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The Three Peaks Cyclo-Cross race follows a longer, 61 km (38 mi), route across the peaks. Yorkshire 3 Peaks Ultra, is a 70 kilometres (43 mi) self navigation trails ultra marathon held annually in October. Starting in Hawes, joining the classic Yorkshire Three Peaks route around Whernside, Ingleborough and Pen-y-ghent. Returning to Hawes via ...
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.
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.
[6] [7] The Yorkshire Three Peaks is a walking trail entirely within the area which takes in its three highest mountains: Ingleborough (723 m (2,372 ft)), Whernside (736 m (2,415 ft)), and Pen-y-ghent (694 m (2,277 ft)). [8] The extensive cave systems are a major area for caving in the UK. [9]
Baugh Fell (/ b oʊ ˈ f ɛ l /, / b ɔː ˈ f ɛ l / or locally / ˈ b ɑː f l /) is a large, flat-topped hill in the northern Pennines of England.It lies in the north-western corner of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, immediately to the east of the Howgill Fells and to the north of Whernside, the highest of the Yorkshire Three Peaks.
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.
[3] Whernside, 6 miles (9.7 km) north-north-east of the village, one of the Yorkshire Three Peaks, is the highest point in the parish at 736 metres (2,415 ft). There are major quarries within the parish. Ingleton Quarry is active, Meal Bank Quarry no longer is, but extracted Carboniferous limestone and possesses an early Hoffman kiln.