- Great Whernside
Infobox Mountain
Name = Great Whernside
Photo = Great_Whernside.jpg
Caption = Great Whernside from next to Tor Dyke near the road betweenKettlewell and Coverdale
Elevation = 704 m (2310 ft)
Location =Yorkshire Dales ,England
Range =
Prominence = "c." 288 m
Parent peak =Whernside
Coordinates =
Topographic
OS "Landranger" 98
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First ascent =
Easiest route =
Grid_ref_UK = SE002739
Listing = Marilyn, Hewitt, Nuttall
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Pronunciation =Great Whernside is a mountain in the
Yorkshire Dales ,England , not to be confused with the more well knownWhernside , some 30 kilometres (20 miles) to the west. Its summit is the highest point of the eastern flank ofWharfedale aboveKettlewell . The curving escarpment above the pass between Wharfedale and Coverdale is known as Whernside, of which Great Whernside is the highest point; Little Whernside is a few kilometres to the north-east.
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