At 244 metres (801 ft), War Down is one of the highest hills in the county of Hampshire, England and the second highest summit in the Hampshire part of the South Downs. Just 1 kilometre to the northwest is the South Downs' highest point at Butser Hill (270 m).

War Down
View across farmland at Stroud towards War Down and Butser Hill
Highest point
Elevation244 m (801 ft)[1]>
Prominence90 m (300 ft)[1]
Parent peakButser Hill[1]
Listingsub-HuMP
Geography
LocationHampshire, England
Parent rangeSouth Downs
OS gridSU726198
Topo mapOS Landranger 197; Explorer 120.

Much of the hill is covered in mixed forest and there is a trig point at 244 metres. There is a forest track over the summit. It is located in the Queen Elizabeth Country Park.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Jackson, Mark. "More Relative Hills of Britain" (PDF). Relative Hills of Britain. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  2. ^ Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger series 197.

50°58′23″N 0°58′03″W / 50.9730°N 0.9674°W / 50.9730; -0.9674