- Shining Tor
Infobox Mountain
Name = Shining Tor
Photo = Shining_Tor.jpg
Caption = Thetrig point and ladderstile at the summit of Shining Tor.
Elevation = 559 m (1,834 ft)
Location =Peak District ,England
Range =
Prominence = "c." 236 m
Parent peak =Kinder Scout
Coordinates =
Topographic
OS "Landranger" 118
Type =
Age =
First ascent =
Easiest route =
Grid_ref_UK = SJ994737
Listing = Marilyn, County TopShining Tor is a hill in the
Peak District ofEngland , between the towns ofBuxton andMacclesfield , lying on the border betweenDerbyshire andCheshire . Its summit is the highest point in Cheshire. (There is another Shining Tor, aboveDovedale in Derbyshire, atgrid reference gbmappingsmall|SK145545). The word "tor " means a high rock, and comes from theOld English language .The hill can be climbed by many routes, perhaps most commonly from the Goyt valley by
Errwood reservoir , perhaps combined with a walk along the ridge north from Shining Tor over Cats Tor. It can also be gained with less climbing from theCat and Fiddle Inn .As it is the highest point around (it is some 8 m higher than the summit of
Axe Edge Moor above Buxton), the views are pleasant, though the relatively flat uplands mean they are not extensive in all directions: the view to the south-west of the peak ofShutlingsloe above Wildboarclough is particularly notable, and in clear conditions,Winter Hill nearBolton , the city ofManchester and much of the Cheshire Plain can be seen, including the radio telescopes atJodrell Bank 20 kilometres (12 miles) to the west. In very clear but not unusual conditions North Wales and even Snowdonia can be seen, see external panorama link below.External links
*Computer generated summit panoramas [http://www.viewfinderpanoramas.org/panoramas/ENG/Shiningtor.gifShining Tor] [http://www.viewfinderpanoramas.org/panoramas.html index]
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