High Peak - Places

Places

  • High Peak, Derbyshire, a borough in Derbyshire, England
    • High Peak Borough Council, local council of above borough
    • High Peak (UK Parliament constituency)
  • High Peak Estate, an area of Pennine moorland near said borough
  • High Peak Junction, Cromford, location of former railway workshops
  • Kaaterskill High Peak, Greene County, New York, USA
  • High Peaks (Maine), US
  • High Peaks Wilderness Area, a Forest Preserve unit in New York

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