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Pennines

Range Type	Mountain range with well-recognized name
Highest Point	Cross Fell (893 m/2930 ft)
Countries	United Kingdom
States/Provinces	England (98%), Scotland (2%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	31,048 sq km / 11,987 sq mi Area may include lowland areas
Extent	356 km / 221 mi North-South 160 km / 99 mi East-West
Center Lat/Long	54° 10' N; 1° 54' W
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Pennines
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England Hills	Level 4 (Parent)
Lake District	Level 5 (Sibling)
Pennines	Level 5
Cheviot Hills	Level 6 (Child)
Northern Pennines	Level 6 (Child)
Central Pennines	Level 6 (Child)
Lancashire Pennines	Level 6 (Child)
Peak District	Level 6 (Child)
Northeast England Coast	Level 5 (Sibling)
Central England-East Anglia	Level 5 (Sibling)
Southeast England	Level 5 (Sibling)
Southwest England-Channel Islands	Level 5 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Pennines

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range6
1.	Cross Fell	893	2930	Northern Pennines
2.	Great Dun Fell	848	2782	Northern Pennines
3.	Little Dun Fell	842	2762	Northern Pennines
4.	The Cheviot	815	2674	Cheviot Hills
5.	Mickle Fell	790	2592	Northern Pennines
6.	Meldon Hill	767	2516	Northern Pennines
7.	Little Fell	748	2454	Northern Pennines
8.	Burnhope Seat	747	2451	Northern Pennines
9.	Burnhope Seat-East Slope	746	2448	Northern Pennines
10.	Hangingstone Hill	743	2438	Cheviot Hills
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Child Range High Points
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range6
1.	Cross Fell	893	2930	Northern Pennines
2.	The Cheviot	815	2674	Cheviot Hills
3.	Whernside	736	2415	Central Pennines
4.	Kinder Scout	636	2087	Peak District
5.	Ward's Stone	563	1847	Lancashire Pennines

Photos of Peaks in the Pennines

Pen-y-ghent Pen-y-ghent View from Holme Farm, Horton-in-ribblesdale (2017-06-24). Photo by Mark Hyland. Click here for larger-size photo.	Kinder Scout Topping out a large snow drift (2013-03-25). Photo by Mark Hyland. Click here for larger-size photo.
Higher Shelf Stones Higher Shelf Stones viewed from the Snake Pass (2016-07-09). Photo by Kris Dawson. Click here for larger-size photo.	Peel Fell Peel Fell lies above and behind the source of the River North Tyne (2014-09-26). Photo by Peter Stone. Click here for larger-size photo.
Higger Tor Higger Tor (2015-03-04). Photo by Szaniszló Uherkovich. Click here for larger-size photo.	Thorpe Cloud Thorpe Cloud (2019-05-11). Photo by Lukasz Macuga. Click here for larger-size photo.
Billinge Hill The former summerhouse on Billinge Hill summit (2017-05-23). Photo by Kris Dawson. Click here for larger-size photo.	Lindisfarne High Point Lindisfarne Castle built on the highest point of Lindisfarne (Holy Island) (2006-08-31). Photo by Peter Stone. Click here for larger-size photo.

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