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Whetstone Ridge

Located in Macclesfield Forest and Wildboarclough, Cheshire East Coordinates: 53°14′06″ N 1°59′55″ W

Map showing the location of Whetstone Ridge Whetstone Ridge
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
547 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Buxton
6.4 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
MAN Manchester Airport23 km
LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport58 km

About Whetstone Ridge

Whetstone Ridge is a mountain. Location: Macclesfield Forest and Wildboarclough, Cheshire East. Elevation: 547 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Manchester Airport (23 km). Nearby sights include Axe Edge and Shutlingsloe.

Climate of Whetstone Ridge

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 2° · Rain 123 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
November (123 mm)
Driest month
May (77 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 Whetstone Ridge
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°3°6°8°12°15°17°17°14°10°6°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°1°4°7°9°9°7°4°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)1188796797785789595116123123

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Whetstone Ridge

The nearest airport is Manchester Airport (MAN), 23 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Stockport, 22 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 23 kmnorthwest
  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 58 kmwest
  • East Midlands Airport (EMA) Nottingham, Leicestershire 64 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Stockport Population: 139.1K 22 kmnorthwest
  • Stoke-on-Trent Population: 258.4K 29 kmsouthwest
  • Newcastle-under-Lyme Population: 127.7K 31 kmsouthwest
  • Manchester Population: 569K 32 kmnorthwest
  • Salford Population: 129.8K 34 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Whetstone Ridge

Within 100 km: 711 historic and cultural sites, 1,128 natural sites, 162 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km202 places

  • Kinder Scout Mountain 19 kmNE
  • The Cloud Mountain 12 kmSW
  • Shining Tor Mountain 3 kmN
  • Gun Mountain 10 kmS

25–60 km561 places

  • Horninglow island Island 54 kmSE
  • Saint George's Island Island 32 kmNW
  • The Island Island 57 kmNW
  • Don Island Island 47 kmNE

60–100 km1,238 places

  • Great Britain Island 85 kmN
  • Thurstaston Beach Beach 77 kmW
  • Formby Beach Beach 82 kmNW
  • Ainsdale Beach Beach 82 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Axe Edge Mountain, Hartington Upper Quarter
    3.4 km SE
  • Shutlingsloe Mountain, Macclesfield Forest and Wildboarclough
    2.9 km SW
  • Shining Tor Mountain, Macclesfield Forest and Wildboarclough
    3 km N
  • Birchenough Hill Mountain, Macclesfield Forest and Wildboarclough
    3 km S
  • Axe Edge Moor Mountain, Hartington Upper Quarter
    3.3 km E
  • Burbage Edge Mountain, High Peak District
    3.6 km NE
  • High Moor Mountain, Sutton
    3.8 km W
  • Whitehills Mountain, Macclesfield Forest and Wildboarclough
    3.9 km NW

Sources & licences

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