Rocktype UNKNOWN
Altitude 517m a.s.l
Faces N
Final pitch of Blue John Rib, Mam Tor © Colin Wells
Summit of this hill
This summit is listed in Peak District 400s, Deweys (England), Peak District 400\'s - Revised, Pennine Peaks, The Ethels of the Peak District, Peak District Trigs hill lists.
This summit has been climbed in 486 logbooks.Hill features
Mam Tor is a 517m hill near Castleton. Its name means 'Mother Hill', so called because frequent landslips on its eastern face have resulted in a multitude of 'mini-hills'Â beneath it.
The crag is situated on the southeast face of Mam Tor and is impossible to miss, dominating as it does the Hope Valley and seen as soon as one breasts the crest of surprise view several miles away when approaching from the east. The ground is loose, broken and treacherous in most conditions. Probably best summed up in the wise words of the late, great Paul Nunn who declared: 'A shale-built slag-heap of inveterately crumbling rubble.'
The face is only probably comparatively safe after several days of hard frost and cloud cover has prevented the sun from appearing. The routes are therefore normally climbed, on the scarce occasions they are, under winter conditions.
Approach notes
Park at the car park on Rushup Edge, walk towards the Winnat's Pass then walk down the road under the face. Cross the fence at a stile and follow to the face in 20 minutes.
Route Cards
 | The Edale Skyline from Hope 19.08 miles, 1,122m ascent, 4 – 10 hours. Edale or Hope.    | |
 | Edale to Mam Tor 3.38 miles, 267m ascent, 1:30 – 2:30 hours  | |
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