List of highest points in London
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This is a list of the highest natural points within the 1,569 km2 (606 sq mi) area of Greater London, England. The list includes all 21 peaks at least 100 metres high.
One is an isolated hill, at Harrow on the Hill – the other 20 summits are clustered on six ridges (escarpments) in London, four of which extend beyond London and are named: Blackheath Ridge, one of the North Weald Ridges, the North Downs ridge and the Grim's Ditch ridge.
The highest point of land, the 245 m (804 ft) Westerham Heights, was also higher than any man-made structure in London until 2012, when the 309 m (1,014 ft) tall Shard London Bridge was completed. A further claimant to being the highest point in London is the top of Crystal Palace transmitting station. This 219 m (719 ft) tall structure stands upon a rise that is itself 109 metres (358 ft) high, a combined height of 328 metres (1,076 ft).
List
| Rank | Name and location | London borough | OS grid reference | Height[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Westerham Heights | Bromley | TQ436564 (51.288°N 0.060°E) | 245 metres (804 ft)[1] |
| 2 | Sanderstead Plantation | Croydon | TQ343618 (51.339°N 0.072°W) | 175 metres (574 ft)[1] |
| 3 | Stanmore Hill | Harrow | TQ164934 (51.627°N 0.318°W) | 152 metres (499 ft)[1] |
| 4 | Big Wood peak, north of Manor Hill/Corrigan Avenue Rec. Ground | Sutton | TQ282598 (51.322°N 0.160°W) | 150 metres (492 ft)[1] |
| 5 | Arkley | Barnet | TQ219956 (51.645°N 0.238°W) | 147 metres (482 ft)[1] |
| 6 | Highwood Hill/Moat Mount, Totteridge Fields | Barnet | TQ218941 (51.632°N 0.240°W) | 145 metres (476 ft)[1] |
| 7 | Harrow Weald Common | Harrow | TQ149931 (51.624°N 0.340°W) | 145 metres (475 ft)[2] |
| 8 | Hampstead Heath: west of Spaniards Road ‡ | Camden | TQ264869 (51.567°N 0.177°W) | 137 metres (449 ft)[1] |
| 9 | Highgate: Gatehouse, North Road to Hillcrest, off the top of North Hill | Haringey | TQ282878 (51.574°N 0.150°W) | 136 metres (446 ft)[3][4] |
| 10 | Shooter's Hill | Greenwich | TQ438765 (51.469°N 0.071°E) | 132 metres (433 ft)[1] |
| 11 | Pinner Hill | Harrow / Hillingdon | TQ107916 (51.612°N 0.401°W) | 126 metres (413 ft) [5] |
| 12 | London part of Woodcock Hill, north of Scratchwood | Barnet | TQ201953 (51.643°N 0.264°W) | 125 metres (410 ft) [citation needed] |
| 13 | Harrow on the Hill (occasionally "Harrow Hill") | Harrow | TQ153874 (51.573°N 0.336°W) | 124 metres (408 ft)[2] |
| 14 | Bournwell Hill | Barnet / Enfield | TQ256976 (51.663°N 0.184°W) | 115 metres (377 ft)[1] |
| 15 | Sydenham Hill (Crystal Palace) | Lewisham / Southwark | TQ340721 (51.432°N 0.072°W) | 112 metres (367 ft)[1] |
| 16 | Westow Hill (Crystal Palace) | Bromley / Croydon / Lambeth | TQ337707 (51.419°N 0.077°W) | 110 metres (361 ft)[1] |
| 17 | Forest Hill | Lewisham | TQ350735 (51.446°N 0.063°W) | 106 metres (348 ft)[6] |
| 18 | Orange Tree Hill, Havering-atte-Bower | Havering | TQ512930 (51.615°N 0.184°E) | 105 metres (344 ft)[1] |
| 19 | Muswell Hill | Haringey | TQ283896 (51.590°N 0.148°W) | 105 metres (344 ft)[7][8] |
| 20 | Woodcock Hill, Harefield | Hillingdon | TQ067915 (51.612°N 0.459°W) | 103 metres (338 ft) [citation needed][9] |
| 21 | Ferny Hill (Enfield Chase) | Enfield | TQ280979 (51.665°N 0.149°W) | 102 metres (334 ft) [citation needed][10] |
‡ this summit in Hampstead Heath is the highest point in Inner London and was the highest point of the former County of London.