- Elevation
- 697 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- IOM Isle of Man Airport103 km
- NCL Newcastle International Airport115 km
About Grey Knotts
Grey Knotts is a mountain. Location: Buttermere, Cumberland. Elevation: 697 m. The nearest airport is Isle of Man Airport (103 km). Nearby sights include Brandreth and Great Round How.
Photos of Grey Knotts
Climate of Grey Knotts
This month · November
A wet month
Day 5° · Night -1° · Rain 167 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -3°)
- 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).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 2° | 3° | 5° | 7° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 14° | 12° | 8° | 5° | 2° |
| Average low (°C) | -3° | -3° | -2° | 0° | 2° | 5° | 7° | 7° | 5° | 2° | -1° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 175 | 127 | 135 | 93 | 90 | 89 | 97 | 117 | 133 | 170 | 167 | 176 |
How to get to Grey Knotts
The nearest airport is Isle of Man Airport (IOM), 103 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Blackpool, 77 km to the south.
Airports
- Isle of Man Airport (IOM) Castletown, Rushen 103 kmsouthwest
- Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 115 kmnortheast
- Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 115 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Blackpool Population: 145K 77 kmsouth
- Preston Population: 313.3K 89 kmsouth
- Blackburn Population: 146.5K 96 kmsoutheast
- Burnley Population: 149.4K 101 kmsoutheast
- Wigan Population: 175.4K 113 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Grey Knotts
Within 100 km: 599 historic and cultural sites, 2,186 natural sites, 459 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km797 places
- Tuft Rock Island 23 kmSE
- Peel Island Island 22 kmS
- Seamew Crag Island 18 kmSE
- Little Isle Island 15 kmSE
25–60 km871 places
- High Moor Mountain 32 kmS
- Roanhead Beach Beach 38 kmS
- St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 26 kmW
- Powillimount Beach Beach 49 kmNW
60–100 km1,576 places
- British Isles Island 76 kmSW
- Great Britain Island 97 kmSE
- Ainsdale Beach Beach 100 kmS
- St Anne's Beach Beach 85 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Seathwaite Village, Borrowdale1.8 km E
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Borrowdale Village, Cumberland4.4 km NE
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Seatoller Village, Borrowdale3.2 km NE
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Mountain View Village, Borrowdale3.7 km E
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Buttermere Village, Buttermere5 km NW
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Wasdale Head Village, Wasdale4.7 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Brandreth Mountain, Ennerdale and Kinniside0.7 km S
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Great Round How Mountain, Buttermere1.1 km W
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Great Gable Mountain, Ennerdale and Kinniside2.3 km S -
Little Round How Mountain, Buttermere1.2 km NW
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Base Brown Mountain, Borrowdale1.4 km SE
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Seavy Knott Mountain, Ennerdale and Kinniside1.4 km W
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Green Crag Mountain, Buttermere1.6 km W
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Black Star Mountain, Buttermere1.7 km N
Sources & licences
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