Highest Mountains in England
Whilst all of the UK's 50 highest mountains are to be found in Scotland there are still a considerable number of peaks which reach over 2,000 feet (610 metres).
As you may notice most of these mountains are located in the North of England. In fact most of the tallest are concentrated into the small area of Cumbria which makes up the Lake District and Northern Pennines. Several other of England's highest peaks lie along the border with Scotland, among the Cheviot Hills.
Beyond the north sizeable hills are relatively sparse throughout England and it is not until the Southwest that there are any really significant peaks. Virtually all of these can be found on Dartmoor in Devon with a few notable hills in Exmoor on the Somerset border.
Please note: the list below is ordered by the relative height, or prominence of the peaks. This is a different measure to the overall height of the mountain and shows how far the particular summit rises from the surrounding landscape. It is possible to reorder the table by clicking on the top of the column you whish to sort by.
Rank | Name | Elevation (metres) |
Elevation (feet) |
Prominence (metres) |
Prominence (feet) |
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1 | Scafell Pike | 978 | 3227 | 912.0 | 3010 | NY215072 |
2 | Helvellyn | 950 | 3135 | 712.0 | 2350 | NY342151 |
3 | Skiddaw | 931 | 3072 | 709.0 | 2340 | NY260290 |
4 | Cross Fell | 893 | 2947 | 651.0 | 2148 | NY687343 |
5 | The Cheviot | 815 | 2690 | 556.0 | 1835 | NT909205 |
6 | High Willhays | 621 | 2049 | 537.0 | 1772 | SX580892 |
7 | Grasmoor | 852 | 2812 | 519.0 | 1713 | NY174203 |
8 | Kinder Scout | 636 | 2100 | 496.6 | 1639 | SK084875 |
9 | Blencathra - Hallsfell Top | 868 | 2864 | 461.0 | 1521 | NY323277 |
10 | Ingleborough | 724 | 2389 | 427.0 | 1409 | SD741745 |
11 | Great Gable | 899 | 2967 | 425.0 | 1403 | NY211103 |
12 | The Old Man of Coniston | 803 | 2650 | 416.0 | 1373 | SD272978 |
13 | Whernside | 736 | 2429 | 408.0 | 1346 | SD738814 |
14 | Dale Head | 753 | 2485 | 397.0 | 1310 | NY222153 |
15 | The Calf | 676 | 2231 | 383.0 | 1264 | SD667970 |
16 | High Street | 828 | 2732 | 373.0 | 1231 | NY440110 |
17 | Black Combe | 600 | 1980 | 362.0 | 1195 | SD135854 |
18 | High Stile | 807 | 2663 | 362.0 | 1195 | NY170148 |
19 | Pillar | 892 | 2944 | 348.0 | 1148 | NY171121 |
20 | Wild Boar Fell | 708 | 2336 | 344.0 | 1135 | SD758987 |
21 | Illgill Head | 609 | 2010 | 314.0 | 1036 | NY168049 |
22 | Calf Top | 610 | 2012 | 313.0 | 1033 | SD664856 |
23 | Pen-y-ghent | 694 | 2290 | 306.0 | 1010 | SD838733 |
24 | Fairfield | 873 | 2881 | 299.0 | 987 | NY358117 |
25 | Great Shunner Fell | 716 | 2363 | 297.0 | 980 | SD848972 |
26 | Great Whernside | 704 | 2323 | 288.0 | 950 | SE002739 |
27 | High Raise | 762 | 2515 | 283.0 | 934 | NY280095 |
28 | Harter Fell (Eskdale) | 654 | 2158 | 276.0 | 911 | SD218997 |
29 | Baugh Fell - Tarn Rigg Hill | 678 | 2237 | 265.0 | 875 | SD740916 |
