The Tower 460m (1509ft)
Summit Feature: Rock outcrop.
Classification: Befour, Britfour, Four, Peak-district-75, P30 Tump.
OS Grid Ref: SK141914 (10 figure Grid Ref: SK1411291447).
UK Area: 36 - Lancashire, Cheshire & the Southern Pennines (OS Maps 1:50k 110. 1:25k OL1E,OL1W.)
Latitude: 53.41965, Longitude: -1.78913, Height: 460 metres (1509 feet)
Prominence: 39 metres (128 feet)
Unique Waypoint POI Name: 0460.- (DoBIH Hill ID: 16502)
External Links for The Tower:
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Selected mapping: Google or Bing / Ordnance Survey
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The Tower List & GPS Waypoints:
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- '0460.-' SK141914 The Tower (460m, p39)
Member's Comments on The Tower...
- Summiteer says...
- First climbed this in 1981, during a circular walk from Alport Bridge. The Tower forms part of the Alport Castles Landslip, which is generally regarded to be the largest landslip in the UK.
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The Tower's Ten Nearest Neighbouring Hills...
Alport Moor (3.8km)Upper Hey (4.6km)Bridge-end Pasture (5.0km)Featherbed Top (5.1km)Lost Lad (5.2km)Howden Edge (High Stones) (5.5km)Grindslow Knoll (5.6km)Back Tor (5.7km)Crook Hill (5.9km)Higher Shelf Stones (6.2km)
The Tower's Nearby Routes...
Alport Castles, Dark Peak (Woodford Walkers) 200225 Alport Castles Circular (tomrobson) PD037 - Alport Moor (Ronnie Bowron) PD092 - The Tower (Ronnie Bowron) Glossop - Mill Hill (hillybilly)
The Tower has been climbed by...
Adrian Alexhew amblerbob Andrew Brown andyb2706 AndyKDQ Anton Barry Smith Beeliner Carole Chris Pearson chrisd101 citygent ckyliu DanHolme1977 David Evans DeeGee Denise Dugswell2 GordonAdshead Hippster hmarston IainT IainT2 joelrobinson27 jonglew lazeedaydream ManofKernow Martin Whiteley moorsman Mossylea ngthack oakesave painterman Paul Boothroyd PeteBoggs PeteMatthews PGCE PShrub RCPugh Rhino48 rhw Ronnie Bowron SeanyG shaun3010 staton75 stevent0809 steverowland Summiteer supertrampz thenomad Timwat1 tomrobson Trudge.Tracey Wycombe Wanderer
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