Mill Hill (Derbyshire)

Mill Hill
Wreckage of the Liberator bomber on Mill Hill
Highest point
Elevation	1,785 feet (544 metres)[1]
Prominence	105 feet (32 m) [1]
Parent peak	Kinder Scout
Listing	TuMP
Coordinates	53.4103°N 1.9095°W / 53.4103; -1.9095
Geography
Mill Hill Location in the Peak District Show map of the Peak District Mill Hill Location in Derbyshire Show map of Derbyshire
Location	Derbyshire, England, UK
Parent range	Peak District
OS grid	SK061904
Topo map	OS Landranger 110; OL1W

Mill Hill is an open, flat-topped hill, 1,785 feet (544 m) above sea level, in the Peak District in the county of Derbyshire in England.[1][2]

Location

Mill Hill is 2.5 miles (4 km) southeast of the town of Glossop in the hills of Derbyshire's Peak District and a similar distance northwest of the Peak's highest point on Kinder Scout.[2]

Description

Mill Hill is a bare, domed summit surrounded by peat moorland that lies on the route of the Pennine Way about 2.5 miles (4 km) northwest of the highest point in the Peak District, Kinder Scout. There is a cairn and marker pole at the summit. The summit area has been so eroded by visitors that the highest point is now to the NE.[2]

Aircraft crash site

On 11 October 1944, a Liberator of the US 310th Ferry Squadron, 27th Air Transport Group, crashed at Mill Hill.[3] The aircraft was being moved from RAF Burtonwood to RAF Hardwick. After having problems at take-off, the aircraft climbed to 2,800 feet.[3] After experiencing turbulence, the aircraft flew into the ground in low cloud despite a warning from the navigator. The two crewmen, 2nd Lt Creighton R Houpt and SSgt Jerome M Najvar, survived the crash.[3][4]

References

1. Mill Hill at themountainguide.co.uk. Retrieved 10 Mar 2016.
2. Mill Hill at www.hill-bagging.co.uk. Retrieved 10 Mar 2016.
3. B-24J Liberator 42-52003 of the 310th Ferry Squadron, 27th Air Transport Group: Crashed near Glossop on the 11th October 1944. at www.peakdistrictaircrashes.co.uk. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
4. USAAF B24J Liberator 42-52003, Mill Hill, Kinder Scout, Peak District at aircrashsites.co.uk. Retrieved 10 March 2016.