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Mountain

Napes Needle

Located in Wasdale, Cumberland Coordinates: 54°28′45″ N 3°13′18″ W

Map showing the location of Napes Needle Napes Needle
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
692 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Wasdale Head
2.5 km SW
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.

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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Climate of Napes Needle
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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)1891361491049896104127145189185192

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

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