Parkhouse Hill in the upper Dove Valley, Derbyshire Dales, Peak District National Park, England.

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Geologically, the hill is the remains of an atoll which is believed to date from the Carboniferous period when what is now the Peak District was covered by a tropical sea. Together with its higher but less distinctive neighbour, Chrome Hill, it forms the Chrome and Parkhouse Hills SSSI, cited for their geology and limestone flora. For many years access to Parkhouse Hill was inaccessible to the public but is now a designated access area under the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000. . In 1997, it was discovered that a double sunset could be seen against Parkhouse Hill from nearby Glutton Grange. It is visible in good weather in late March, early April and September, when the sun sets just to the south of the summit of the hill, begins to re-emerge almost immediately afterwards from its steep northern slope before fully reappearing and later sets for a second and final time at the foot of the hill.

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