Editing North Yorkshire (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Disused railway line - geograph.org.uk - 896322.jpg|thumb|[[Rosedale, North Yorkshire|Rosedale]], in the [[North York Moors]]]]
The [[geology of Yorkshire|geology of North Yorkshire]] is closely reflected in its landscape. Within the county are the [[North York Moors National Park|North York Moors]] and most of the [[Yorkshire Dales]], two of eleven areas in England and Wales to be designated [[National parks of England and Wales|national parks]]. Between the North York Moors in the east and the [[Pennines|Pennine Hills]]. The highest point is [[Whernside]], on the Cumbrian border, at {{convert|order=flip|736|m|ft}}.<ref name="tall hill">{{cite web |url=http://bubl.ac.uk/org/tacit/marilyns/chapter6.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120726194651/http://bubl.ac.uk/org/tacit/marilyns/chapter6.htm |archive-date=26 July 2012 |date=26 July 2012 |title=The County Tops |work=The Relative Hills of Britain }}</ref> A distinctive hill to the far north east of the county is [[Roseberry Topping]].

North Yorkshire contains several major rivers. The [[River Tees]] is the most northerly, forming part of the border between North Yorkshire and County Durham in its lower reaches and flowing east through [[Teesdale]] before reaching the North Sea near Redcar. The Yorkshire Dales are the source of many of the county's major rivers, including the [[River Aire|Aire]], [[River Lune|Lune]], [[River Ribble|Ribble]], [[River Swale|Swale]], [[River Ure|Ure]], and [[River Wharfe|Wharfe]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Rivers and streams |url=https://www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/about/wildlife/habitats/freshwater/rivers-and-streams/ |access-date=25 June 2023 |website=Yorkshire Dales National Park }}</ref> The Aire, Swale, and Wharfe are tributaries of the Ure/Ouse, which at {{cvt|208|km|mi}} long is the sixth-longest river in the United Kingdom. The river is called the Ure until it meets Ouse Gill beck just below the village of Great Ouseburn, where it becomes the Ouse and flows south before exiting the county near Goole and entering the [[Humber estuary]].<ref>{{cite web |title=River Ure |url=https://www.ydrt.org.uk/home/river-ure/ |access-date=25 June 2023 |website=Yorkshire Dales Rivers Trust }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=River Ouse |url=https://www.ydrt.org.uk/home/river-ouse/ |access-date=25 June 2023 |website=Yorkshire Dales Rivers Trust }}</ref> The North York Moors are the catchment for a number of rivers: the [[River Leven, North Yorkshire|Leven]] which flows north into the Tees between Yarm and Ingleby Barwick; the [[River Esk, North Yorkshire|Esk]] flows east directly into the North Sea at Whitby as well as the [[River Rye, Yorkshire|Rye]] (which later becomes the [[River Derwent, Yorkshire|Derwent]] at Malton) flows south into the River Ouse at Goole.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rivers |url=https://www.northyorkmoors.org.uk/discover/rivers |access-date=25 June 2023 |website=North York Moors National Park |archive-date=18 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180718125319/http://www.northyorkmoors.org.uk/discover/rivers |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The county is less than 10 miles from [[Morecambe Bay]] at its closest point.

===Urban to rural Green belt===
{{further|South and West Yorkshire Green Belt|York Green Belt}}
North Yorkshire contains a small section of [[Green belt (United Kingdom)|green belt]] in the south of the county, which surrounds the neighbouring metropolitan area of Leeds along the North and West Yorkshire borders. It extends to the east to cover small communities such as [[Huby, Harrogate|Huby]], [[Kirkby Overblow]], and [[Follifoot]] before covering the gap between the towns of Harrogate and Knaresborough, helping to keep those towns separate.

The belt adjoins the southernmost part of the [[Yorkshire Dales National Park]], and the [[Nidderdale AONB]]. It extends into the western area of Selby district, reaching as far as Tadcaster and [[Balne, North Yorkshire|Balne]]. The belt was first drawn up from the 1950s.

The city of York has an independent surrounding belt area affording protections to several outlying settlements such as Haxby and Dunnington, and it too extends into the surrounding districts.

