Hills of North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire (England) has 9 summits in this register, out of 238 hills of all sizes in the Database of British and Irish Hills. The highest is Ingleborough at 723.3 m; the median height is 694.1 m and the median drop 242.9 m.
North Yorkshire in brief
Its highest hill, Ingleborough, ranks 81st of the 242 register hills in England. The median hill here is 26.2 m higher than the England median of 667.9 m. For three of its 9 hills the nearest higher summit lies in another county entry, such as Ingleborough, whose nearest higher summit is Whernside. All 9 are Hewitts. Three have a trig point at or by the summit.
Most prominent
Greatest drop above the key col.
Most isolated
Distance to the nearest higher summit.
All 9 hills by height
| No. | Hill | Height | Drop | Lists | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ingleborough | 723.3 m | 427 m | Hewitts, Nuttalls, Marilyns | Drop 427 m |
| 2 | Great Shunner Fell | 715.7 m | 295.3 m | Hewitts, Nuttalls, Marilyns | Drop 295.3 m |
| 3 | Great Whernside | 704 m | 288 m | Hewitts, Nuttalls, Marilyns | Drop 288 m |
| 4 | Buckden Pike | 701.6 m | 208.6 m | Hewitts, Nuttalls, Marilyns | Drop 208.6 m |
| 5 | Pen-y-ghent | 694.1 m | 304.5 m | Hewitts, Nuttalls, Marilyns | Drop 304.5 m |
| 6 | Rogan's Seat | 671.6 m | 193.3 m | Hewitts, Nuttalls, Marilyns | Drop 193.3 m |
| 7 | Dodd Fell Hill | 668 m | 232.4 m | Hewitts, Nuttalls, Marilyns | Drop 232.4 m |
| 8 | Fountains Fell | 667.8 m | 242.9 m | Hewitts, Nuttalls, Marilyns | Drop 242.9 m |
| 9 | Birks Fell | 610.4 m | 158.2 m | Hewitts, Nuttalls, Marilyns | Drop 158.2 m |
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Source: The Database of British and Irish Hills v18.6, CC BY 4.0; counties as recorded in the database. Our own calculations.