| Black Chew Head | |
|---|---|
 Moorland just north of Black Chew Head | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 542 m (1,778 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 35 m (115 ft)[2] |
| Parent peak | Black Hill |
| Listing | County top, Dewey |
| Coordinates | 53°30′57.96″N 1°55′17.76″W / 53.5161000°N 1.9216000°W |
| Geography | |
  Black Chew Head Location in the Peak District  Black Chew Head Location in Greater Manchester | |
| Location | Saddleworth, Greater Manchester, England |
| Parent range | Peak District (Dark Peak) |
| OS grid | SE056019 |
Black Chew Head in Saddleworth in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham is the highest point or county top of Greater Manchester in northern England. It stands on moorland on the edge of the Peak District at a height of 542 m (1,778 ft) above sea level, close to the border with the High Peak district of Derbyshire.[1]
Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire (along with the rest of Saddleworth), it became a county top in 1974 on the creation of Greater Manchester following the Local Government Act 1972.
- ^ a b Bathurst, David (2012). Walking the county high points of England. Chichester: Summersdale. pp. 208–217. ISBN 978-1-84-953239-6.
- ^ Black Chew Head at www.hill-bagging.co.uk. Retrieved 11 March 2016.