Cheeks Hill

Cheeks Hill
Cheeks Hill summit from the Staffordshire side
Highest point
Elevation	520 m (1,710 ft) [1]
Coordinates	53°13′31″N 1°57′44″W / 53.2252°N 1.9621°WCoordinates: 53°13′31″N 1°57′44″W / 53.2252°N 1.9621°W
Geography
Cheeks Hill Cheeks Hill in Staffordshire
Location	Staffordshire/Derbyshire
OS grid	SK0252969826

Cheeks Hill is a hill on Axe Edge Moor in the Peak District, England. It lies just south of the Cat and Fiddle Road near Buxton, and forms part of the border between Derbyshire and Staffordshire. The highest and most northerly point in Staffordshire, at 520 metres (1,710 ft) above sea level, is just southwest of its summit.^[2]

Profile

Just southwest of the summit, there is a dry stone wall marking the border between Staffordshire and Derbyshire.^[2] On the Staffordshire side there is a disused quarry and shaft. On the Derbyshire side is Dane Head which is the start of the River Dane. Cheeks Hill lies one mile northeast of Three Shires Head, where Staffordshire, Derbyshire and Cheshire all meet.

References

1. The Mountains of England and Wales, Cheeks Hill
2. Kent, Jeff (2013). Staffordshire's 1,000-Foot Peaks. Witan Books. ISBN 978-0-9927505-0-3.