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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.
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. A large part of Ingleborough is designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest [ 2 ] and National Nature Reserve [ 3 ] and is the home of a joint project, Wild Ingleborough, with aims to improve ...
The Three Peaks Race is a fell race held annually on the last weekend in April, starting and finishing in Horton in Ribblesdale. The course traverses the Yorkshire Three Peaks . The present distance is about 23 miles (37 km).
The Three Peaks Cyclo-Cross is an annual cyclo-cross event over the Yorkshire three peaks of Ingleborough, Whernside and Pen-y-ghent, in Yorkshire, England. It is organised by Bradford Racing Cycling Club on the last weekend of September.
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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.
National Three Peaks Challenge, a mountain endurance challenge in Great Britain; Three Peaks Yacht Race, a sailing and running race in the United Kingdom; Yorkshire Three Peaks, the mountains of Whernside, Ingleborough, and Pen-y-ghent, visited on the Three Peaks Walk Three Peaks Race, a fell race over those three peaks