Cleeve Hill, Gloucestershire

Cleeve Hill (also known as Cleeve Cloud) is the highest point both of the Cotswolds hill range and of the county of Gloucestershire, at 330 m (1,080 ft). It is located on Cleeve Common, which is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) looked after by a small charity called Cleeve Common Trust (formally Cleeve Common Board of Conservators). It commands a clear view to the west, over Cheltenham and the racecourse, over the River Severn and into Wales; and to the north over Winchcombe. It is a conspicuous outcrop on the edge of the limestone escarpment, (sometimes called the "Cotswold Edge"). It is crossed by the Cotswold Way footpath.

This article is about the hill in Gloucestershire. For other Cleeve Hills, see Cleeve Hill.

Cleeve Hill
The trig point on the northern part of Cleeve Hill at SO985263. There is also a toposcope at this location
Highest point
Elevation330 m (1,080 ft)
Prominence242 m (794 ft)
Parent peakThe Wrekin
ListingMarilyn, County Top
Coordinates51.920°N 2.007°W / 51.920; -2.007
Geography
Cleeve Hill
Cleeve Hill in Gloucestershire
LocationGloucestershire, England
Parent rangeCotswolds
OS gridSO996246
Topo mapOS Landranger 163 OS Explorer 179
Geology
Age of rockJurassic
Mountain typeSedimentary
Climbing
Easiest routeHike

With the hill's south slopes draining to the River Coln, Cleeve Hill is the highest point in the drainage basin of the River Thames.

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