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Whernside
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<p>Whernside is a mountain in the <a href="/facts/Yorkshire_Dales/KrXWttF9">Yorkshire Dales</a> of <a href="/facts/Northern_England/t8vE0yXq">Northern England</a>. It is the highest of the <a href="/facts/Yorkshire_Three_Peaks/zm1zrn2k">Yorkshire Three Peaks</a>, the other two being <a href="/facts/Ingleborough/spq4AfuR">Ingleborough</a> and <a href="/facts/Pen-y-ghent/pUPfpR3f">Pen-y-ghent</a>. It is the highest point in the <a href="/facts/Ceremonial_counties_of_England/ly0Ck7nY">ceremonial county</a> of <a href="/facts/North_Yorkshire/xDnk6nWB">North Yorkshire</a> and also the highest point in the <a href="/facts/Historic_counties_of_England/kuRDeWsA">historic</a> <a href="/facts/West_Riding_of_Yorkshire/Tey2GKGg">West Riding of Yorkshire</a>, with the summit lying on the boundary with <a href="/facts/Cumbria/pJQ0zhrY">Cumbria</a>. </p><p>Although Whernside is the highest point in the modern county, <a href="/facts/Mickle_Fell/BKX7abD6">Mickle Fell</a> in southern <a href="/facts/Teesdale/skF9rat3">Teesdale</a> is the highest point within the boundaries of the historic county of <a href="/facts/Yorkshire/jE4s4LNG">Yorkshire</a>. </p><p>It is the fifteenth most <a href="/facts/Topographic_prominence/Xy2lhTQY">prominent</a> hill in England, with a prominence of 408 metres. </p><p>Whernside forms a long ridge, aligned roughly north-north-east to south-south-west. It lies approximately 10 km (6.2 mi) north-west of <a href="/facts/Ingleton%2c_North_Yorkshire/DXRYjoap">Ingleton</a> and 10 km (6.2 mi) north of <a href="/facts/Horton-in-Ribblesdale/vv6NbJ7A">Horton-in-Ribblesdale</a>. </p> <p>Cite error: A list-defined reference named "Whernside_Image" is not used in the content (see the help page). Cite error: A list-defined reference named "Bathurst_2012" is not used in the content (see the help page). Cite error: A list-defined reference named "Marilyns_List" is not used in the content (see the help page). Cite error: A list-defined reference named "Peakbagger_2025" is not used in the content (see the help page). Cite error: A list-defined reference named "OS_Map" is not used in the content (see the help page). </p>