Wild Bank

Wild Bank

Image taken from Holingworthall moor of Stalybridge, Ashton-under-Lyne and the City of Manchester
Highest point
Elevation 399 m (1,309 ft)
Prominence 88 m (289 ft)
Listing (none)
Geography
Location Stalybridge, Greater Manchester, England
Parent range Peak District, Pennines
OS grid SJ988980
Topo map OS Landranger 109

Wild Bank is a hill in Stalybridge, just outside the Peak District National Park. Its western flank rises from the valley of the River Tame to a height of 399 metres. To the east of the summit, the ground falls away more gradually to Shaw Moor and Hollingworthhall Moor, beyond which are Mottram in Longdendale and Hollingworth. Since 2004, the moorland in the area of the pike has been classed as access land. From the summit the centre of Manchester, Winter Hill and the Cheshire Plain can be seen. On very clear days the mountains of Snowdonia are visible.

Coordinates: 53°28′43″N 2°01′10″W / 53.47872°N 2.01955°W / 53.47872; -2.01955

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