Kinder Scout is a Hewitt of 636.3 m in Derbyshire. Nothing higher stands within 85.9 km; the nearest higher summit is Fountains Fell South Top (663.4 m), to the north.
It is also on the county tops list, as the highest point of its historic county. The key col lies 64.0 km away to the north, at 139.6 m. Its closest neighbour in this register, Great Whernside, is 86.7 km away. It counts towards four lists: Hewitts, Nuttalls, Marilyns and county tops. Its drop of 496.6 m is 78% of its height: the col linking it to higher ground is only 139.6 m above sea level. All four of its nearest neighbours lie to the north, so it stands at the southern edge of its group. The highest point is recorded as grassy prominence on peat mound, not a cairn.
