Blackstone Edge

Blackstone Edge
The highest point of Blackstone Edge
Highest point
Elevation1,549 ft (472 m)
Coordinates53°38′24″N 2°02′35″W / 53.64°N 2.043°W / 53.64; -2.043
Geography
Blackstone Edge is located in Greater Manchester
Blackstone Edge
Blackstone Edge
Location of Blackstone Edge in Greater Manchester
LocationLittleborough, Greater Manchester, England
Parent rangePennines
OS gridSD977163

Blackstone Edge (/ˈblækstən/ BLAK-stən) is a gritstone escarpment at 472 metres (1,549 ft) above sea level in the Pennine hills surrounded by moorland on the boundary between Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire in England.[1]

  1. ^ Greater Manchester (including: Wigan, Bolton, Salford, Trafford, Bury, Rochdale, Stockport, Manchester, Tameside and Oldham), Natural England, archived from the original on 27 March 2012, retrieved 17 January 2011