Summit cairn of Dead Stones
i Trevor Littlewood · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Hewitt
Height
710 m · 2,329 ft
Drop
34 m
Grid ref
NY 793 399
Region
Pennines, Dales & Cheviots
Range
North Pennines
County
Durham, Westmorland and Furness

Summit: Tall cairn.

Dead Stones is a Hewitt in Pennines, Dales & Cheviots, 710 m (2,329 ft) high. There is one mapped route up it on TRXO; the one with the least climbing, Dead Stones from Showside, is 3.3 km with 180 m of ascent and takes 1 to 1.5 hours.

Routes up Dead Stones

Dead Stones on its own (1)

Map

Summit at NY 793 399 (54.7537, -2.3220). Dots are neighbouring listed hills.

Nearby hills

Questions about Dead Stones

How high is Dead Stones?
Dead Stones is 710 m (2,329 ft) high, a Hewitt in Pennines, Dales & Cheviots. The summit is at grid reference NY 793 399.
How long does it take to climb Dead Stones?
The quickest route on TRXO, Dead Stones from Showside, takes 1 to 1.5 hours: 3.3 km with 180 m of ascent. Allow longer in poor weather or winter conditions.
What is the easiest way up Dead Stones?
The route with the least climbing is Dead Stones from Showside, starting from Showside (NY 778 406): 3.3 km and 180 m of ascent, graded moderate.

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