Central Pennines
One of the 95 hill-survey regions used by the Database of British & Irish Hills. Every hill we track in this region is listed below, tallest first — follow any name for its full record, live summit weather and daylight times.
- Hills listed
- 19
- Highest hill
- Whernside 736.6 m
- Mean height
- 663 m
- Hewitts
- 17
- Nuttalls
- 19
- Marilyns
- 11
Access rights in this region
Conditional Right to roam in England: Right to roam only on mapped CRoW open access land — full England access guide.
This is the general position, not legal advice — local byelaws, seasonal restrictions and closures can override it. See the country-by-country access guide, or query an exact grid reference with the access checker.
All 19 hills, tallest first
| # | Hill | Height | Prominence | Classifications | Grid ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whernside | 736.6 m | 408.3 m | HewittNuttallCurrent County/UA Top +3 | SD738815 |
| 2 | Ingleborough | 723.3 m | 427 m | HewittNuttallTrail 100 +3 | SD741745 |
| 3 | Great Whernside | 704 m | 288 m | HewittNuttallMarilyn +2 | SE002739 |
| 4 | Buckden Pike | 701.6 m | 208.6 m | HewittNuttallMarilyn +2 | SD960787 |
| 5 | Pen-y-ghent | 694.1 m | 304.5 m | HewittNuttallMarilyn +2 | SD838733 |
| 6 | Great Coum | 686.4 m | 219 m | HewittNuttallMarilyn +2 | SD700835 |
| 7 | Plover Hill | 679.9 m | 59 m | HewittNuttallSimm | SD849752 |
| 8 | Great Knoutberry Hill | 672.5 m | 253 m | HewittNuttallMarilyn +2 | SD788871 |
| 9 | Dodd Fell Hill | 668 m | 232.4 m | HewittNuttallMarilyn +2 | SD841845 |
| 10 | Fountains Fell | 667.8 m | 242.9 m | HewittNuttallMarilyn +2 | SD864715 |
| 11 | Fountains Fell South Top | 663.4 m | 16.2 m | Nuttall | SD868707 |
| 12 | Simon Fell | 649 m | 32 m | HewittNuttallSimm | SD754751 |
| 13 | Yockenthwaite Moor | 643 m | 89 m | HewittNuttallSimm | SD909810 |
| 14 | Green Hill | 628.2 m | 25.2 m | Nuttall | SD702821 |
| 15 | Gragareth | 628 m | 32.8 m | HewittNuttallCurrent County/UA Top +1 | SD688793 |
| 16 | Darnbrook Fell | 624 m | 41 m | HewittNuttallSimm | SD884727 |
| 17 | Drumaldrace | 614 m | 67 m | HewittNuttallSimm | SD873867 |
| 18 | Birks Fell | 610.4 m | 158.2 m | HewittNuttallMarilyn +2 | SD918763 |
| 19 | Calf Top | 609.6 m | 320.3 m | HewittNuttallMarilyn +2 | SD664856 |
Hill data from the Database of British & Irish Hills v18.3 (CC BY 4.0). Prominence is the drop to the hill's key col; a dash means it is not recorded in our dataset.
Browse the other survey areas on the regions hub, check what you can do at a specific spot with the access checker, and read our safety notes before heading up — hill days here can outlast daylight, especially in winter.