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Moss Moor

Located in Ripponden, Calderdale Coordinates: 53°37′23″ N 2°00′08″ W

Map showing the location of Moss Moor Moss Moor
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
482 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Denshaw
4.4 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LBA Leeds Bradford Airport35 km
MAN Manchester Airport36 km

About Moss Moor

Moss Moor is a mountain. Location: Ripponden, Calderdale. Elevation: 482 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (35 km). Nearby sights include Rishworth Moor and Blackstone Edge.

Climate of Moss Moor

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 120 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
December (121 mm)
Driest month
May (69 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Moss Moor
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°7°9°13°16°18°17°14°11°7°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°2°5°8°10°10°7°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)1168294736981759295116120121

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Moss Moor

The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA), 35 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Oldham, 12 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 35 kmnortheast
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 36 kmsouthwest
  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 65 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Oldham Population: 237.1K 12 kmsouthwest
  • Huddersfield Population: 149K 15 kmeast
  • Manchester Population: 569K 22 kmsouthwest
  • Salford Population: 129.8K 24 kmsouthwest
  • Burnley Population: 149.4K 25 kmnorthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Moss Moor

Within 100 km: 688 historic and cultural sites, 1,156 natural sites, 212 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km188 places

  • Saint George's Island Island 24 kmSW
  • Woodhead Reservoir Lake 18 kmSE
  • Valehouse Reservoir Lake 17 kmS
  • Torside Reservoir Lake 17 kmSE

25–60 km647 places

  • Great Britain Island 42 kmN
  • Bird Island Island 50 kmNW
  • Beal Island Island 55 kmE
  • The Island Island 33 kmW

60–100 km1,221 places

  • High Moor Mountain 99 kmNW
  • Thurstaston Beach Beach 82 kmW
  • Formby Beach Beach 73 kmW
  • Ainsdale Beach Beach 70 kmW

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