List of Nuttall mountains in England

Nuttalls of England
Pillar Rock in the Lake District National Park is the only Nuttall that requires ropes to climb.[1]
Highest point
Elevation	over 2,000 ft (609.6 m)
Prominence	over 15 m (49 ft 3 in)
Geography
Location	257 England

This is a list of Nuttall mountains in England by height. Nuttalls are defined as peaks above 2,000 feet (609.6 m) in height, the general requirement to be called a "mountain" in the British Isles, and with a prominence above 15 metres (49 ft 3 in); a mix of imperial and metric thresholds.^[2][3]

The Nuttall classification was suggested by Anne and John Nuttall in their 1990 two–volume book, "The Mountains of England and Wales".^[4][5] The list was updated with subsequent revised editions by the Nuttalls.^[6][7] Because of the prominence threshold of only 15 metres (49.2 ft), the list is subject to ongoing revisions.^[8] In response, Alan Dawson introduced the Hewitts, with a higher prominence threshold of 30 metres (98 ft 5 in).^[9] This was the prominence threshold that the UIAA set down in 1994 for an "independent" peak.^[10] In 2010, Dawson replaced his Hewitts with the fully "metric" Simms, consisting of a height threshold of 600 metres (1,968 ft 6 in), and a prominence threshold of 30 metres (98 ft 5 in).^[11] However, both the Nuttall and Hewitt classifications have become popular with peak baggers, and both remain in use, and their respective authors maintain up to date lists, as does the Database of British and Irish Hills.^[3][8]

As of October 2018^[update] there were 257 in England.^[a][2] The first people registered as climbing all of the Nuttalls were Anne and John Nuttall themselves, in March 1990.^[12] A register of people who declare they have climbed all of the Nuttalls is kept by the Long Distance Walkers Association ("LDWA"); As of October 2018^[update], it totalled 302 names.^[b][12] On 16 September 2017, James Forrest completed all 446 Nuttalls in six months.^[13]

Coverage of Nuttalls

The table below of 257 English Nuttalls at October 2018, include:

Nuttall mountains in England by height

Data is from the Database of British and Irish Hills ("DoBIH") in October 2018, and are peaks DoBIH marks as English ("E" and "ES"), and Nuttalls ("N").^[c][16] John and Anne Nuttall update the list of Nuttalls from time to time, and the DoBIH also updates their measurements as more surveys are recorded, so these tables should not be amended or updated unless the entire DoBIH data is re-downloaded again.

Bibliography

• Nuttall, John & Anne (2009). The Mountains of England & Wales – Volume 1: Wales (3rd ed.). Milnthorpe, Cumbria: Cicerone. ISBN 978-1852845940.
• Nuttall, John & Anne (2008). The Mountains of England & Wales – Volume 2: England (3rd ed.). Milnthorpe, Cumbria: Cicerone. ISBN 978-1852845896.
• Nuttall, John & Anne (1990). The Mountains of England & Wales - Volume 1: Wales (1st ed.). Milnthorpe, Cumbria: Cicerone. ISBN 978-1852845940.
• Nuttall, John & Anne (1990). The Mountains of England & Wales - Volume 2: England (1st ed.). Milnthorpe, Cumbria: Cicerone. ISBN 978-1852845896.

DoBIH codes

The DoBIH uses the following codes for the various classifications of mountains and hills in the British Isles, which many of the above peaks also fall into:^[17][18]

suffixes:
= twin

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nuttalls.

• List of mountains of the British Isles by height
• Lists of mountains and hills in the British Isles
• Lists of mountains in Ireland
• List of Munro mountains in Scotland
• List of Murdos (mountains)
• List of Furth mountains in the British Isles
• List of Marilyns in the British Isles
• List of P600 mountains in the British Isles

Notes

References

External links

• The Database of British and Irish Hills (DoBIH), the largest database of British Isles mountains
• Hill Bagging UK & Ireland, the searchable interface for the DoBIH
• Nuttalls.com, the website of Anne and John Nuttall
• The Relative Hills of Britain (rhb.org.uk), a website dedicated to mountain and hill classification
• Simms: RBH Portal for Alan Dawson's work on Simms (and Hewitts)

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