Parson's Pulpit
Yorkshire Dales · England
Joint 63rd highest of 74 in the Yorkshire Dales · 3.3 km from Arncliffe
About Parson's Pulpit
Parson's Pulpit is a 538 m (1,765 ft) peak in the Yorkshire Dales, rising 131 m above the col that joins it to higher ground. It lies within the Yorkshire Dales region. It counts towards one hill list: Deweys.
Parson's Pulpit is the joint 63rd highest of the 74 summits Atlas lists in the Yorkshire Dales, and the 26th by prominence. The nearest village is Arncliffe, 3.3 km to the north-east.
The summit carries an Ordnance Survey trig pillar: elevation 538 m. Atlas collects the pillar separately from the summit.
The nearest other summit is Proctor High Mark (531 m), 2.2 km to the south-east.
Key facts
- Height
- 538 m 1,765 ft
- Prominence
- 131 m
- Region
- Yorkshire Dales England
- Nearest summit
- Proctor High Mark 2.2 km SE · 531 m
- Height rank
- Joint 63rd of 74 Summits in the Yorkshire Dales
- Nearest village
- Arncliffe 3.3 km NE
- Trig pillar
- Elevation 538 m
- Hill lists
- 1 Deweys
Plan a walk
- Car park near Langscar - 3.5 km west of the summit, as the crow flies
Mountain forecast for Yorkshire Dales: Met Office · MWIS
Nearest car park in a straight line, not a route. Places from OS Open Names, car parks © OpenStreetMap contributors. Credits.
- Grid reference
- SD 918 687
- Coordinates
- 54.11459, -2.12636
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On one hill list
- Deweys - Joint 224th of 425 by height. Hills in England, Wales and the Isle of Man between 500 m and 2,000 ft (609.6 m) with at least 30 m of drop on every side.
Around Parson's Pulpit
- Proctor High Mark - 531 m · 2.2 km SE
- Pennine Way - Trail · 2.7 km
- Kilnsey Moor - Trig point · 4.3 km SE
- Dean Moor Hill - Trig point · 4.7 km SW
- Druid's Altar - Stone circle · 4.7 km SE
- Darnbrook Fell - 624 m · 5.3 km NW
- Fountains Fell South Top - 663 m · 5.4 km W
- Fountains Fell - 668 m · 6.1 km NW
- Grizedales - 553 m · 6.7 km SW
- Kirkby Fell - 546 m · 6.9 km SW
- Birks Fell - 610 m · 7.6 km N
- Rye Loaf Hill - 547 m · 7.7 km SW
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