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Mountain

Shining Tor

Located in Macclesfield Forest and Wildboarclough, Cheshire East Coordinates: 53°15′39″ N 2°00′34″ W

Map showing the location of Shining Tor Shining Tor
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
559 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Buxton
6.7 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
MAN Manchester Airport21 km
LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport57 km

About Shining Tor

Shining Tor is a mountain. Location: Macclesfield Forest and Wildboarclough, Cheshire East. Elevation: 559 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Manchester Airport (21 km). Nearby sights include Cats Tor and Whitehills.

Climate of Shining Tor

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 106 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night -2°)
Wettest month
November (106 mm)
Driest month
April (67 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Shining Tor
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°8°12°15°17°17°14°10°6°4°
Average low (°C)-1°-2°0°1°4°7°9°9°7°4°1°0°
Precipitation (mm)997382676778708685102106104

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Shining Tor

The nearest airport is Manchester Airport (MAN), 21 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Stockport, 19 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 21 kmnorthwest
  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 57 kmwest
  • East Midlands Airport (EMA) Nottingham, Leicestershire 66 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Stockport Population: 139.1K 19 kmnorthwest
  • Manchester Population: 569K 29 kmnorthwest
  • Stoke-on-Trent Population: 258.4K 31 kmsouth
  • Salford Population: 129.8K 31 kmnorthwest
  • Oldham Population: 237.1K 32 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Shining Tor

Within 100 km: 712 historic and cultural sites, 1,119 natural sites, 170 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km195 places

  • Valehouse Reservoir Lake 24 kmN
  • Rhodeswood Reservoir Lake 25 kmN
  • Ladybower Reservoir Lake 24 kmNE
  • Derwent Reservoir Lake 24 kmNE

25–60 km557 places

  • Horninglow island Island 57 kmSE
  • Saint George's Island Island 29 kmNW
  • The Island Island 54 kmNW
  • Don Island Island 47 kmNE

60–100 km1,249 places

  • Great Britain Island 82 kmN
  • Thurstaston Beach Beach 76 kmW
  • Formby Beach Beach 80 kmNW
  • Ainsdale Beach Beach 80 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Cats Tor Mountain, Hartington Upper Quarter
    2.2 km N
  • Whitehills Mountain, Macclesfield Forest and Wildboarclough
    2.9 km W
  • Whetstone Ridge Mountain, Macclesfield Forest and Wildboarclough
    3 km S
  • Waggonshaw Brow Mountain, Rainow
    3.3 km NW
  • Ely Brow Mountain, Rainow
    3.5 km W
  • Burbage Edge Mountain, High Peak District
    3.5 km E
  • Axe Edge Mountain, Hartington Upper Quarter
    5.8 km SE
  • Brink Mountain, Rainow
    4.2 km W

Sources & licences

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