Hills & Mountains

Mark's Lane, West Rainton, Houghton le Spring, County Durham

DH4 6NX
County Durham

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Hills and mountains near DH4 6NX

1.4MILES

Cobbler's Hill

Parent Range
Classification	1
Section	35A
X Coords	433762
Y Coords	545466
Coordinates	54.802947, -1.476335
Grid Reference	NZ3376245466
Region	35A: North Pennines
County	Sunderland
Topo_Section	Q06:River Tyne to Garsdale, Wensleydale and Teesside
Map_50k	88
Map_25k	308
Height (m)	163
Height (ft)	535
Gridref	NZ337454
Drop	44
Colgridref	NZ363450
Colheight	119
Features	trig point
Observations	ground 50m SSE by dome at NZ 33874 45514 may be as high
Climbed
Last Revised	20-Jan-12
Comments
Streetmap	http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map?X=433762&Y=545466&SV=433762,545466&A=Y&Z=115
Geograph	http://www.geograph.org.uk/gridref/NZ3376245466
Hillbagging	http://www.hill-bagging.co.uk/mountaindetails.php?qu=S&rf=16470

3.5MILES

Lily Hill

Parent Range
Classification	1
Section	35A
X Coords	436656
Y Coords	543647
Coordinates	54.786398, -1.431546
Grid Reference	NZ3665643647
Region	35A: North Pennines
County	Durham
Topo_Section	Q06:River Tyne to Garsdale, Wensleydale and Teesside
Map_50k	88
Map_25k	308
Height (m)	169.3
Height (ft)	555
Gridref	NZ366436
Drop	37.3
Colgridref	NZ 3726 4256
Colheight	132
Features	ground in farmyard
Observations
Climbed
Last Revised	08-Sep-19
Comments
Streetmap	http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map?X=436656&Y=543647&SV=436656,543647&A=Y&Z=115
Geograph	http://www.geograph.org.uk/gridref/NZ3665643647
Hillbagging	http://www.hill-bagging.co.uk/mountaindetails.php?qu=S&rf=16468

3.5MILES

The Moors

Parent Range
Classification	Un
Section	35A
X Coords	436286
Y Coords	550826
Coordinates	54.850937, -1.436402
Grid Reference	NZ3628650826
Region	35A: North Pennines
County	Sunderland
Topo_Section	Q06:River Tyne to Garsdale, Wensleydale and Teesside
Map_50k	88
Map_25k	308
Height (m)	173.1
Height (ft)	568
Gridref	NZ362508
Drop	7
Colgridref	NZ 3674 5061
Colheight	166.1
Features	copse
Observations	ground in arable field NE is slightly lower
Climbed
Last Revised	26-Sep-20
Comments	Replaced by 19744 Warden Law as Tump and Sunderland UA Top in Sept 2020
Streetmap	http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map?X=436286&Y=550826&SV=436286,550826&A=Y&Z=115
Geograph	http://www.geograph.org.uk/gridref/NZ3628650826
Hillbagging	http://www.hill-bagging.co.uk/mountaindetails.php?qu=S&rf=5549

3.7MILES

Warden Law

Parent Range
Classification	1,CoU
Section	35A
X Coords	436912
Y Coords	550580
Coordinates	54.848681, -1.426684
Grid Reference	NZ3691250580
Region	35A: North Pennines
County	Sunderland
Topo_Section	Q06:River Tyne to Garsdale, Wensleydale and Teesside
Map_50k	88
Map_25k	308
Height (m)	182.4
Height (ft)	598
Gridref	NZ369505
Drop	62.4
Colgridref	NZ378455
Colheight	120
Features	no feature: ground by path
Observations
Climbed
Last Revised	26-Sep-20
Comments	Replaced 5549 The Moors as Tump and Sunderland UA Top in Sept 2020
Streetmap	http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map?X=436912&Y=550580&SV=436912,550580&A=Y&Z=115
Geograph	http://www.geograph.org.uk/gridref/NZ3691250580
Hillbagging	http://www.hill-bagging.co.uk/mountaindetails.php?qu=S&rf=19744