===Climate===
North Yorkshire has a [[temperate]] [[oceanic climate]], like most of the UK. There are large climate variations within the county. The upper [[Pennines]] border on a [[Subarctic]] climate. Overall, with the county being situated in the east, it receives below-average rainfall for the UK. Inside North Yorkshire, the upper Dales of the Pennines are one of the wettest parts of England, where in contrast the driest parts of the Vale of Mowbray are some of the driest areas in the UK.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/averages/regmapavge.html# |title=Regional mapped climate averages |access-date=27 September 2010 |publisher=The Met Office |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101229172355/http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/averages/regmapavge.html |archive-date=29 December 2010 }}</ref>

Summer temperatures are above average, at 22&nbsp;°C. Highs can regularly reach up to 28&nbsp;°C, with over 30&nbsp;°C reached in [[heat waves]]. Winter temperatures are below average, with average lows of 1&nbsp;°C. Snow and Fog can be expected depending on location. The [[North York Moors]] and [[Pennines]] have snow lying for an average of between 45 and 75 days per year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/averages/regmapavge.html# |title=Regional mapped climate averages |access-date=27 September 2010 |publisher=The Met Office |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101229172355/http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/averages/regmapavge.html |archive-date=29 December 2010 }}</ref> Sunshine is most plentiful on the coast, receiving an average of 1,650 hours a year. It reduces further west in the county, with the [[Pennines]] receiving 1,250 hours a year.

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|location = North Yorkshire
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|Jan record high C = 15
|Feb record high C = 17
|Mar record high C = 21
|Apr record high C = 24
|May record high C = 29
|Jun record high C = 32
|Jul record high C = 40
|Aug record high C = 33
|Sep record high C = 29
|Oct record high C = 28
|Nov record high C = 19
|Dec record high C = 16
|Jan high C = 6
|Feb high C = 7
|Mar high C = 10
|Apr high C = 13
|May high C = 16
|Jun high C = 19
|Jul high C = 22
|Aug high C = 22
|Sep high C = 18
|Oct high C = 14
|Nov high C = 10
|Dec high C = 7
|Jan low C = 1
|Feb low C = 1
|Mar low C = 2
|Apr low C = 4
|May low C = 7
|Jun low C = 10
|Jul low C = 12
|Aug low C = 12
|Sep low C = 10
|Oct low C = 7
|Nov low C = 4
|Dec low C = 1
|Jan record low C = -14
|Feb record low C = -10
|Mar record low C = -13
|Apr record low C = -3
|May record low C = -1
|Jun record low C = 2
|Jul record low C = 5
|Aug record low C = 4
|Sep record low C = -1
|Oct record low C = -7
|Nov record low C = -14
|Dec record low C = -19
|Jan precipitation mm = 40
|Feb precipitation mm = 35
|Mar precipitation mm = 43
|Apr precipitation mm = 46
|May precipitation mm = 42
|Jun precipitation mm = 47
|Jul precipitation mm = 51
|Aug precipitation mm = 59
|Sep precipitation mm = 53
|Oct precipitation mm = 62
|Nov precipitation mm = 56
|Dec precipitation mm = 59
|year precipitation mm = 593
|source 1 =<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/averages/ukmapavge.html |title=UK mapped climate averages |access-date=27 September 2010 |publisher=The Met Office |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101230185431/http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/averages/ukmapavge.html |archive-date=30 December 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-11908065 |title=Temperature of −19C is new Yorkshire record |date=3 December 2010 |work=BBC News Online |publisher=BBC |access-date=4 December 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101206045542/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-11908065 |archive-date=6 December 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/20290077.temperatures-hit-40c-ryedale-uk-heatwave/ |title=Temperatures hit 40C in Ryedale during UK heatwave |date=19 July 2022 |work=North Yorks Weather |publisher=Gazette Herald |access-date=19 July 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812123955/https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/20290077.temperatures-hit-40c-ryedale-uk-heatwave/ |archive-date=12 August 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-62218587 |title=UK heatwave: Parts of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire hit 40C |date=19 July 2022 |work=BBC News Online |publisher=BBC |access-date=19 July 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230309051123/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-62218587 |archive-date=9 March 2023 }}</ref>
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