- Elevation
- 964 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- IOM Isle of Man Airport100 km
- MME Teesside International Airport117 km
About Scafell
Scafell is a mountain. Location: Wasdale, Cumberland. Elevation: 964 m. The nearest airport is Isle of Man Airport (100 km). Nearby sights include Scafell Pike and Symonds Knott.
Photos of Scafell
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Yewbarrow Ben Gamble · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Scafell Pike Thorneh at English Wikipedia · Public domain -
Harrison Stickle Mick Knapton at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Great Gable Phillip Capper from Wellington, New Zealand · CC BY 2.0 -
Bowfell Brooksaf at English Wikipedia · CC BY 2.5
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Climate of Scafell
This month · November
A wet month
Day 3° · Night -2° · Rain 185 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 13°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -5°)
- 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 0° | 1° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 12° | 13° | 13° | 10° | 7° | 3° | 1° |
| Average low (°C) | -5° | -4° | -3° | -2° | 1° | 4° | 6° | 5° | 3° | 1° | -2° | -4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 189 | 136 | 149 | 104 | 98 | 96 | 104 | 127 | 145 | 189 | 185 | 192 |
How to get to Scafell
The nearest airport is Isle of Man Airport (IOM), 100 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 100 kmsouthwest
- Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 117 kmeast
- Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 119 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Blackpool Population: 145K 71 kmsouth
- Preston Population: 313.3K 83 kmsoutheast
- Blackburn Population: 146.5K 92 kmsoutheast
- Burnley Population: 149.4K 97 kmsoutheast
- Wigan Population: 175.4K 108 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Scafell
Within 100 km: 598 historic and cultural sites, 2,066 natural sites, 427 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km781 places
- Tuft Rock Island 21 kmSE
- Peel Island Island 17 kmSE
- Seamew Crag Island 17 kmE
- Little Isle Island 15 kmE
25–60 km827 places
- High Moor Mountain 26 kmS
- Roanhead Beach Beach 32 kmS
- St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 25 kmW
- Powillimount Beach Beach 54 kmNW
60–100 km1,483 places
- British Isles Island 71 kmSW
- Great Britain Island 94 kmSE
- Formby Beach Beach 99 kmS
- Ainsdale Beach Beach 94 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Wasdale Head Village, Wasdale3.2 km NW
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Eskdale Village, Cumberland4.2 km S
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Boot Village, Eskdale5.9 km SW
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Seathwaite Village, Borrowdale6.1 km NE
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Cockley Beck Village, Dunnerdale-with-Seathwaite6.3 km SE
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Nether Wasdale Village, Wasdale8.3 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Scafell Pike Mountain, Wasdale1.1 km NE
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Symonds Knott Mountain, Wasdale0.3 km N
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Cam Spout Crag Mountain, Eskdale1.2 km SE
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Slight Side Mountain, Eskdale1.5 km S
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Broad Crag Mountain, Wasdale1.6 km NE
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Lingmell Mountain, Wasdale1.7 km N
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Middleboot Knotts Mountain, Wasdale1.7 km N
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Ill Crag Mountain, Eskdale1.9 km NE
More nature in United Kingdom
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Yewbarrow Mountain, Wasdale3.9 km NW
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Red Pike Mosedale Mountain, Wasdale6.1 km NW -
Round How Mountain, Wasdale2 km NE
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Blunt Top Mountain, Wasdale2.2 km NE
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Great Gable Mountain, Wasdale2.5 km NW
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Great End Mountain, Wasdale2.8 km NE
Sources & licences
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