The Pennines (/ˈpɛnaɪnz/), also known as the Pennine Chain or Pennine Hills, are a range of uplands mainly located in Northern England. Commonly described as the "backbone of England" because of its length and position, the range runs from Derbyshire and Staffordshire in the North Midlands to Northumberland in North East England, near the Anglo-Scottish border.
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- The Pennines (/ˈpɛnaɪnz/), also known as the Pennine Chain or Pennine Hills,[1] are a range of uplands mainly located in Northern England.
- The Pennines are divided into two main sections by a gap formed by the Rivers Aire (flowing east) and Ribble (flowing west).
- Along with the rest of the Pennines, the Peak District is mostly made of a rock called gritstone, a coarse and gritty sandstone that offers a good grip to climbers.
- The Pennines are commonly known as the backbone of England. ... The Pennine Way National Trail at 268 miles long practically follows the topline of the range.
- The Pennines is a range of hills and mountains separating North West England from Yorkshire and North East England; it has been nicknamed the "backbone...
- Edale The Pennine Way is a walking trail running for 429km (270 miles) along the central mountains of England: the Pennines and the Cheviots.
- ...Pennines; for example, Windy Gyle – topped with cairn, boundary-marker, and historic-site Russel’s Cairn – is a Cheviot hill considered part of the Pennine Way.)
- Other notable hills of the Pennines are Kinder Scout (Derbyshire), Ingleborough Hill and Pen-y-Ghent (Yorkshire) and Whernside (Cumbria).
- What type of mountains are the Pennines? Rising less than 3,000 feet (900 m), the Pennines are fells, with most of the mountainous terrain in the north.
- We thought we’d start with a good route to take you up to the highest point of the Pennines: Cross Fell Mountain.