- Elevation
- 692 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- IOM Isle of Man Airport101 km
- MME Teesside International Airport116 km
About Napes Needle
Napes Needle is a mountain. Location: Wasdale, Cumberland. Elevation: 692 m. The nearest airport is Isle of Man Airport (101 km). Nearby sights include Great Gable and Green Gable.
Photos of Napes Needle
Climate of Napes Needle
This month · November
A wet month
Day 5° · Night -1° · Rain 185 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -3°)
- Wettest month
- December (192 mm)
- Driest month
- June (96 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° | 9° | 5° | 3° |
| Average low (°C) | -3° | -3° | -2° | 0° | 2° | 5° | 7° | 7° | 5° | 2° | -1° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 189 | 136 | 149 | 104 | 98 | 96 | 104 | 127 | 145 | 189 | 185 | 192 |
How to get to Napes Needle
The nearest airport is Isle of Man Airport (IOM), 101 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Blackpool, 75 km to the south.
Airports
- Isle of Man Airport (IOM) Castletown, Rushen 101 kmsouthwest
- Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 116 kmeast
- Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 117 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Blackpool Population: 145K 75 kmsouth
- Preston Population: 313.3K 87 kmsoutheast
- Blackburn Population: 146.5K 94 kmsoutheast
- Burnley Population: 149.4K 99 kmsoutheast
- Wigan Population: 175.4K 111 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Napes Needle
Within 100 km: 598 historic and cultural sites, 2,132 natural sites, 447 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km797 places
- St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 25 kmW
- Tuft Rock Island 23 kmSE
- Peel Island Island 20 kmSE
- Seamew Crag Island 18 kmSE
25–60 km845 places
- High Moor Mountain 30 kmS
- Roanhead Beach Beach 35 kmS
- Powillimount Beach Beach 51 kmNW
- Walney Island Island 41 kmS
60–100 km1,535 places
- British Isles Island 74 kmSW
- Great Britain Island 96 kmSE
- Ainsdale Beach Beach 97 kmS
- St Anne's Beach Beach 82 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Wasdale Head Village, Wasdale2.5 km SW
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Seathwaite Village, Borrowdale3.2 km NE
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Seatoller Village, Borrowdale5.3 km NE
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Rosthwaite Village, Borrowdale6.9 km NE -
Mountain View Village, Borrowdale5.7 km NE
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Borrowdale Village, Cumberland6.6 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Great Gable Mountain, Ennerdale and Kinniside0.4 km NE -
Green Gable Mountain, Ennerdale and Kinniside0.9 km NE
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Kirk Fell East Top Mountain, Wasdale1.3 km NW
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Scafell Pike Mountain, Wasdale2.8 km S -
Kirk Fell Mountain, Ennerdale and Kinniside1.5 km W
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Great Slack - Seathwaite Fell Mountain, Borrowdale1.8 km E
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Lingmell Mountain, Wasdale1.8 km S
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Seathwaite Fell South Top Mountain, Borrowdale1.9 km E
Sources & licences
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