<P> The mountains of Whernside (736 m or 2,415 ft), Ingleborough (723 m or 2,372 ft) and Pen - y - ghent (694 m or 2,277 ft) are collectively known as the Three Peaks . The peaks, which form part of the Pennine range, encircle the heads of the valleys of the River Ribble and of Chapel - le - Dale in the Yorkshire Dales National Park in the North of England . </P> <P> The long - standing designation "The Three Peaks" is well known locally, and in past times nationally . However, there are now a number of "National" Three Peaks adventure challenges involving Ben Nevis, Snowdon and Scafell Pike (respectively the highest summits in Scotland, Wales and England). The epithet "Yorkshire" is therefore now commonly added to differentiate Yorkshire's Three Peaks from those (although Whernside is partially in Cumbria, with the summit trig point being narrowly on the Cumbria side). </P>

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