Cheeks Hill

Cheeks Hill
Cheeks Hill summit from the Staffordshire side
Elevation	520 m (1,706 ft) [1]
Location
Location	Staffordshire, Derbyshire
Coordinates	53°13′31″N 1°57′44″W / 53.2252°N 1.9621°W / 53.2252; -1.9621Coordinates: 53°13′31″N 1°57′44″W / 53.2252°N 1.9621°W / 53.2252; -1.9621
OS grid	SK0269

Cheeks hill is a hill near Buxton and the border between Derbyshire and Staffordshire. It is the highest point in Staffordshire and is 520 metres (1,710 ft) high. It is part of the Axe Edge Moor and lies close to the Cat and Fiddle Road.

Profile

At the summit there is a drystone Wall Marking the border between Staffordshire and Derbyshire, on the Staffordshire side there is a Disused Quarry and Shaft, On the Derbyshire side is Dane head which is the start of the River Dane, nearby is 3 shires head and Cheeks hill is the most northern point in Staffordshire.

References

1. ^ The Mountains of England and Wales, Cheeks Hill