Black Chew Head

Black Chew Head in Saddleworth in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham is the highest point or county top of Greater Manchester in northern England.

[1] Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire (along with the rest of Saddleworth), it became a county top in 1974 on the creation of Greater Manchester following the Local Government Act 1972.

It overlooks the Chew Valley, which leads eastwards and northwards to Dovestones Reservoir, and the valley of Crowden Great Brook leading south to Longdendale.

The Pennine Way runs just to the east of the summit on its way from Crowden to Black Hill.

[3] The summit lies a short distance east of the June 2018 wildfire on Saddleworth Moor, but was not within the burned area.