List of highest points in the United Kingdom
Countries
The highest point in Scotland (also the highest in the United Kingdom) is Ben Nevis, standing at 1344 metres (4409 ft.).
The highest point in Wales is Snowdon (1085 metres : 3560 ft.).
The highest point in England is Scafell Pike (978 metres : 3208 ft.).
The highest point in Northern Ireland is Slieve Donard in the Mourne Mountains at 850 metres (2789 ft.).
Counties
See List of English counties by highest point for tops of the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties, and List of counties of England and Wales in 1964 by highest point for historic county tops.
Hill ranges in England
- Lake District - Scafell Pike at 978 metres
- Pennines - Cross Fell, Cumbria, at 893 metres
- Cheviot Hills - The Cheviot, Northumberland, at 815 metres
- Black Mountains (within England) - Black Mountain, at 703 metres
- Peak District - Kinder Scout at 636 metres
- Dartmoor - High Willhays at 621 metres
- Shropshire Hills - Brown Clee Hill at 540 metres
- Exmoor - Dunkery Beacon at 519 metres
- Malvern Hills - Worcestershire Beacon at 425 metres
- North York Moors - Round Hill at 424 metres
- Bodmin Moor - Brown Willy at 420 metres
- Cotswolds - Cleeve Hill at 330 metres
- Mendip Hills - Beacon Batch at 325 metres
- Salisbury Plain - Walbury Hill at 297 metres
- Greensand Ridge - Leith Hill at 294 metres
- South Downs - Butser Hill at 270 metres
- North Downs - Botley Hill at 268 metres
- Chilterns - Haddington Hill at 267 metres
- Yorkshire Wolds - Bishop Wilton Wold at 246 metres
- Lincolnshire Wolds - Wolds Top
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