This is a list of the highest natural points within the 1569km2 area of Greater London, England. The list includes all 21 peaks at least 100 metres high.
One is an isolated hill, at Harrow on the Hill – the other 20 summits are clustered on six ridges (escarpments) in London, four of which extend beyond London and are named: Blackheath Ridge, one of the North Weald Ridges, the North Downs ridge and the Grim's Ditch ridge.
The highest point of land, the 2450NaN0 Westerham Heights, was also higher than any man-made structure in London until 2012, when the 3090NaN0 tall Shard London Bridge was completed.
| Rank | Name | London borough | OS grid reference | Height[1] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bromley | TQ436564 (51.288°N 0.06°W) | 245m (804feet) | ||
| 2 | Croydon | TQ343618 (51.339°N -0.072°W) | 175m (574feet) | ||
| 3 | Harrow | TQ164934 (51.627°N -0.318°W) | 499feet (499 ft) | ||
| 4 | Big Wood peak north of Manor Hill/Corrigan Avenue Rec. Ground | Sutton | TQ282598 (51.322°N -0.16°W) | 150m (490feet) | |
| 5 | Barnet | TQ219956 (51.645°N -0.238°W) | 147m (482feet) | ||
| 6 | Highwood Hill/Moat Mount, Totteridge Fields | Barnet | TQ218941 (51.632°N -0.24°W) | 145m (476feet) | |
| 7 | Harrow | TQ149931 (51.624°N -0.34°W) | 475feet (475 ft)[2] | ||
| 8 | Hampstead Heath West of Spaniards Road ‡ | Camden | TQ264869 (51.567°N -0.177°W) | 137m (449feet) | |
| 9 | Highgate Gatehouse, North Road to Hillcrest, off the top of North Hill | Haringey | TQ282878 (51.574°N -0.15°W) | 136m (446feet)[3] [4] | |
| 10 | Greenwich | TQ438765 (51.469°N 0.071°W) | 132m (433feet) | ||
| 11 | Harrow / Hillingdon | TQ107916 (51.612°N -0.401°W) | 413disp=output onlyNaNdisp=output only (413 ft) [5] | ||
| 12 | Barnet | TQ201953 (51.643°N -0.264°W) | 410feet (410 ft) | ||
| 13 | Harrow on the Hill (occ. Harrow Hill) | Harrow | TQ153874 (51.573°N -0.336°W) | 408feet (408 ft) | |
| 14 | Barnet / Enfield | TQ256976 (51.663°N -0.184°W) | 115m (377feet) | ||
| 15 | Sydenham Hill (Crystal Palace) | Lewisham / Southwark | TQ340721 (51.432°N -0.072°W) | 112m (367feet) | |
| 16 | Westow Hill (Crystal Palace) | Bromley / Croydon / Lambeth | TQ337707 (51.419°N -0.077°W) | 110m (360feet) | |
| 17 | Lewisham | TQ350735 (51.446°N -0.063°W) | 106m (348feet)[6] | ||
| 18 | Havering | TQ512930 (51.615°N 0.184°W) | 105m (344feet) | ||
| 19 | Haringey | TQ283896 (51.59°N -0.148°W) | 105m (344feet)[7] [8] | ||
| 20 | Hillingdon | TQ067915 (51.612°N -0.459°W) | 338feet (338 ft) [9] | ||
| 21 | Enfield | TQ280979 (51.665°N -0.149°W) | 334feet (334 ft) [10] |
‡ this summit in Hampstead Heath is the highest point in Inner London and was the highest point of the former County of London.
Grouped by London Borough, South Street, a hamlet in Bromley, is the highest at 220m (720feet) above sea level. It is at the edge of the Surrey Hills AONB which covers the Surrey part of the North Downs and Greensand Ridge. The six next highest are all near-neighbours: Horns Green (216m (709feet)), Berry's Green and Biggin Hill (both reaching 190m (620feet)), Aperfield and Single Street (both 180m (590feet)), and Luxted at 177m (581feet).
Outside Bromley the highest settlements are Sanderstead and Selsdon (reaching 170m (560feet) and five metres below that, respectively) in Croydon.
Arkley in Barnet is built up to 147m (482feet). Lower neighbours are Monken Hadley and Chipping Barnet, both 131m (430feet), and Barnet Gate 129m (423feet).
The Vale of Health is a micro-locality in Hampstead Heath in Camden at (130m (430feet). Harrow on the Hill in Harrow (124m (407feet)) and Shooters Hill in Greenwich (120m (390feet)) also have high positions.
Some have peaks or crests (in the table above) in their definitively built-up area (e.g. Sanderstead, Harrow on the Hill and Shooters Hill). Other settlements with a high central or near-centre elevation (over 100m (300feet)) include Upper Sydenham, Upper Norwood, Chislehurst, Highgate, Muswell Hill, Hampstead, Harefield, Northwood, Mill Hill, Whetstone, Stanmore, Carshalton, Coombe, New Addington and Purley.