Hewitt
Marilyn
- Height
- 737 m · 2,417 ft
- Drop
- 408 m
- Grid ref
- SD 738 815
- Range
- Central Pennines
- County
- North Yorkshire, Westmorland and Furness
Summit: Ground by path 140m NNE of trig point.
Whernside is a Hewitt in Pennines, Dales & Cheviots, 737 m (2,417 ft) high. There is one mapped route up it on TRXO; the one with the least climbing, The Yorkshire Three Peaks, is 34.3 km with 1,460 m of ascent and takes 10 to 14 hours.
Routes up Whernside
Rounds that include Whernside (1)
Map
Summit at SD 738 815 (54.2289, -2.4020). Dots are neighbouring listed hills.
Nearby hills
Questions about Whernside
- How high is Whernside?
- Whernside is 737 m (2,417 ft) high, a Hewitt in Pennines, Dales & Cheviots. The summit is at grid reference SD 738 815.
- How long does it take to climb Whernside?
- The quickest route on TRXO, The Yorkshire Three Peaks, takes 10 to 14 hours: 34.3 km with 1,460 m of ascent. Allow longer in poor weather or winter conditions.
- What is the easiest way up Whernside?
- The route with the least climbing is The Yorkshire Three Peaks, starting from Horton-in-Ribblesdale (SD 809 722): 34.3 km and 1,460 m of ascent, graded hard.