England is divided central and north by the Pennines, a low mountain range that stretches for almost 250 miles, from Birmingham north into the Cheviot Hills on the Scottish border. In the far northwest corner of the country within the Lake District - the highest point in the county, Scafell Pike, stands at 978 m. With a few exceptions, the balance of England's land, central and south, is a series of rolling hills, punctuated by undulating lowlands and fields.