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Viewing Hill

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Viewing Hill is a 649-metre mountain in County Durham. It counts among the 316 Hewitts, hills in England, Wales and Ireland of two thousand feet or more. It is one of 17 hills the Albion Guide charts in County Durham. The surrounding countryside is part of the North Pennines National Landscape.

Other hills nearby include Harwood Common, Bellbeaver Rigg and Burnhope Seat - Trig Point. The closest station is Alston, 15.3 km to the north-west.

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Photo of High Cup Nick, the glacial valley cut into the North Pennines escarpment, Cumbria, north west England.Highlight

North Pennines

You’re inside itNational Landscape near Wearhead

England's high, quiet backbone of moorland tops, waterfalls and old lead-mining dales, designated in 1988

Photo along the Pennine Way, a 268-mile National Trail running from Edale to Kirk Yetholm, England and Scotland.Highlight

Pennine Way

National Trail

The first and toughest of them all — 268 miles along England's rocky spine from the Peak to the Cheviots.

5.2 km SE · spans 8 counties

Photo of Ashgill Force, a waterfall near Garrigill in the North Pennines, Cumbria, north west England.Highlight

Ashgill Force

Waterfall near Garrigill

A wide North Pennine waterfall near Garrigill with a path leading behind the curtain of water.

7.9 km NW

Photo: High Cup Nick, a viewpoint near Dufton in the North Pennines, Cumbria, north west England.Iconic

High Cup Nick

Viewpoint near Dufton

A glacial chasm bitten clean out of the Pennine scarp, rimmed with columns of Whin Sill dolerite — the Pennine Way walks straight along its northern lip.

9.3 km SW

Photo of Nenthead Mines, a visitor attraction in the North Pennines, Cumbria, north west England.Highlight

Nenthead Mines

Attraction near Nenthead

A restored North Pennine lead-mining landscape high above Nenthead, with underground trips and a heritage centre.

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Photo of High Force, a waterfall near Holwick in the North Pennines, County Durham, north east England.Iconic

High Force

Waterfall near Holwick

The Tees hurls itself 21 metres over the Whin Sill in a single roaring drop, one of England's mightiest falls.

10.3 km SE