The Roaches
Elevation	505 m (1,657 ft)
Location	Staffordshire,  England
Range	Peak District
Prominence	c. 120 m
Topo map	OS Landranger 119
OS grid reference	SK001638

The Roaches (from the French les roches - the rocks) are a geographical feature situated above Leek and Tittesworth reservoir in the Peak District of the United Kingdom. This rare rock formation rises steeply to 1,657ft. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 576 KB) Summary The Roaches, Staffordshire. ... A topographical summit is a point on a surface which is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. ... The metre or meter is a measure of length. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the  United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total 130... The Himalaya as seen from the International Space Station A mountain range is a group of mountains bordered by lowlands or separated from other mountain ranges by passes or rivers. ... The Peak District is an upland area in central and northern England, lying mainly in northern Derbyshire, but also covering parts of Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Staffordshire, and South and West Yorkshire. ... In topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height or shoulder drop (in America) or prime factor (in Europe), is a concept used in the categorization of hills and mountains, also known as peaks. ... Example of a topographic map with contour lines Part of the same map in a perspective shaded relief view illustrates how the contour lines of the original follow the terrain Topographic maps are a variety of map characterized by large-scale detail and quantitative representation of relief, usually using contour... Part of an Ordnance Survey map at 1 inch to the mile scale from 1945 Ordnance Survey (OS) is an executive agency of the United Kingdom government. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... Leek is a town in the county of Staffordshire, England, on the River Churnet. ... Tittesworth Reservoir is a water storage reservoir near Leek, Staffordshire. ... The Peak District is an upland area in central and northern England, lying mainly in northern Derbyshire, but also covering parts of Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Staffordshire, and South and West Yorkshire. ...

Along with Ramshaw Rocks and Hen Cloud they form a gritstone escarpment, which is very popular with walkers, rock climbers and freerunners. It is often very busy especially at weekends. The local mountain rescue is a regular attendee to this popular crag. Gritstone is a sedimentary rock composed of coarse sand grains and is a coarser version of sandstone. ... In geology, an escarpment is a transition zone between different physiogeographic provinces that involves an elevation differential, often involving high cliffs. ... An animated demonstration of a six-legged insect walking. ... Climbers on Valkyrie at the Roaches. ... Free running has the following meanings: Free running is another name for the sport of parkour Free-running sleep is sleep that is not artificially regulated A free running timer is an electronic timer that continues to run without external stimulus To be free running means to move smoothly This... Mountain rescue refers to search and rescue activities that occur in a mountainous environment, although the term is sometimes also used to apply to search and rescue in other wilderness environments. ...

The BMC maintain a climbing hut in memory of Don Whillans in the area. The British Mountaineering Council (or BMC) is the national representative body of the UK that exists to protect the freedoms and promote the interests of climbers, hillwalkers and mountaineers, including ski-mountaineers. ... A climbing hut provides accommodation for climbers and mountaineers, close to a climbing area. ... Don Whillans (18 May 1933 - 4 August 1985) was an English rock-climber and mountaineer. ...

In clear conditions, it is possible to see much of Cheshire and views stretching as far as Snowdon in Wales and Winter Hill in Lancashire. The Cheshire Plain - photo taken adjacent to Beeston Castle The Cheshire Plain - photo taken towards Merseyside The Cheshire Plain panorama - photo taken from Mid-Cheshire Ridge Cattle farming in the county Black-and-white timbered buildings on Nantwich High Street Cheshire (or, archaically, the County of Chester)[1] is a... Snowdon, the highest mountain in Wales and the highest British mountain south of the Scottish Highlands, is probably the busiest mountain in Britain [1]. It is located in Snowdonia National Park (Welsh: Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri). ... This article is about the country. ... Winter Hill is a hill in southern Lancashire, England, located between Chorley and Bolton. ... Lancashire is a county in North West England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ...

External links

• The Roaches Website
• Roaches Tea Rooms Information
• A page partly about the Roaches - from a website about the town of Leek, Staffordshire and the Staffordshire Moorlands
• another page about the Roaches from a different website about the Peak District
• Computer generated summit panorama The Roaches index
• Water colour of the Roaches seen from Hen Cloud

• A novice rock climber on a route called Prow corner at the Roaches

Climbers on Valkyrie at The Roaches