Mountains & hills · East Midlands
Brown Knoll
In or near Edale.
Brown Knoll — Named summit at 569 m.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–8 h
- Best time of year
- Late spring – early autumn (May–Oct)
- Nearest railway station
- Edale · 3.9 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Brown Knoll is a named summit in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "Named summit at 569 m.". Coordinates: 53.3630°, -1.8757°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Dark Peak SSSI
- National Nature Reserve: KINDER SCOUT
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Brown Knoll is one of the highest hills in the Peak District in central England. It rises to a height of 569 metres (1,867 ft) above the head of the Edale valley and about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) south-southwest of the Peak's highest point, Kinder Scout.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Description
Brown Knoll is a treeless, domed summit covered in moorland vegetation. A track between the Pennine Way and Pennine Bridleway runs past the summit to the northwest and a footpath branches off from that track crosses the summit itself and heads southeast to the hills lining the southern side of the valley of Edale. but is outside the National Trust's High Peak Estate.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 53.3630, -1.8757
- County
- Derbyshire
- District
- High Peak
- Parish
- Edale
- Postcode
- S33 7ZJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- High Peak
- Nearest railway station
- Edale — 3.9 km
Sources
- osm: n779114847 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Brown Knoll (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Towards Brown Knoll - geograph.org.uk - 986214.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Brown Knoll?
- Brown Knoll is in Derbyshire, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode S33 7ZJ), in the parish of Edale.
- What is Brown Knoll?
- Brown Knoll — Named summit at 569 m.
- How do I get to Brown Knoll?
- The nearest railway station is Edale, about 3.9 km away. Drivers can use postcode S33 7ZJ.
- Is Brown Knoll a protected site?
- Yes — Brown Knoll is part of the Dark Peak SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the KINDER SCOUT National Nature Reserve.
- Is Brown Knoll free to visit?
- Yes, Brown Knoll is free to enter.
- How do I get to Brown Knoll?
- The nearest railway station is Edale, about 3.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode S33 7ZJ.