Bleaklow
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 Looking east over Bleaklow |
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| height | 633 m | |
| location | Derbyshire , England | |
| Coordinates | 53 ° 27 '36 " N , 1 ° 51' 45" W | |
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| Type | Hewitt | |
| particularities | Crash site of a Boeing RB-29A Superfortress | |
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The Bleaklow is a mountain plateau in the Peak District east of Glossop .
The Bleaklow is a plateau that is largely covered by peat bog and has no real summit. There are three prominent points on the plateau, which has a height of 633 m. The Bleaklow Head located on the west side and it leads the Pennine Way 3 km east of it are the Bleaklow Stones . The Higher Shelf Stones are one mile south of Bleaklow Head .
The boggy plain of the Bleaklow is criss-crossed by deep gullies that have been washed out by rainwater and are called "groughs". These channels and the poorly structured landscape make orientation very difficult when visibility is poor, whereas when visibility is good, the view extends as far as the mountains of Snowdonia .
The Bleaklow is the origin of the River Derwent , which flows from here through the reservoirs of Howden Reservoir , Derwent Reservoir and Ladybower Reservoir south of Snake Pass .
On November 3, 1948, a Boeing RB-29A Superfortress of the 16th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron, 91st Reconnaissance Group, Strategic Air Command of the US Air Force crashed near the High Shelf Stones on a flight from Scampton to Burtonwood . All 13 crew members were killed in the crash.
Commemorative plaque for the victims of the plane crash
The Bleaklow Stones
The bleaklow in bad weather
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- Barry Pilton, One Man and his Bog , Corgi Books, 1986. ISBN 0-552-12796-5 .