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There are eight radio masts and associated buildings in a compound on the summit (not on Trust land).
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website has early photographs of pioneer climbers in action on the Stone.
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It is possible to see Derby city centre from the summit, as well as
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The Alport Stone, just below the summit of Alport Height
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1025:Mountains and hills of the Peak District
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267:The array of masts at Alport Height
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970:List of peaks of the Peak District
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220:city centre skyline, and also the
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286:, a hamlet in the White Peak area
208:. It is also possible to see the
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238:The hill is sometimes known as
998:"A Climbing Memoir: 1953–2008"
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589:Eyam Moor - Sir William Hill
224:just beyond Birmingham. The
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76:53.05988°N 1.54636°W
729:Higher Shelf Stones
187:Shining Cliff Woods
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864:Snailsden Pike End
689:Heights of Abraham
479:Britland Edge Hill
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226:Pye Green BT Tower
81:53.05988; -1.54636
38:Highest point
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594:Featherbed Moss
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320:Peaks of the
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1001:. Retrieved
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899:Thorpe Cloud
889:Stanton Moor
884:Stanage Edge
854:Shutlingsloe
804:Mount Famine
789:Merryton Low
784:Margery Hill
744:Lantern Pike
714:Hollins Hill
629:Gratton Hill
559:Derwent Edge
499:Burbage Edge
494:Bunster Hill
429:Birchen Edge
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357:Kinder Scout
240:Alport Stone
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934:Wibben Hill
929:Whaley Moor
924:Wetton Hill
904:Totley Moor
894:Tegg's Nose
879:Sponds Hill
859:Slipper Low
844:Rushup Edge
834:The Roaches
814:Ossoms Hill
759:Lord's Seat
634:Great Ridge
569:Eccles Pike
564:Durham Edge
544:Croker Hill
539:Corbar Hill
524:Chrome Hill
514:Cheeks Hill
509:Calver Peak
489:Brown Knoll
474:Bosley Minn
434:Blacka Moor
419:Beeley Moor
382:Other peaks
362:Shining Tor
255:John Gill's
185:area. Like
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54:Coordinates
1019:Categories
994:Gill, John
980:References
954:Wire Stone
874:South Head
849:Sheen Hill
704:High Field
694:Higger Tor
684:The Height
674:Haven Hill
579:Eldon Hill
574:Ecton Hill
549:Crook Hill
534:Combs Moss
444:Black Edge
342:Black Hill
258:bouldering
218:Birmingham
204:, and the
198:The Wrekin
179:Derbyshire
175:Wirksworth
162:Landranger
64:53°03′36″N
1003:6 January
939:Wild Bank
869:Snels Low
839:Rock Hall
764:Lose Hill
749:Lees Moor
699:High Edge
679:Hawks Low
529:The Cloud
464:Bole Hill
449:Blake Low
394:Aleck Low
389:Abney Low
347:The Cloud
244:gritstone
214:Lichfield
206:Clee Hill
202:Long Mynd
92:Geography
67:1°32′47″W
44:Elevation
944:Win Hill
919:West Nab
824:Pike Low
774:Low Moor
769:Lost Lad
719:High Neb
709:High Low
644:Grin Low
469:Bolehill
459:Bleaklow
424:Big Moor
414:Back Tor
334:Marilyns
272:See also
154:Topo map
146:SK305515
779:Mam Tor
604:Fin Cop
326:England
140:OS grid
128:England
284:Alport
200:, the
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183:Derby
1005:2017
212:and
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352:Gun
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228:on
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