Sutton Bank

Sutton Bank
A170 road climbing up Sutton Bank in North Yorkshire
Highest point
Elevation978 ft (298 m)
Listing(none)
Coordinates54°14′17″N 1°12′54″W / 54.238°N 1.215°W / 54.238; -1.215
Geography
LocationNorth York Moors National Park, England
Parent rangeHambleton Hills
OS gridSE515815
Topo mapOS Explorer OL26

Sutton Bank is a hill in the former Hambleton District of the North York Moors National Park, North Yorkshire in England. It is a high point on the Hambleton Hills with extensive views over the Vale of York and the Vale of Mowbray.

The A170 road runs down the bank with a maximum gradient of 1 in 4 (25%), and including a hairpin bend. Vehicles have to keep in low gear whilst travelling up or down the bank, and caravans are banned.

At the foot of Sutton Bank lies the village of Sutton-under-Whitestonecliffe.