Pike Rigg
North Pennines · England
81st highest of 97 in the North Pennines · 5.5 km from Slaggyford
About Pike Rigg
Pike Rigg is a 526 m (1,726 ft) peak in the North Pennines, rising 56 m above the col that joins it to higher ground. It counts towards one hill list: Deweys.
Pike Rigg is the 81st highest of the 97 summits Atlas lists in the North Pennines, and the 47th by prominence. The nearest village is Slaggyford, 5.5 km to the west.
The summit carries an Ordnance Survey trig pillar: second-order pillar, 525 m (OS station NY86S017). Atlas collects the pillar separately from the summit.
The nearest other summit is Ayle Common (524 m), 3 km to the south.
Key facts
- Height
- 526 m 1,726 ft
- Prominence
- 56 m
- Region
- North Pennines England
- Nearest summit
- Ayle Common 3 km S · 524 m
- Height rank
- 81st of 97 Summits in the North Pennines
- Nearest village
- Slaggyford 5.5 km W
- Trig pillar
- Second-order pillar, 525 m OS station NY86S017
- Hill lists
- 1 Deweys
Plan a walk
- Car park near Ninebanks - 5 km east of the summit, as the crow flies
- Lintley station - 5.1 km south-west of the summit, as the crow flies
Mountain forecast for Yorkshire Dales and North Pennines: MWIS
Nearest station and car park in a straight line, not a route. Places from OS Open Names, stations from NaPTAN, car parks © OpenStreetMap contributors. Credits.
- Grid reference
- NY 729 539
- Coordinates
- 54.87949, -2.42253
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On one hill list
- Deweys - Joint 286th of 425 by height. Hills in England, Wales and the Isle of Man between 500 m and 2,000 ft (609.6 m) with at least 30 m of drop on every side.
Around Pike Rigg
- Ayle Common - 524 m · 3 km S
- Wardley Law - Trig point · 3.5 km W
- Kitten Tom - Trig point · 4.2 km W
- Hard Rigg - 546 m · 5.5 km S
- Brownley Hill - 534 m · 7.9 km SE
- Park Fell - 511 m · 9 km S
- Grey Nag - 656 m · 9.1 km SW
- The Dodd - 614 m · 10.3 km SE
- Alston Moor [Middle Fell] - 580 m · 10.4 km S
- Tom Smith's Stone Top - 637 m · 10.4 km SW
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