Crook Hill
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| Crook Hill | |
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 The twin summits of Crook Hill above Ladybower Reservoir |
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| Elevation | 382 m (1253 ft) |
| Location | Peak District, England |
| Prominence | c. 84 m |
| Topo map | OS Landranger 110 |
| OS grid reference | SK182871 |
Crook Hill is a small hill in the Peak District National Park in the English county of Derbyshire. The hill is situated above the A57 Snake Pass road between Sheffield and Manchester as it passes Ladybower Reservoir. Crook Hill has twin summits the highest of which reaches a modest height of 382 metres while the secondary top attains an altitude of 374 metres. Both the hill’s summits give excellent views of the surrounding countryside with Ladybower Reservoir, Derwent Edge and Win Hill being the main attractions. Between the two summits there is some evidence of some ancient megalithic standing stones, of which only two still remain upright.
Crook Hill is normally climbed from the Derwent valley road just as it leaves the A57: a bridleway leaves the small car park at grid reference SK190871 and climbs steeply and muddily up to Crookhill Farm, a working sheep farm owned by the National Trust which also offers accommodation to tourists. Once the farm is passed, a stile is climbed onto the open moorland and it is then a straight-forward walk to the two twin summits.
