What is the highest peak in the Pennines of England?

Cross Fell is the highest peak in the Pennines of England, reaching 893 meters above sea level.

The summit is in Cumbria, near the northern end of the Pennine uplands. Cross Fell is the highest point in the historic county of Cumberland and the highest point of the North Pennines, a designated National Landscape known for moorland, peatlands, valleys and exposed upland terrain.

The Pennines are often called the “backbone of England,” extending broadly north–south through northern England. Their highest summit is far lower than Scafell Pike, which is the highest mountain in England but belongs to the Lake District’s Cumbrian Mountains rather than the Pennines.

Cross Fell is associated with strong winds and a distinctive local cloud phenomenon known as the Helm Wind. The Pennine Way, one of Britain’s best-known long-distance walking trails, passes through the wider Pennine region, though its exact route does not simply follow every high summit. The open landscape also preserves important peat and blanket-bog habitats.