Whernside is a Hewitt of 736.6 m in North Yorkshire, Westmorland and Furness. Nothing higher stands within 39.3 km; the nearest higher summit is Harter Fell (Mardale) (779 m), to the north-west.
In the database's Central Pennines region it is the highest of 11 register hills, above Ingleborough and nine others. It overtops all four of its nearest neighbours; the tallest of them, Ingleborough, reaches 723.3 m. On the Hewitts height ladder it sits between Seat Sandal (736.8 m) and Harrison Stickle (735.3 m). The summit is marked by a trig point.
