Yes Tor is the second highest point on

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, South West

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, at above sea level. It is one of only two wholly English peaks south of the

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—the other being nearby

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—that are above . It lies within a

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firing range and safe access is only possible on days or nights when firing is not taking place. See the current Dartmoor Firing Notice. Yes Tor is lower than the nearby

. A notable mine is located in the area.

In literature

In his memoir ''

Father and Son Father and Son or Fathers and Sons may refer to: Literature * ''Father and Son'' (book), a 1907 memoir by Edmund Gosse *Father and Son (comics), cartoon characters created by E. O. Plauen * ''Fathers and Sons'' (novel), an 1862 novel by Ivan Tur ...

'' (1907), ''

Edmund Gosse Sir Edmund William Gosse (; 21 September 184916 May 1928) was an English poet, author and critic. He was strictly brought up in a small Protestant sect, the Plymouth Brethren, but broke away sharply from that faith. His account of his childhoo ...

'' views Yes Tor, near which he lived when a boy, as an unthreatening and unprepossessing hill: "Alas! We might as well have attempted to rouse the summit of Yes Tor into volcanic action." US science fiction author

Kim Stanley Robinson Kim Stanley Robinson (born March 23, 1952) is an American writer of science fiction. He has published twenty-two novels and numerous short stories and is best known for his ''Mars'' trilogy. His work has been translated into 24 languages. Many ...

makes an oblique reference to Yes Tor in his novel '' 2312'', commingled with a variety of then-historical musical contextual clues.

In popular culture

Yes Tor was the original inspiration for the name of the Yes album ''

Tormato ''Tormato'' is the ninth studio album by English progressive rock band Yes. It was released on 22 September 1978 on Atlantic Records, and is their last album with singer Jon Anderson and keyboardist Rick Wakeman before their departure from the ...

'' and a picture of the Tor features on the album cover, and a topographic map on the inner sleeve. The planned name for the album was Yes Tor until Rick Wakeman vandalised the prototype artwork using a quite ripe tomato.

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