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Mountain

Old Man of Mow

Located in Odd Rode, Cheshire East Coordinates: 53°06′54″ N 2°12′48″ W

Map showing the location of Old Man of Mow Old Man of Mow
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
337 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Biddulph
2.5 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
MAN Manchester Airport26 km
LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport49 km

About Old Man of Mow

Old Man of Mow is a mountain. Location: Odd Rode, Cheshire East. Elevation: 337 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Manchester Airport (26 km). Nearby sights include Mow Cop - Trig Point and Gill Bank.

Climate of Old Man of Mow

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 78 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
November (78 mm)
Driest month
February (52 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 Old Man of Mow
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°10°14°16°19°18°15°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°-1°1°2°5°8°10°10°8°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)715261535667557266747874

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Old Man of Mow

The nearest airport is Manchester Airport (MAN), 26 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Stoke-on-Trent, 12 km to the south.

Airports

  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 26 kmnorth
  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 49 kmnorthwest
  • East Midlands Airport (EMA) Nottingham, Leicestershire 67 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Stoke-on-Trent Population: 258.4K 12 kmsouth
  • Newcastle-under-Lyme Population: 127.7K 13 kmsouth
  • Stockport Population: 139.1K 33 kmnorth
  • Warrington Population: 172.3K 39 kmnorthwest
  • Manchester Population: 569K 41 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Old Man of Mow

Within 100 km: 801 historic and cultural sites, 1,408 natural sites, 167 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km122 places

  • The Cloud Mountain 8 kmNE
  • Shining Tor Mountain 21 kmNE
  • Gun Mountain 12 kmE
  • Shutlingsloe Mountain 17 kmNE

25–60 km613 places

  • Horninglow island Island 52 kmSE
  • Saint George's Island Island 40 kmN
  • Brown's Island Island 55 kmSE
  • Holme Nook Island 53 kmE

60–100 km1,641 places

  • Great Britain Island 99 kmN
  • Thurstaston Beach Beach 67 kmW
  • Formby Beach Beach 77 kmNW
  • Ainsdale Beach Beach 79 kmNW

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