Summit · Central Pennines
Whernside
- Height
- 737m
- Drop
- 408m
- Lists
- 2
Whernside is a summit in Central Pennines, 737 m high with 408 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 Whernside is on your map, ready to mark as been.
Parking
- Car park3.4 km south-eastDirections
- Car park3.5 km south-east, freeDirections
- Car park3.7 km south-eastDirections
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
Harter Fell (Mardale), 779 m, 39.4 km north-west
Nearby
- Great Coum686 m, 4.3 km away
- Ingleborough723 m, 7 km away
- Aye Gill Pike556 m, 7.3 km away
- Great Knoutberry Hill673 m, 7.5 km away
- Calf Top610 m, 8.5 km away
- Baugh Fell - Tarn Rigg Hill678 m, 10.1 km away
Distances are as the crow flies.
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