Mountains & hills · North West England
Ingleborough
Ingleborough — Named summit at 723 m.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–8 h
- Best time of year
- Late spring – early autumn (May–Oct)
- Nearest railway station
- Ribblehead · 5.0 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Ingleborough is a named summit in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "Named summit at 723 m.". Coordinates: 54.1663°, -2.3979°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Ingleborough SSSI
- National Nature Reserve: INGLEBOROUGH
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Ingleborough (723 m or 2,372 ft) is the second-highest mountain in the Yorkshire Dales, England. It is one of the Yorkshire Three Peaks (the other two being Whernside and Pen-y-ghent), and is frequently climbed as part of the Three Peaks walk. A large part of Ingleborough is designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest and National Nature Reserve and is the home of a multi-agency project, Wild Ingleborough, with aims to improve the landscape for wildlife and people.
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Background
Description
and windshelter]] Twistleton Scar, west of Ingleborough]] The summit is a broad plateau half a mile in circumference, slightly convex, higher to the north-west than to the south-east, and carpeted with dry turf. There is an Ordnance Survey trig point (number S. 5619) at the highest point, near the western corner. Just to the north is a well built windshelter (cross-shaped to provide shelter whichever way the wind is blowing) with a view indicator or toposcope built into its centre. Between them is a large cairn. At the point where the Ingleton path reaches the summit rim are remains of a battlemented round tower, built in 1830. The summit plateau is a Scheduled Monument classified as a…
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- Coordinates
- 54.1663, -2.3979
- Address
- Yorkshire Dales, England
- Nearest railway station
- Ribblehead — 5 km
Sources
- osm: n249351568 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Ingleborough (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Ingleborough.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Ingleborough?
- Ingleborough is in North-West England, United Kingdom.
- Is Ingleborough a protected site?
- Yes — Ingleborough is part of the Ingleborough SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the INGLEBOROUGH National Nature Reserve.
- Is Ingleborough free to visit?
- Yes, Ingleborough is free to enter.
- How do I get to Ingleborough?
- The nearest railway station is Ribblehead, about 5.0 km away.