30 | Place Fell | 657 | 2168 | 262.0 | 865 | NY405169 |
31 | Red Screes | 776 | 2561 | 260.0 | 858 | NY396087 |
32 | Great Knoutberry Hill | 672 | 2218 | 254.0 | 838 | SD788871 |
33 | Fountains Fell | 668 | 2204 | 243.0 | 802 | SD864715 |
34 | Knott | 710 | 2343 | 242.0 | 799 | NY296329 |
35 | Dodd Fell Hill | 668 | 2204 | 232.0 | 766 | SD840845 |
36 | Great Coum | 687 | 2267 | 221.0 | 729 | SD700835 |
37 | Mickle Fell | 790 | 2607 | 212.0 | 700 | NY806245 |
38 | Yarlside | 639 | 2109 | 208.0 | 686 | SD685985 |
39 | Buckden Pike | 702 | 2317 | 207.0 | 683 | SD960787 |
40 | Peel Fell | 603 | 1989 | 197.0 | 650 | NY625997 |
41 | Rogan's Seat | 672 | 2218 | 195.0 | 644 | NY919030 |
42 | Seatallan | 692 | 2284 | 193.0 | 637 | NY140084 |
43 | Burnhope Seat | 747 | 2465 | 190.0 | 627 | NY784375 |
44 | Grisedale Pike | 791 | 2610 | 189.0 | 624 | NY198225 |
45 | Kirk Fell | 802 | 2647 | 181.0 | 597 | NY194104 |
46 | Pike of Blisco | 705 | 2327 | 177.0 | 584 | NY271042 |
47 | Stony Cove Pike | 763 | 2518 | 171.0 | 564 | NY417100 |
48 | Cold Fell | 621 | 2049 | 168.0 | 554 | NY605556 |
49 | Robinson | 737 | 2432 | 161.0 | 531 | NY201168 |
50 | Tarn Crag (Sleddale) | 664 | 2191 | 160.0 | 528 | NY488078 |
51 | St Sunday Crag | 841 | 2775 | 159.0 | 525 | NY369133 |
52 | Birks Fell | 610 | 2013 | 158.0 | 521 | SD918763 |
53 | Nine Standards Rigg | 662 | 2185 | 157.0 | 518 | NY825060 |
54 | Seat Sandal | 737 | 2431 | 151.9 | 501 | NY344115 |
55 | Harter Fell (Mardale) | 779 | 2571 | 149.2 | 492 | NY459093 |
56 | Lovely Seat | 675 | 2227 | 149.1 | 492 | SD879950 |
57 | Cushat Law | 616 | 2033 | 147.9 | 488 | NT928137 |
58 | High Spy | 653 | 2155 | 147.8 | 488 | NY234162 |
59 | Hedgehope Hill | 714 | 2358 | 147.2 | 486 | NT943197 |
60 | Bowfell | 902 | 2977 | 146.0 | 482 | NY244064 |
61 | Wetherlam | 763 | 2518 | 145.0 | 479 | NY288011 |
62 | Chapelfell Top | 703 | 2320 | 142.0 | 469 | NY875347 |
63 | Yewbarrow | 627 | 2069 | 142.0 | 469 | NY173084 |
64 | Great Calva | 690 | 2277 | 142.0 | 469 | NY290311 |
65 | Crinkle Crags - Long Top | 859 | 2835 | 139.0 | 459 | NY248048 |
66 | Branstree | 713 | 2353 | 137.0 | 452 | NY478099 |
67 | High Seat | 608 | 2006 | 136.0 | 449 | NY287180 |
68 | Scafell | 964 | 3181 | 133.0 | 439 | NY206064 |
69 | Randygill Top | 624 | 2059 | 131.0 | 432 | NY687000 |
70 | Dow Crag | 778 | 2567 | 129.0 | 426 | SD262977 |
71 | Bleaklow Head | 633 | 2089 | 128.0 | 422 | SK094960 |
72 | Ill Bell | 757 | 2498 | 124.0 | 409 | NY436077 |
73 | Glaramara | 783 | 2584 | 121.0 | 399 | NY245104 |
74 | Swirl How | 802 | 2647 | 120.0 | 396 | NY272005 |
75 | Fleetwith Pike | 649 | 2141 | 118.4 | 391 | NY205141 |
76 | Ullscarf | 726 | 2396 | 118.0 | 389 | NY291121 |
77 | Crag Hill | 839 | 2769 | 117.0 | 386 | NY192203 |
78 | Bloodybush Edge | 610 | 2012 | 113.8 | 376 | NT902143 |
79 | Great Borne | 616 | 2033 | 113.0 | 373 | NY123163 |
