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Windy Hill (Pennines)

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and splayed legs are designed to withstand wind speeds up to 120 mph. Snow lies on Windy Hill for an average of 35 days annually and the area is prone to fog or low cloud. The boundary stone between Greater Manchester and
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drains to reservoirs to the southwest. A radio transmitter is located to the east.
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The hill is located west of the A672 road and south west of Junction 22 on the
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Elevation
Coordinates
53°37′25″N 2°02′24″W / 53.623645°N 2.040071°W / 53.623645; -2.040071
Windy Hill is located in Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester
Milnrow
Greater Manchester
England
Parent range
Pennines
OS grid
SD973141
Easiest route
Pennine Way
South Pennines
Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale
Greater Manchester
M62 motorway
Pennine Way
parabolic arch
West Yorkshire
Longden End Brook
Piethorne Brook
Johnson 1972
Johnson 1972
Johnson 1972
Johnson 1972
ISBN
0-85206-161-7

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