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Great Whernside

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Great Whernside is a 704-metre mountain in North Yorkshire. It is one of the 316 Hewitts — hills in England, Wales and Ireland of two thousand feet or more. Only three of the 28 hills the Albion Guide charts in North Yorkshire stand higher. The surrounding countryside is part of the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Horton-in-Ribblesdale Station is 19.8 km away to the west. The nearest other hill is Buckden Pike, 6.4 km to the north-west.

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Photo of Nidderdale, a National Landscape in North Yorkshire, northern England.Highlight

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Photo of Kettlewell, a village in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, northern England.Highlight

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Photo of Kilnsey Crag, a rock formation near Conistone in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, northern England.Iconic

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Photo of Scar House Reservoir, a reservoir near Middlesmoor in Nidderdale, North Yorkshire, northern England.Highlight

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Reservoir near Middlesmoor

A remote stone-dammed reservoir at the head of Nidderdale, ringed by open moor and a starting point for walks onto Great Whernside.

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Photo of Arncliffe, a village in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, northern England.Highlight

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