Children scout
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_-_geograph.org.uk_-_80943.jpg) Kinder Scout from the Northwest |
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| height | 636 m ASL | |
| location | Derbyshire , England | |
| Mountains | Peak District | |
| Coordinates | 53 ° 23 '5 " N , 1 ° 52' 16" W | |
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| Type | Marilyn | |
| particularities | highest mountain in the Peak District | |
Kinder Scout is a mountain and a plateau in the Peak District and at 636 meters the highest point and the highest mountain in Derbyshire and the entire East Midlands in England .
The plateau, which is over 600 meters high and covered by heather and raised bog areas , is around 2.5 kilometers in length and width, and slopes steeply on all sides, partly with rock faces. Small waterfalls form here, the most important being the “Children's Downfall” with a height of around 30 meters. Since the amount of water from the cascading streams is not very large, the waterfalls can be completely blown away in strong winds. In winter, the children's downfall is used for ice climbing.
The plateau can be reached on hiking trails from the Hayfield to the west or from Edale in the southeast. The Pennine Way , a 430-kilometer long-distance hiking trail from Edale to Kirk Yetholm in Scotland, runs along its western edge . Located right between Manchester and Sheffield , the mountain is a popular hiking destination.
The raised bogs and heather areas are endangered by overgrazing by sheep and by erosion due to the large number of hikers. In a radius of around 150 meters around the highest point, the soil is already heavily eroded.
On April 24, 1932, the mountain was the scene of a protest movement by hikers who demanded free access to trails and became known as the " Mass trespass of Kinder Scout ". Over 400 hikers climbed the plateau, which was private property, so that on the way back there were arrests for breach of the peace. Years later, this led to the passing of laws that led to the creation of national parks and the opening of the landscape to the public. In 1951, the Peak District National Park became England's first national park.
The plateau from the south
Children downfall in strong westerly winds
Measure against erosion on Kinder Scout
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kinder Scout on peakdistrictinformation.com ( Memento of the original from July 22, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Mass trespass website
