- Harridge Pike
Infobox Mountain
Name = Harridge Pike
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Elevation = 395 m (1296 ft)
Location =Greater Manchester , ENG
Range =Peak District ,Pennines
Prominence = "c." 40 m
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OS "Landranger" 109
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Grid_ref_UK = SJ994999
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Pronunciation =Harridge Pike is a
hill situated within the boundaries ofStalybridge just outside thePeak District National Park . Its western flank rises from the valley of the River Tame to a height of 395metre s. To the east, the pike falls away more gradually toSwineshaw Moor which, above the Swineshaw reservoirs rises to Irontongue Hill, a broad shoulder of Hoarstone Edge. Since 2004, the moorland in the area of the pike has been classed asaccess land . From the summit of Harridge Pike, a view is afforded of the middle section of the Tame valley and the whole of the town of Stalybridge, large swathes of the eastern suburbs ofManchester and beyond to Manchester city centre, where its town hall is visible. On exceptionally clear days the mountains ofSnowdonia are visible.
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