Summit · Central Pennines
Pen-y-ghent
- Height
- 694m
- Drop
- 305m
- Lists
- 2
Pen-y-ghent is a summit in Central Pennines, 694 m high with 305 m of drop. It's on 2 lists, including The Yorkshire Three Peaks and The Marilyns.
Take The Yorkshire Three Peaks
On 2 lists
- The Yorkshire Three PeaksPen-y-ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough: about 24 miles round the head of Ribblesdale, usually in one day.3 places, by Pinhead
- The MarilynsAll 2,007 hills in Britain and Ireland with a 150 m drop all round, whatever their height: from Ben Nevis to sea stacks.2,007 places, by Pinhead
Tick it off: take any of these and Pen-y-ghent is on your map, ready to mark as been.
Parking
- Car park1.9 km south, pay to parkDirections
- Car park2.9 km south-westDirections
- Car park3.1 km westDirections
The nearest public car parks as the crow flies, from OpenStreetMap. Check the route before you go: the nearest isn't always where the walk starts.
Next hill up
Ingleborough, 723 m, 9.8 km west
Nearby
- Fountains Fell668 m, 3.1 km away
- Birks Fell610 m, 8.5 km away
- Ingleborough723 m, 9.8 km away
- Dodd Fell Hill668 m, 11.2 km away
- Whernside737 m, 12.9 km away
- Buckden Pike702 m, 13.3 km away
Distances are as the crow flies.
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