Shining Tor
Highest point in Cheshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Shining Tor is the highest hill in Cheshire, England. The summit has a maximum elevation of 559 m (1,834 ft) above sea level.[1] It is in the Peak District, between the towns of Macclesfield in Cheshire and Buxton in Derbyshire, and is on the administrative boundary between Derbyshire and Cheshire East. The hill is at the south end of a north-south moorland ridge, which also includes Cats Tor, 519 metres (1,703 ft) high. There is also another hill named Shining Tor, above Dovedale in Derbyshire, at grid reference SK145545.
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Shining Tor | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 559 m (1,834 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 236 m[2] |
Parent peak | Kinder Scout |
Listing | Marilyn, County Top, Dewey |
Coordinates | 53°15′38″N 2°00′34″W |
Geography | |
Location | Cheshire, England |
Parent range | Peak District |
OS grid | SJ994737 |
Topo map | OS Landranger 118 |
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