- Elevation
- 290 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- IOM Isle of Man Airport108 km
- NCL Newcastle International Airport110 km
About Castle Crag
Castle Crag is a mountain. Location: Borrowdale, Cumberland. Elevation: 290 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Isle of Man Airport (108 km). Nearby sights include Borrowdale and Low Scawdel.
Photos of Castle Crag
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Great Gable Phillip Capper from Wellington, New Zealand · CC BY 2.0 -
Ullscarf Michael Graham · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Castle Crag
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 185 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- December (194 mm)
- Driest month
- June (95 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 5° | 5° | 7° | 10° | 14° | 16° | 18° | 17° | 14° | 11° | 7° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 1° | 2° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 2° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 193 | 139 | 151 | 101 | 98 | 95 | 105 | 126 | 144 | 186 | 185 | 194 |
How to get to Castle Crag
The nearest airport is Isle of Man Airport (IOM), 108 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Blackpool, 80 km to the south.
Airports
- Isle of Man Airport (IOM) Castletown, Rushen 108 kmsouthwest
- Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 110 kmnortheast
- Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 112 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Blackpool Population: 145K 80 kmsouth
- Preston Population: 313.3K 91 kmsouth
- Blackburn Population: 146.5K 98 kmsoutheast
- Burnley Population: 149.4K 102 kmsoutheast
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 111 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Castle Crag
Within 100 km: 618 historic and cultural sites, 2,258 natural sites, 461 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km791 places
- Tuft Rock Island 24 kmSE
- Peel Island Island 24 kmS
- Wood Howe Island 23 kmE
- Seamew Crag Island 18 kmSE
25–60 km922 places
- High Moor Mountain 35 kmS
- Roanhead Beach Beach 42 kmS
- St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 29 kmW
- Powillimount Beach Beach 48 kmNW
60–100 km1,624 places
- British Isles Island 81 kmSW
- Great Britain Island 96 kmSE
- St Anne's Beach Beach 88 kmS
- Murrays Isles Island 76 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Rosthwaite Village, Borrowdale1.4 km SE -
Grange Village, Borrowdale1.6 km N
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Mountain View Village, Borrowdale2.2 km S
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Seatoller Village, Borrowdale2.2 km S
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Watendlath Village, Borrowdale2.7 km E
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Manesty Village, Borrowdale3 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Borrowdale Natural site, England0.3 km W
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Low Scawdel Mountain, Borrowdale0.7 km W
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Nitting Haws Mountain, Borrowdale1.1 km NW
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Holm Crag Mountain, Borrowdale1.1 km N
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King's How - Grange Fell Mountain, Borrowdale1.1 km NE
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High Doat Mountain, Borrowdale1.5 km S
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High Spy Mountain, Above Derwent1.5 km W
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Brund Fell Mountain, Borrowdale1.6 km E
Sources & licences
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