Kinder Scout

Kinder Scout
The Kinder plateau seen from the south
Highest point
Elevation636 m (2,087 ft)[1][2]
Prominence496.6 m (1,629 ft)[3]
Parent peakCross Fell
ListingMarilyn, Hewitt, Hardy, county top, Nuttall
Coordinates53°23′03.4″N 1°52′30.6″W / 53.384278°N 1.875167°W / 53.384278; -1.875167
Naming
Language of nameOld Norse
Pronunciation/ˈkɪndər ˈskt/
Geography
Kinder Scout is located in the Peak District
Kinder Scout
Kinder Scout
Location in the Peak District
Kinder Scout is located in Derbyshire
Kinder Scout
Kinder Scout
Location in Derbyshire
LocationDerbyshire, England
Parent rangePeak District
OS gridSK084875
Topo mapOS Landranger 110

Kinder Scout is a moorland plateau and National Nature Reserve[4] in the Dark Peak of the Derbyshire Peak District in England. Part of the moor, at 636 metres (2,087 ft) above sea level, is the highest point in the Peak District, in Derbyshire and the East Midlands.[1]

  1. ^ a b Bathurst, David (2012). Walking the county high points of England. Chichester: Summersdale. pp. 234–241. ISBN 978-1-84-953239-6.
  2. ^ Nuttall, J.; Nuttall, A. (1990). The Mountains of England & Wales – Volume 2: England. Milnthorpe: Cicerone. ISBN 1-85284-037-4. Retrieved 23 August 2009.
  3. ^ Kinder Scout at www.hill-bagging.co.uk. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  4. ^ Anon. "Kinder Scout NNR". Natural England:Our work. Natural England. Retrieved 1 August 2014.

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