shelf Stones Peak District

Fancy hiking to all the top 10 highest Peak District hills + mountains? Well, here’s the list for you to tick off on your walks.

Will you hike them in height order, maybe one at a time, or try and complete them on a couple of huge hikes? Most of the hills are located in the Dark Peak Area of the Peak District, with a couple in the White Peak Area in Cheshire.

Here we will share the highest hills and also include routes you can do to tick them off.

Let me know in the comments if you’re planning this challenge or if you’ve already done it!

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Top 10 Highest Peak District Hills + Mountains

Views from Kinder Scout on Edale Skyline walk
Views across to Grindslow Knoll

These top 10 highest hills in the Peak District are listed in height order, starting with Kinder Scout, well known for being the highest spot in Derbyshire and the Peak District.

We’ve also included walks that detail the routes, walk map and GPX.

All the 10 highest Peak District hills are included on the Peak District Ethel’s list – so that’s 10 to tick off on that challenge. And 6 out of the 10 hills also have trig points,                                                              so if you’re completing that challenge you can tick those ones off.

Check out the list of 88 trig points here and 95 Peak District Ethels here.

Kinder Scout 636 m

(Highest point in the Peak District + Derbyshire)

Trig point on rock in Peak District
Kinder Low Trig point in the Peak District

The official highest point in the Peak District isn’t (as you might have thought!) the trig point at Kinder Low. In fact, the true summit is approximately 400 metres across the Kinder Plateau.

Many of our walks detour past Kinder Low but don’t go directly to the summit. Why you might ask? Well, the true summit is slightly less interesting than the impressive Kinder Low trig point which makes for a better photo.

View our Kinder Scout walks here:

Edale walks to Kinder Scout 

Hayfield walks to Kinder Scout

Bleaklow 633 m

Bleaklow summit

The second highest mountain in the Peak District is Bleaklow, located in the middle of the plateau. You might feel a tad disappointed at the views, but it’s still an impressive feat and worth climbing the pile of stones to be at the highest point!

View our Bleaklow walks here:

Higher Shelf Stones 622 m

Trig point at Higher Shelf Stones summit
Trig point at Higher Shelf Stones summit

Higher Shelf Stones is the third highest point in the Peak District and the final English Nuttall in the National Park. (Nuttalls are all hills over 2000 ft with a 50 m prominence – there are 254 in England).

In addition, the Highest Shelf Stones summit is very close to the B-29 Plane crash site, which is a good place to visit when you’re ticking off this mountain.

View our Higher Shelf Stones walks here:

Grindslow Knoll 601 m

Grindslow Knoll hill short walk Peak District
Summit of Grindslow Knoll

This is the final hill in the Peak District that’s over 600m and can often get missed out as it’s a slight detour from the Kinder Plateau. There are beautiful views all around the large cairn at the top. 

View our Grindslow Knoll walks here:

Black Hill 582 m

(Highest point in West Yorkshire)

Flagstones leading to Trig Point at Black Hill
Trig point at Black Hill

Black Hill is located on the Pennine Way trail, about 4 miles from Crowden. This hill also includes a trig point, although it’s named Holme Moss trig point so sometimes is overlooked on the trig bagging list!

View our Black Hill walks here:

Brown Knoll 569 m

Another one with a trig point to mark the top. Brown Knoll is a large plateau with a flagstoned path leading its way over the summit. It’s a hike I’ve done many times, especially on the Edale Skyline; however, I only seem to have group photos and not an actual one of the top!

View our Brown Knoll walks here:

Shining Tor 559 m

(Highest point in Cheshire)

Shining Tor walk views from top
Views from Shining Tor summit

Another hill with a trig point to mark the summit and on a clear day you have beautiful views across to the iconic hill Shutlingsloe, at 506 m it doesn’t quite make the top 20 highest hills in the Peak District but it’s still another hike worth doing.

View our Shining Tor walks here:

Axe Edge Moor 551 m

Axe Edge Moor trig point
Axe Edge Moor trig point

Axe Edge Moor is a lovely hill nestled between some lovely Peak District hills with views of Shining Tor, Shutlingsloe, and Chrome Hill.

View our Axe Edge walk here:

Axe Edge Moor Trig + Cheeks Hill Walk From Derbyshire Bridge | 6-Mile Route

Lord’s Seat (Rushup Edge) 550 m

Walking along Rushup Edge to Mam Tor
Walking along Rushup Edge to Mam Tor

Lord’s Seat on Rushup Edge gives you beautiful views of Mam Tor, with fewer people so it’s a great hill to visit if you want to enjoy views on a quieter walk.

View our Lord’s Seat walks here:

High Stones (Howden Edge) 550 m

(Highest point in South Yorkshire)

This hill is located not far from Margery Hill,and our walk below doesn’t include this summit. If you walk a further 1.5 km from the trig you’ll bag this hill on your walk.

View our walks here:

Do you have any more questions about these highest hills and mountains? Ask me in the comments below.

 

Other information

Ordnance Survey Walk Maps

For these walks, there are two maps that cover them OL1 – Peak District (Dark Peak Area) and OL24 – Peak District (White Peak Area)

Shop online at Ordnance Survey

And don’t forget your compass, I recommend the Silva Expedition or the Silva Classic compass.

For online maps, I recommend OS Online App (I have been using it for many years and it is worth getting if you want to start walking more). Check prices here for the one-month or annual option with OS Online App. All the walks on the website are created using OS Maps Online + you can download them to the OS Maps App.

Check prices here for the one month or yearly option with OS Online App. 

More walks in the Peak District

Love hillwalking in the Peak District? You might like these Peak District circular walks that are in the top 20 highest hills list!

Or check out all our Peak District walking routes here

View walks directory here

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