Hills of Britain and Ireland

OS Map of Howden Edge (High Stones)

Margery Hill
Margery Hill

Sunrise at the trig column on a bitterly cold Margery Hill on the snow-dusted Howden Moors.

02-Jan-25 • l4ts flickr

landscape derbyshire peakdistrict darkpeak goldenhour sunrise winter gritstone gritstonetors upperderwentvalley howdenmoors margeryhill trigcolumn snow 54245553828

Margery Hill
Margery Hill

Sunrise at the trig column on a bitterly cold Margery Hill.

02-Jan-25 • l4ts flickr

landscape derbyshire peakdistrict darkpeak goldenhour sunrise upperderwentvalley margeryhill gritstone gritstonetor trigcolumn heather moorland snow winter 54242610655

Margery Stones
Margery Stones

First light catching the gritstone tors of the Margery Stones on the Howden Moors.

02-Jan-25 • l4ts flickr

landscape derbyshire peakdistrict darkpeak gritstone gritstonetors upperderwentvalley margeryhill margerystones snow winter goldenhour sunrise 54269679430

Margery Stones
Margery Stones

Part of a group of gritstone tors on the Howden Moors. On the far horizon can be seen the northern edge of Kinder Scout.

02-Jan-25 • l4ts flickr

landscape derbyshire peakdistrict darkpeak upperderwentvalley howdenmoors margerystones gritstone gritstonetors moorland snow winter 54242672322

Wilfrey Edge
Wilfrey Edge

Wilfrey Edge in the Upper Derwent Valley with part of Howden Reservoir visible in the middle distance.

02-Jan-25 • l4ts flickr

landscape derbyshire peakdistrict darkpeak upperderwentvalley wilfreyedge gritstone gritstoneedge gritstonetors howdenreservoir kinderscout snow winter 54296477953

Wilfrey Edge
Wilfrey Edge

A snow-dusted Wilfrey Edge in the Upper Derwent Valley.

02-Jan-25 • l4ts flickr

landscape derbyshire peakdistrict darkpeak upperderwentvalley wilfreyedge gritstone gritstoneedge gritstonetors snow winter moorland 54288454916

OS Map

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Photos

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The other photos have been geo-tagged as on or around the summit. For less busy mountains, it can be a little hit and miss.

Margery Hill
Margery Hill

Sunrise at the trig column on a bitterly cold Margery Hill on the snow-dusted Howden Moors.

02-Jan-25 • l4ts flickr

landscape derbyshire peakdistrict darkpeak goldenhour sunrise winter gritstone gritstonetors upperderwentvalley howdenmoors margeryhill trigcolumn snow 54245553828

Margery Hill
Margery Hill

Sunrise at the trig column on a bitterly cold Margery Hill.

02-Jan-25 • l4ts flickr

landscape derbyshire peakdistrict darkpeak goldenhour sunrise upperderwentvalley margeryhill gritstone gritstonetor trigcolumn heather moorland snow winter 54242610655

Margery Stones
Margery Stones

First light catching the gritstone tors of the Margery Stones on the Howden Moors.

02-Jan-25 • l4ts flickr

landscape derbyshire peakdistrict darkpeak gritstone gritstonetors upperderwentvalley margeryhill margerystones snow winter goldenhour sunrise 54269679430

Margery Stones
Margery Stones

Part of a group of gritstone tors on the Howden Moors. On the far horizon can be seen the northern edge of Kinder Scout.

02-Jan-25 • l4ts flickr

landscape derbyshire peakdistrict darkpeak upperderwentvalley howdenmoors margerystones gritstone gritstonetors moorland snow winter 54242672322

Wilfrey Edge
Wilfrey Edge

Wilfrey Edge in the Upper Derwent Valley with part of Howden Reservoir visible in the middle distance.

02-Jan-25 • l4ts flickr

landscape derbyshire peakdistrict darkpeak upperderwentvalley wilfreyedge gritstone gritstoneedge gritstonetors howdenreservoir kinderscout snow winter 54296477953

Wilfrey Edge
Wilfrey Edge

A snow-dusted Wilfrey Edge in the Upper Derwent Valley.

02-Jan-25 • l4ts flickr

landscape derbyshire peakdistrict darkpeak upperderwentvalley wilfreyedge gritstone gritstoneedge gritstonetors snow winter moorland 54288454916

High Stones
High Stones

Sunlight catching the gritstone tors of the High Stones on Wilfrey Edge.

02-Jan-25 • l4ts flickr

landscape derbyshire peakdistrict darkpeak upperderwentvalley wilfreyedge highstones gritstone gritstoneedge gritstonetor snow winter 54250391794

High Stones
High Stones

A gritstone tor at the High Stones on Wilfrey Edge in the Upper Derwent Valley. In the middle distance can be seen part of Howden Reservoir.

02-Jan-25 • l4ts flickr

landscape derbyshire peakdistrict darkpeak gritstone gritstoneedge gritstonetor snow winter upperderwentvalley wilfreyedge highstones moorland 54259391706

Rays
Rays

Crepuscular rays lighting up the hillsides at the head of the Howden Reservoir, seen from the Cut Gate path.

29-Aug-24 • l4ts flickr

landscape derbyshire peakdistrict darkpeak upperderwentvalley crepuscularrays blackwhite monochrome 53977096099

Rays
Rays

Another photo of some of the glorious crepuscular rays seen highlighting the Upper Derwent Valley a few weeks ago.

29-Aug-24 • l4ts flickr

landscape derbyshire peakdistrict darkpeak upperderwentvalley cutgatepath cloudscape clouds crepuscularrays blackwhite monochrome path 54008433971

Videos

  • Margery Hill & High Stones from Flouch. Is Howden Edge always windy/what's your experience up there?

    Today, Anita and I ventured up to Howden Edge to tag Margery Hill and High Stones. (High Stones is the highest Peak in South ...

  • High Stones on Howden Edge overlooking Howden Reservoir.

    High Stones on Howden Edge overlooking Howden Reservoir on a hike from Flouch and Langsett Reservoir.

  • Derwent Reservoir & Howden Edge, Peak District
    P J, Feb-24

    A walk from Fairholmes @ Ladybower along Derwent Reservoir up towards Howden Edge.

  • Solo Wild Camp on Howden Edge, Peak District, Trekkertent Stealth

    In this wild camping adventure I head to Howden Edge in the stunning Peak District. A beautiful if slightly hard going 15 mile hike ...

  • Derbyshire Walks - Peak District - Derwent and Howden Edge

    A video of my hike on one of the best Derbyshire walks in the Peak District. On this walk, I started at Cutthroat Bridge and made my ...

  • Notes