It comprises the greatest contiguous area of highland above 2,000 feet in [[England]], and has on average the longest-lasting snow cover of any location in the country, sometimes persisting all year round in shaded hollows. | It comprises the greatest contiguous area of highland above 2,000 feet in [[England]], and has on average the longest-lasting snow cover of any location in the country, sometimes persisting all year round in shaded hollows. |