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High Moor

Located in Sutton, Cheshire East Coordinates: 53°13′41″ N 2°03′14″ W

Map showing the location of High Moor High Moor
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
416 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Macclesfield
6 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
MAN Manchester Airport20 km
LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport54 km

About High Moor

High Moor is a mountain. Location: Sutton, Cheshire East. Elevation: 416 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Manchester Airport (20 km). Nearby sights include Shutlingsloe and Whitehills.

Climate of High Moor

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 106 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
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).

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Climate of High Moor
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°9°13°16°18°18°15°11°7°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°1°2°5°8°10°10°8°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)997382676778708685102106104

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to High Moor

The nearest airport is Manchester Airport (MAN), 20 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Stockport, 21 km to the north.

Airports

  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 20 kmnorthwest
  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 54 kmwest
  • East Midlands Airport (EMA) Nottingham, Leicestershire 66 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Stockport Population: 139.1K 21 kmnorth
  • Stoke-on-Trent Population: 258.4K 26 kmsouth
  • Newcastle-under-Lyme Population: 127.7K 28 kmsouthwest
  • Manchester Population: 569K 31 kmnorthwest
  • Salford Population: 129.8K 33 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from High Moor

Within 100 km: 725 historic and cultural sites, 1,177 natural sites, 165 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km173 places

  • Kinder Scout Mountain 21 kmNE
  • The Cloud Mountain 9 kmSW
  • Shining Tor Mountain 5 kmNE
  • Gun Mountain 9 kmS

25–60 km575 places

  • Horninglow island Island 55 kmSE
  • Saint George's Island Island 31 kmNW
  • The Island Island 55 kmNW
  • Don Island Island 51 kmNE

60–100 km1,319 places

  • Great Britain Island 86 kmN
  • Thurstaston Beach Beach 74 kmW
  • Formby Beach Beach 79 kmNW
  • Ainsdale Beach Beach 79 kmNW

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