Pilot Hill

Pilot Hill
Pilot Hill
	On the Wayfarer's Walk as it approaches Pilot Hill.
Highest point
Elevation	286 m (938 ft)
Prominence	45 m (148 ft)
Listing	County Top
Coordinates	51°20′19″N 1°25′48″W / 51.3386°N 1.43004°WCoordinates: 51°20′19″N 1°25′48″W / 51.3386°N 1.43004°W
Geography
	Pilot Hill Pilot Hill in Hampshire
Location	North Downs, England
OS grid	SU398601
Topo map	OS Landranger 174

Pilot Hill is the highest summit in Hampshire, England, with a maximum elevation of 286 m (938 ft). Around 2 miles (3.2 km) to the northwest is Walbury Hill, the county top of Berkshire, which is 297 m (974 ft) high.^[1]

The hill is about 7 miles (11 km) southwest of Newbury on the Hampshire/Berkshire border and is part of the north-facing scarp of the North Hampshire Downs, a chalk ridge within the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The upper slopes are open calcareous grassland, while the lower slopes are wooded. The north face of the hill lies in West Berkshire.

References[]

^ ^a ^b Bathurst, David (2012). Walking the county high points of England. Chichester: Summersdale. pp. 148–154. ISBN 978-1-84-953239-6.

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[Bathurst_2012-1] Bathurst, David (2012). Walking the county high points of England. Chichester: Summersdale. pp. 148–154. ISBN 978-1-84-953239-6.

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