- Elevation
- 903 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- IOM Isle of Man Airport103 km
- MME Teesside International Airport113 km
About Bowfell
Bowfell is a mountain. Location: Eskdale, Cumberland. Elevation: 903 m.
Bowfell (named Bow Fell on Ordnance Survey maps) is a pyramid-shaped mountain lying at the heart of the English Lake District, in the Southern Fells area. It is the eighth-highest mountain in the Lake District and one of the most popular of the Lake District fells for walkers. It is listed in Alfred Wainwright's 'best half dozen' Lake District fells.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Topographic prominence
- 146 m
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Bowfell
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Climate of Bowfell
This month · November
A wet month
Day 3° · Night -2° · Rain 197 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 13°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -4°)
- Wettest month
- December (205 mm)
- Driest month
- June (101 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) | 1° | 1° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 12° | 13° | 13° | 10° | 7° | 3° | 1° |
| Average low (°C) | -4° | -4° | -3° | -2° | 1° | 4° | 6° | 6° | 4° | 1° | -2° | -4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 200 | 144 | 160 | 107 | 103 | 101 | 110 | 137 | 155 | 201 | 197 | 205 |
How to get to Bowfell
The nearest airport is Isle of Man Airport (IOM), 103 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Blackpool, 71 km to the south.
Airports
- Isle of Man Airport (IOM) Castletown, Rushen 103 kmsouthwest
- Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 113 kmeast
- Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 116 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Blackpool Population: 145K 71 kmsouth
- Preston Population: 313.3K 82 kmsouth
- Blackburn Population: 146.5K 90 kmsoutheast
- Burnley Population: 149.4K 94 kmsoutheast
- Wigan Population: 175.4K 107 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Bowfell
Within 100 km: 610 historic and cultural sites, 2,063 natural sites, 429 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km831 places
- Tuft Rock Island 18 kmSE
- Peel Island Island 15 kmS
- Wood Howe Island 24 kmE
- Seamew Crag Island 13 kmE
25–60 km793 places
- High Moor Mountain 26 kmS
- Roanhead Beach Beach 32 kmS
- St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 29 kmW
- Powillimount Beach Beach 56 kmNW
60–100 km1,478 places
- British Isles Island 74 kmSW
- Great Britain Island 91 kmSE
- Formby Beach Beach 98 kmS
- Ainsdale Beach Beach 94 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Cockley Beck Village, Dunnerdale-with-Seathwaite4.8 km S
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Seathwaite Village, Borrowdale5.6 km N
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Wasdale Head Village, Wasdale6.3 km NW
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Rosthwaite Village, Borrowdale8.5 km N -
Seatoller Village, Borrowdale7.3 km N
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Mountain View Village, Borrowdale7.4 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Bowfell North Top Mountain, Eskdale0.6 km N
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Yeastyrigg Crags Mountain, Eskdale0.8 km W
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Pike de Bield Mountain, Eskdale1 km NW
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Rossett Pike Mountain, Borrowdale1.2 km N
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Shelter Crags Mountain, Eskdale1.2 km SE
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Esk Pike Mountain, Borrowdale1.3 km NW
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Crinkle Crags - Gunson Knott Mountain, Lakes1.4 km SE
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Buck Pike (Mickleden) Mountain, Lakes1.5 km NE
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources