| Shining Tor | |
|---|---|
 The trig point and former ladder stile at the summit of Shining Tor. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 559 m (1,834 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 236 m[2] |
| Parent peak | Kinder Scout |
| Listing | Marilyn, County Top, Dewey |
| Coordinates | 53°15′38″N 2°00′34″W / 53.260670°N 2.009331°W |
| Geography | |
  Shining Tor Location in Peak District  Shining Tor Location in Cheshire | |
| Location | Cheshire, England |
| Parent range | Peak District |
| OS grid | SJ994737 |
| Topo map | OS Landranger 118 |
Shining Tor is the highest hill in Cheshire, England. The summit has an elevation of 559 m (1,834 ft) above sea level.[1] It is in the Peak District, between the towns of Macclesfield in Cheshire and Buxton in Derbyshire, and is on the administrative boundary between Derbyshire and Cheshire East. The hill is at the south end of a north-south moorland ridge, which also includes Cats Tor, 519 metres (1,703 ft) high. There is also another hill named Shining Tor, above Dovedale in Derbyshire, at grid reference SK145545.
- ^ a b Bathurst, David (2012). Walking the county high points of England. Chichester: Summersdale. pp. 202–207. ISBN 978-1-84-953239-6.
- ^ Shining Tor at www.hill-bagging.co.uk. Retrieved 11 March 2016.