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Mountains & hills · West Midlands

Shining Tor

In or near Rainow.

Shining Tor — Named summit at 559 m.

Shining Tor

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About

Shining Tor is a mountain in west midlands. (Highest point in Cheshire, England.) According to Wikipedia: "Shining Tor is the highest hill in Cheshire, England. The summit has an elevation of 559 m (1,834 ft) above sea level. It is in the Peak District, between the towns of Macclesfield in Cheshire and Buxton in Derbyshire, and is on the administrative boundary between Derbyshire and Cheshire East. The hill is at the south end of a north-south moorland ridge, which also includes Cats Tor, 519 metres (1,703 ft) high. There is also another hill named Shining Tor, above Dovedale in Derbyshire, at grid reference SK145545."

Coordinates
53.2607, -2.0095

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