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Mountain

High Pen

Located in Lamplugh, Cumberland Coordinates: 54°33′27″ N 3°22′40″ W

Map showing the location of High Pen High Pen
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
475 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Loweswater
2.1 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
IOM Isle of Man Airport97 km
NCL Newcastle International Airport121 km

About High Pen

High Pen is a mountain. Location: Lamplugh, Cumberland. Elevation: 475 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Isle of Man Airport (97 km). Nearby sights include Low Pen and Gavel Fell.

Climate of High Pen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 138 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
December (146 mm)
Driest month
May (73 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 Pen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°9°12°14°16°16°13°10°6°4°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°1°4°7°9°8°6°4°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)1441041097673758299110142138146

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to High Pen

The nearest airport is Isle of Man Airport (IOM), 97 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Blackpool, 85 km to the south.

Airports

  • Isle of Man Airport (IOM) Castletown, Rushen 97 kmsouthwest
  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 121 kmnortheast
  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 126 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Blackpool Population: 145K 85 kmsouth
  • Preston Population: 313.3K 99 kmsoutheast
  • Blackburn Population: 146.5K 107 kmsoutheast
  • Burnley Population: 149.4K 113 kmsoutheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 123 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from High Pen

Within 100 km: 558 historic and cultural sites, 2,366 natural sites, 522 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km567 places

  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 17 kmSW
  • Smithymire Island Island 17 kmE
  • Deergarth How Island Island 20 kmE
  • Rampsholme Island Island 16 kmE

25–60 km1,079 places

  • High Moor Mountain 41 kmSE
  • Roanhead Beach Beach 45 kmS
  • Powillimount Beach Beach 39 kmN
  • Tuft Rock Island 36 kmSE

60–100 km1,800 places

  • British Isles Island 74 kmSW
  • St Anne's Beach Beach 93 kmS
  • Murrays Isles Island 62 kmNW
  • Islands of Fleet Island 60 kmNW

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