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High Crag

Located in Borrowdale, Cumberland Coordinates: 54°30′54″ N 3°07′24″ W

Map showing the location of High Crag High Crag
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
452 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Rosthwaite
1.8 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
IOM Isle of Man Airport109 km
NCL Newcastle International Airport109 km

About High Crag

High Crag is a mountain. Location: Borrowdale, Cumberland. Elevation: 452 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Isle of Man Airport (109 km). Nearby sights include Knotts and Great Crag (Stonethwaite).

Climate of High Crag

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 185 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
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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Climate of High Crag
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°9°13°15°17°16°13°10°6°4°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°1°4°7°9°9°7°4°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)1931391511019895105126144186185194

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to High Crag

The nearest airport is Isle of Man Airport (IOM), 109 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Blackpool, 78 km to the south.

Airports

  • Isle of Man Airport (IOM) Castletown, Rushen 109 kmsouthwest
  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 109 kmnortheast
  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 110 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Blackpool Population: 145K 78 kmsouth
  • Preston Population: 313.3K 88 kmsouth
  • Blackburn Population: 146.5K 95 kmsoutheast
  • Burnley Population: 149.4K 99 kmsoutheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 110 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from High Crag

Within 100 km: 628 historic and cultural sites, 2,200 natural sites, 453 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km850 places

  • Tuft Rock Island 20 kmSE
  • Peel Island Island 22 kmS
  • Wood Howe Island 20 kmE
  • Seamew Crag Island 15 kmSE

25–60 km860 places

  • High Moor Mountain 33 kmS
  • Roanhead Beach Beach 40 kmS
  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 31 kmW
  • Powillimount Beach Beach 51 kmNW

60–100 km1,571 places

  • British Isles Island 81 kmSW
  • Great Britain Island 93 kmSE
  • St Anne's Beach Beach 86 kmS
  • Murrays Isles Island 79 kmNW

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