80 | High Seat | 709 | 2340 | 112.0 | 370 | NY802012 |
81 | Esk Pike | 885 | 2921 | 112.0 | 370 | NY236075 |
82 | Rest Dodd | 696 | 2297 | 111.0 | 366 | NY432136 |
83 | Great Dodd | 857 | 2828 | 109.0 | 360 | NY342205 |
84 | Clough Head | 726 | 2396 | 108.0 | 356 | NY333225 |
85 | Hopegill Head | 770 | 2541 | 97.0 | 320 | NY185221 |
86 | Haycock | 797 | 2630 | 94.0 | 310 | NY144107 |
87 | Sheffield Pike | 675 | 2228 | 91.0 | 300 | NY369181 |
88 | Raise | 883 | 2914 | 91.0 | 300 | NY342174 |
89 | Carrock Fell | 663 | 2188 | 91.0 | 300 | NY341336 |
90 | Cut Hill | 603 | 1990 | 90.0 | 297 | SX598827 |
91 | Black Fell | 664 | 2191 | 89.0 | 294 | NY648444 |
92 | High Raise (High Street) | 802 | 2647 | 88.0 | 290 | NY448134 |
93 | Bowscale Fell | 702 | 2317 | 87.0 | 287 | NY333305 |
94 | Fell Head | 640 | 2112 | 86.1 | 284 | SD649981 |
95 | Yockenthwaite Moor | 643 | 2122 | 86.0 | 284 | SD909810 |
96 | Scoat Fell | 841 | 2775 | 86.0 | 284 | NY159113 |
97 | Little Whernside | 605 | 1997 | 78.0 | 257 | SE027775 |
98 | Grey Friar | 773 | 2551 | 78.0 | 257 | NY260003 |
99 | Swarth Fell | 681 | 2247 | 76.0 | 251 | SD755966 |
100 | Great Dun Fell | 848 | 2798 | 76.0 | 251 | NY710321 |
101 | Froswick | 720 | 2376 | 75.0 | 248 | NY435085 |
102 | Murton Fell | 675 | 2228 | 74.0 | 244 | NY753246 |
103 | Little Fell | 748 | 2468 | 73.0 | 241 | NY780222 |
104 | Starling Dodd | 633 | 2089 | 73.0 | 241 | NY142157 |
105 | Lingmell | 807 | 2663 | 72.0 | 238 | NY209081 |
106 | Round Hill | 686 | 2264 | 71.0 | 234 | NY744361 |
107 | Hindscarth | 727 | 2399 | 71.0 | 234 | NY215165 |
108 | Comb Fell | 653 | 2154 | 70.0 | 231 | NT924187 |
109 | High Pike (Caldbeck) | 658 | 2171 | 69.0 | 228 | NY318350 |
110 | Stybarrow Dodd | 843 | 2782 | 68.0 | 224 | NY343189 |
111 | High Green Field Knott | 603 | 1991 | 67.0 | 221 | SD846784 |
112 | Westernhope Moor | 675 | 2228 | 67.0 | 221 | NY923325 |
113 | Drumaldrace | 614 | 2026 | 66.0 | 218 | SD873867 |
114 | Viewing Hill | 649 | 2142 | 66.0 | 218 | NY789331 |
115 | Meldon Hill | 767 | 2531 | 65.0 | 215 | NY771290 |
116 | Catstye Cam | 890 | 2937 | 63.0 | 208 | NY348158 |
117 | Red Pike (Wasdale) | 826 | 2726 | 62.0 | 205 | NY165106 |
118 | Little Dun Fell | 842 | 2779 | 61.0 | 201 | NY704330 |
119 | Brandreth | 715 | 2360 | 61.0 | 201 | NY214119 |
120 | Skiddaw Little Man | 865 | 2855 | 61.0 | 201 | NY266277 |
121 | Allen Crags | 785 | 2591 | 60.0 | 198 | NY236085 |
122 | Plover Hill | 680 | 2244 | 59.0 | 195 | SD849752 |
123 | Thack Moor | 610 | 2012 | 58.0 | 191 | NY611462 |
124 | Arant Haw | 605 | 1997 | 57.0 | 188 | SD662946 |
125 | Ill Crag | 935 | 3086 | 57.0 | 188 | NY223073 |
126 | Great End | 910 | 3003 | 56.0 | 185 | NY226083 |
127 | Scar Crags | 672 | 2218 | 55.0 | 182 | NY208206 |
128 | Great Stony Hill | 708 | 2336 | 54.0 | 178 | NY823359 |
129 | Iron Crag | 640 | 2112 | 54.0 | 178 | NY123119 |
130 | Pike of Stickle | 709 | 2340 | 54.0 | 178 | NY273073 |