4.1MILES

Durham Castle

Parent Range
Classification	0
Section	35A
X Coords	427393
Y Coords	542372
Coordinates	54.77553, -1.575686
Grid Reference	NZ2739342372
Region	35A: North Pennines
County	Durham
Topo_Section	Q06:River Tyne to Garsdale, Wensleydale and Teesside
Map_50k	88
Map_25k	308
Height (m)	76
Height (ft)	249
Gridref	NZ273423
Drop	37
Colgridref	NZ274426
Colheight	39
Features	no feature: ground on E side of motte at top of steps
Observations	ground on S side of motte at NZ 27382 42349 may be as high
Climbed
Last Revised	25-Apr-13
Comments
Streetmap	http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map?X=427393&Y=542372&SV=427393,542372&A=Y&Z=115
Geograph	http://www.geograph.org.uk/gridref/NZ2739342372
Hillbagging	http://www.hill-bagging.co.uk/mountaindetails.php?qu=S&rf=18703

4.7MILES

Penshaw Hill

Parent Range
Classification	1
Section	35A
X Coords	433383
Y Coords	554370
Coordinates	54.882985, -1.481205
Grid Reference	NZ3338354370
Region	35A: North Pennines
County	Sunderland
Topo_Section	Q06:River Tyne to Garsdale, Wensleydale and Teesside
Map_50k	88
Map_25k	308
Height (m)	136
Height (ft)	446
Gridref	NZ333543
Drop	52
Colgridref	NZ369530
Colheight	84
Features	ground 4m S of SW corner of monument
Observations
Climbed
Last Revised	20-Jan-12
Comments
Streetmap	http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map?X=433383&Y=554370&SV=433383,554370&A=Y&Z=115
Geograph	http://www.geograph.org.uk/gridref/NZ3338354370
Hillbagging	http://www.hill-bagging.co.uk/mountaindetails.php?qu=S&rf=16476

4.8MILES

Findon Hill

Parent Range
Classification	1
Section	35A
X Coords	424475
Y Coords	546611
Coordinates	54.813774, -1.620692
Grid Reference	NZ2447546611
Region	35A: North Pennines
County	Durham
Topo_Section	Q06:River Tyne to Garsdale, Wensleydale and Teesside
Map_50k	88
Map_25k	308
Height (m)	181
Height (ft)	594
Gridref	NZ244466
Drop	50
Colgridref	NZ237471
Colheight	131
Features	ground by road at corner of reservoir wall
Observations
Climbed
Last Revised	20-Jan-12
Comments
Streetmap	http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map?X=424475&Y=546611&SV=424475,546611&A=Y&Z=115
Geograph	http://www.geograph.org.uk/gridref/NZ2447546611
Hillbagging	http://www.hill-bagging.co.uk/mountaindetails.php?qu=S&rf=16460

4.9MILES

Hare Hill

Parent Range
Classification	1
Section	35A
X Coords	437261
Y Coords	541039
Coordinates	54.762918, -1.422473
Grid Reference	NZ3726141039
Region	35A: North Pennines
County	Durham
Topo_Section	Q06:River Tyne to Garsdale, Wensleydale and Teesside
Map_50k	88
Map_25k	308
Height (m)	169.4
Height (ft)	556
Gridref	NZ372410
Drop	30.1
Colgridref	NZ 3663 4059
Colheight	139.3
Features	no feature: ground in hedge W of field entrance
Observations
Climbed
Last Revised	14-Jun-20
Comments
Streetmap	http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map?X=437261&Y=541039&SV=437261,541039&A=Y&Z=115
Geograph	http://www.geograph.org.uk/gridref/NZ3726141039
Hillbagging	http://www.hill-bagging.co.uk/mountaindetails.php?qu=S&rf=19508

5MILES

Strawberry Hill

Parent Range
Classification	Hu,1
Section	35A
X Coords	434632
Y Coords	539241
Coordinates	54.746948, -1.463542
Grid Reference	NZ3463239241
Region	35A: North Pennines
County	Durham
Topo_Section	Q06:River Tyne to Garsdale, Wensleydale and Teesside
Map_50k	93
Map_25k	305 308
Height (m)	193
Height (ft)	633
Gridref	NZ346392
Drop	110
Colgridref	NZ301334
Colheight	83
Features	trig point
Observations	ground 430m N at NZ 34613 39669 is 60cm higher but is probably spoil from old workings
Climbed
Last Revised	08-Jun-09
Comments
Streetmap	http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map?X=434632&Y=539241&SV=434632,539241&A=Y&Z=115
Geograph	http://www.geograph.org.uk/gridref/NZ3463239241
Hillbagging	http://www.hill-bagging.co.uk/mountaindetails.php?qu=S&rf=5309