Whernside

Whernside is a mountain in the Yorkshire Dales in Northern England. It is the highest of the Yorkshire Three Peaks, the other two being Ingleborough and Pen-y-ghent. It is the highest point in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire and the historic West Riding of Yorkshire with the summit lying on the county boundary with Cumbria. It is the fifteenth most prominent hill in England.

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Mountain.name: Whernside
Mountain.photo: Whernside and Ribblehead Viaduct.jpg
Mountain.photo_caption: A snow-covered Whernside and RibbleheadViaduct seen from Ribblehead
Mountain.elevation_m: 736
Mountain.prominence_m: 408
Mountain.parent_peak: Cross Fell
Mountain.listing: Marilyn, Hewitt, Hardy, County Top, Nuttall
Mountain.location: Yorkshire Dales, England
Mountain.grid_ref_UK: SD738814
Mountain.topo: OS Landranger 98
Mountain.map: United Kingdom Yorkshire Dales

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Elevation: 736
Image: Whernside and Ribblehead Viaduct.jpg

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Commons category: Whernside
topographic prominence: 408

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In shape Whernside forms a long ridge, running roughly north-north-east to south-south-west. The mountain is north west of Ingleton and north of Horton-in-Ribblesdale.