Mountains & hills · Yorkshire & the Humber
Featherbed Moss
Featherbed Moss — Named summit at 541 m.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–8 h
- Best time of year
- Late spring – early autumn (May–Oct)
- Nearest railway station
- Hadfield · 5.6 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Featherbed Moss is a named summit in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "Named summit at 541 m.". Coordinates: 53.5072°, -1.9314°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Dark Peak SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Featherbed Moss is a flat-topped hill, 541 metres (1,775 ft) high, in the Peak District in the county of Derbyshire in England. It is sometimes mistakenly thought to be a joint county top.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Description
Featherbed Moss is a treeless, domed summit covered by moist peaty moorland vegetation. It rises south of Chew Reservoir. To the south the land falls increasingly steeply into the Torside Reservoir and, to the east into the ravine of the Crowden Great Brook through which the Pennine Way runs from north to south.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 53.5072, -1.9314
- Address
- Derbyshire, England
- Nearest railway station
- Hadfield — 5.6 km
Sources
- osm: n948898938 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Featherbed Moss (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Featherbed Moss - geograph.org.uk - 245922.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Featherbed Moss?
- Featherbed Moss is in Yorkshire, United Kingdom.
- Is Featherbed Moss a protected site?
- Yes — Featherbed Moss is part of the Dark Peak SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Featherbed Moss free to visit?
- Yes, Featherbed Moss is free to enter.
- How do I get to Featherbed Moss?
- The nearest railway station is Hadfield, about 5.6 km away.