Geography
Rough Tor is located in Bodmin Moor, Cornwall. It is approximately one mile northwest of Brown Willy, Cornwall's highest point. Its summit is 1313 ft (400m) above mean sea level, making it the second highest point in Cornwall. Both hills are in the civil parish of St Breward, and near the town of Camelford. The De Lank River rises in the vicinity and flows between the two hills. Rough Tor and Little Rough Tor are twin summits of a prominent ridge of granite, though there are actually 3 tors at the site: Showery Tor, Little Rough Tor, and Rough Tor. The summit is also the site of a Logan Rock, which gently rocks back and forth when pressed. Crowdy Reservoir and the Lowermoor Water Treatment Works are not far away from the hill.
Hikes to the summit and to neighboring Brown Willy are popular, though the walk may be strenuous; a road provides easy access to a car park, which is about a mile and a half from the summit.
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