Whitehills

Standing as a gentle limestone rise in the White Peak, this 478-metre Tump offers a quiet perspective on the rolling plateau. Characterised by drystone walls and high grazing land near Taddington, it provides clear views across to the higher gritstone edges of the Dark Peak visible to the north.

• •The name is a literal description of the underlying carboniferous limestone, a defining feature of the southern 'White Peak' region that contrasts sharply with the dark gritstone found further north.
• •It is located on the high limestone plateau near Taddington, which, at over 330 metres above sea level, is one of the highest upland villages in England.
• •From the summit area, the view extends toward the distinctive 'Dragon’s Back' limestone reef knolls of Chrome Hill and Parkhouse Hill on the western horizon.
• •As a Tump (a hill with a thirty-metre drop on all sides), it offers a modest ascent that appeals more to systematic hill-baggers than those seeking dramatic crags or steep ridgelines.