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The mountains of Whernside (736 m or 2,415 ft), Ingleborough (723 m or 2,372 ft) and Pen-y-ghent (694 m or 2,277 ft) are collectively known as the Three Peaks.The peaks, which form part of the Pennine range, encircle the head of the valley of the River Ribble in the Yorkshire Dales National Park in the North of England.
Whernside is a mountain in the Yorkshire Dales in Northern England.It is the highest of the Yorkshire Three Peaks, [2] the other two being Ingleborough and Pen-y-ghent.It is the highest point in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire [1] [note 1] and the historic West Riding of Yorkshire with the summit lying on the county boundary with Cumbria.
The National Three Peaks Challenge is an event in which participants attempt to climb the highest mountains of England, Scotland and Wales within 24 hours. It is frequently used to raise money for charitable organisations. Walkers climb each peak in turn, and are driven from the foot of one mountain to the next. The three peaks are:
Ingleborough (723 m or 2,372 ft) is the second-highest mountain in the Yorkshire Dales, England. [1] It is one of the Yorkshire Three Peaks (the other two being Whernside and Pen-y-ghent), and is frequently climbed as part of the Three Peaks walk.
The Yorkshire Three Peaks are some of the highest summits in the area, which became a national park in 1954. The Yorkshire Dales end at the Aire Gap , and a short distance to the south is a range of moorland that rises up between the urban cores of Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire .
This part of the national park is popular with walkers due to the presence of the Yorkshire three peaks. The Yorkshire Dales National Park is a 2,178 km 2 (841 sq mi) national park in England which covers most of the Yorkshire Dales, the Howgill Fells, and the Orton Fells. The Nidderdale area of the Yorkshire Dales is not within the national ...
Pen-y-ghent or Penyghent is a fell in the Yorkshire Dales, England. It is the lowest of Yorkshire's Three Peaks at 2,277 feet (694 m); [1] the other two being Ingleborough and Whernside. [2] It lies 1.9 miles (3 km) east of Horton in Ribblesdale. [3] It has a number of interesting geological features, such as Hunt Pot, and further down, Hull Pot.
The Sedbergh ascent is the most popular, and has the distinction of being on good paths all the way. The summit commands an extensive panorama, although foreground detail is obscured by the extreme flatness of the plateau. A twenty-mile skyline of the Lakeland peaks can be seen, as well as the Yorkshire Three Peaks and many of the nearer ...