131 | Harrison Stickle | 736 | 2429 | 53.0 | 175 | NY281074 |
132 | Broad Crag | 934 | 3082 | 52.0 | 172 | NY218075 |
133 | Dove Crag | 792 | 2614 | 50.0 | 165 | NY374104 |
134 | Dollywaggon Pike | 858 | 2831 | 50.0 | 165 | NY346130 |
135 | Green Gable | 801 | 2643 | 50.0 | 165 | NY214107 |
136 | Lonscale Fell | 715 | 2360 | 50.0 | 165 | NY285271 |
137 | Little Fell | 667 | 2201 | 49.0 | 162 | SD808971 |
138 | Loadpot Hill | 672 | 2218 | 49.0 | 162 | NY456180 |
139 | Hangingstone Hill | 603 | 1990 | 48.0 | 158 | SX617861 |
140 | Green Bell | 605 | 1997 | 48.0 | 158 | NY698010 |
141 | Killhope Law | 673 | 2221 | 48.0 | 158 | NY819448 |
142 | Knock Fell | 794 | 2620 | 48.0 | 158 | NY721302 |
143 | Hart Crag | 822 | 2713 | 48.0 | 158 | NY369112 |
144 | Cold Pike | 701 | 2313 | 46.0 | 152 | NY262036 |
145 | Flinty Fell | 614 | 2026 | 43.0 | 142 | NY770422 |
146 | Bink Moss | 619 | 2043 | 43.0 | 142 | NY875242 |
147 | Melmerby Fell | 709 | 2340 | 43.0 | 142 | NY652380 |
148 | White Side | 863 | 2848 | 42.0 | 139 | NY337166 |
149 | Grey Crag | 638 | 2105 | 41.0 | 135 | NY497072 |
150 | Rampsgill Head | 792 | 2614 | 41.0 | 135 | NY443128 |
151 | Darnbrook Fell | 624 | 2059 | 40.0 | 132 | SD884727 |
152 | Grey Nag | 656 | 2165 | 40.0 | 132 | NY664476 |
153 | Causey Pike | 637 | 2102 | 40.0 | 132 | NY218208 |
154 | Rossett Pike | 651 | 2148 | 40.0 | 132 | NY249075 |
155 | Red Pike (Buttermere) | 755 | 2492 | 40.0 | 132 | NY160154 |
156 | Long Side | 734 | 2422 | 40.0 | 132 | NY248284 |
157 | Kentmere Pike | 730 | 2409 | 39.0 | 129 | NY465077 |
158 | Whiteside East Top | 719 | 2373 | 39.0 | 129 | NY175221 |
159 | Middlehope Moor | 612 | 2020 | 38.0 | 125 | NY862432 |
160 | Yoke | 706 | 2330 | 38.0 | 125 | NY437067 |
161 | Dovenest Top | 632 | 2086 | 38.0 | 125 | NY255113 |
162 | Base Brown | 646 | 2132 | 38.0 | 125 | NY225114 |
163 | Black Sails | 745 | 2459 | 37.0 | 122 | NY282007 |
164 | Red Beck Top | 721 | 2379 | 37.0 | 122 | NY242097 |
165 | Hobcarton Crag | 739 | 2439 | 37.0 | 122 | NY193220 |
166 | Bannerdale Crags | 683 | 2254 | 37.0 | 122 | NY335290 |
167 | Selside Pike | 655 | 2162 | 36.0 | 119 | NY490111 |
168 | Whiteless Pike | 660 | 2178 | 36.0 | 119 | NY180189 |
169 | Kirk Fell East Top | 787 | 2597 | 36.0 | 119 | NY199107 |
170 | Simon Fell | 650 | 2145 | 35.0 | 116 | SD754751 |
171 | High Crag (Buttermere) | 744 | 2455 | 35.0 | 116 | NY180139 |
172 | Calders | 675 | 2229 | 34.2 | 113 | SD670960 |
173 | Little Hart Crag | 637 | 2102 | 34.0 | 112 | NY387100 |
174 | Black Crag | 828 | 2732 | 34.0 | 112 | NY166116 |
175 | Dead Stones | 710 | 2343 | 33.0 | 109 | NY793399 |
176 | Rough Crag (Riggindale) | 628 | 2072 | 33.0 | 109 | NY454112 |
177 | Yewbarrow North Top | 616 | 2033 | 33.0 | 109 | NY175091 |
178 | Gragareth | 628 | 2072 | 32.8 | 108 | SD688793 |
179 | Sail | 773 | 2551 | 32.0 | 106 | NY198202 |
180 | Crinkle Crags South Top | 834 | 2752 | 32.0 | 106 | NY250045 |