Alex Tor

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{{Short description|Stone circles on Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, England}}{{Infobox mountain

| name = Alex Tor

| photo = Alex Tor and cairn - geograph.org.uk - 418780.jpg

| photo_caption = The large and intricate cairn on the summit.

| elevation_m = 291

| elevation_ref = [http://www.hill-bagging.co.uk/mountaindetails.php?rf=109589&/16c830bbcb97e900fa06dff1636209e4 Alex Tor] at www.hill-bagging.co.uk. Accessed on 1 Sep 2013

| prominence_m = 30

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| isolation=2.22 miles

| listing = TuMP

| location = Bodmin Moor, England

| grid_ref_UK = SX118787

| topo = OS Landranger 200, Explorer 109

| coordinates = {{coord|50|35|N|4|40|W|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| type = granite tor

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Alex Tor is a conical hill, {{convert|291|m|ft}} high, located in the west of Bodmin Moor in the county of Cornwall, England.Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map series, No. 109

At the summit of Alex Tor are granite rock outcrops and a large and intricate tor cairn. There are panoramic views from the summit plateau and other tors visible include: Rough Tor, Brown Willy, Showery Tor, Garrow Tor and Butter's Tor.[http://kernow-torbagging.co.uk/?p=179 Torbagging the Easy Way #2: Alex Tor] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531062441/http://kernow-torbagging.co.uk/?p=179 |date=31 May 2014 }} at kernow-torbagging.co.uk. Accessed on 1 Sep 2013

Parking is possible on the lane running SW to NE past the tor, but not beyond the Private Road sign. From here it is an easy climb of less than 1 kilometre.

On the western flank of the hill there are hut circles and the remains of an ancient farmstead.

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Category:Hills of Cornwall

Category:Bodmin Moor