- Elevation
- 556 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- IOM Isle of Man Airport104 km
- NCL Newcastle International Airport113 km
About Knott Rigg
Knott Rigg is a mountain. Location: Above Derwent, Cumberland. Elevation: 556 m. The nearest airport is Isle of Man Airport (104 km). Nearby sights include Ill Crag (Newlands) and Wandope.
Photos of Knott Rigg
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High Stile Andrew Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Red Pike (Buttermere) Espresso Addict · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Knott Rigg
This month · November
A wet month
Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 167 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- December (176 mm)
- Driest month
- June (89 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 3° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 12° | 14° | 16° | 15° | 13° | 9° | 6° | 3° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | -1° | 1° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 0° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 175 | 127 | 135 | 93 | 90 | 89 | 97 | 117 | 133 | 170 | 167 | 176 |
How to get to Knott Rigg
The nearest airport is Isle of Man Airport (IOM), 104 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Blackpool, 84 km to the south.
Airports
- Isle of Man Airport (IOM) Castletown, Rushen 104 kmsouthwest
- Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 113 kmnortheast
- Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 118 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Blackpool Population: 145K 84 kmsouth
- Preston Population: 313.3K 95 kmsouth
- Blackburn Population: 146.5K 103 kmsoutheast
- Burnley Population: 149.4K 107 kmsoutheast
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 115 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Knott Rigg
Within 100 km: 593 historic and cultural sites, 2,345 natural sites, 503 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km727 places
- St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 25 kmW
- Seamew Crag Island 24 kmSE
- Little Isle Island 20 kmSE
- Heron Island Island 20 kmSE
25–60 km990 places
- High Moor Mountain 39 kmS
- Roanhead Beach Beach 44 kmS
- Powillimount Beach Beach 43 kmNW
- Tuft Rock Island 29 kmSE
60–100 km1,724 places
- British Isles Island 79 kmSW
- St Anne's Beach Beach 91 kmS
- Murrays Isles Island 70 kmNW
- Islands of Fleet Island 68 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Buttermere Village, Cumberland1.2 km SW
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Braithwaite Village, Above Derwent5.9 km NE
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Buttermere Village, Buttermere3.2 km SW
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Portinscale Village, Above Derwent7 km NE
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Rannerdale Village, Buttermere3.5 km W
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Keswick Village, Keswick8.4 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Ill Crag (Newlands) Mountain, Buttermere0.4 km NE
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Wandope Mountain, Buttermere1.3 km NW
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Sail Mountain, Buttermere1.4 km N
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Crag Hill Mountain, Buttermere1.5 km N
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Thirdgill Head Man Mountain, Buttermere1.6 km NW
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Whiteless Pike Mountain, Buttermere1.7 km W
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High Snab Bank Mountain, Above Derwent1.9 km SE
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Eel Crag (Birkett) Mountain, Buttermere1.9 km N
Sources & licences
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