Mountain

Bessalone

Located in Belper, Amber Valley District Coordinates: 53°02′29″ N 1°28′07″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 182 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Belper; 2.2 km SW
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: EMA East Midlands Airport25 km; MAN Manchester Airport64 km

About Bessalone

Bessalone is a mountain. Location: Belper, Amber Valley District. Elevation: 182 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is East Midlands Airport (25 km). Nearby sights include Pinchom's Hill and Firestone Hill.

Photos of Bessalone

Codnor Castle Douglal · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Bessalone

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 74 mm

Hottest month: July (day 20°)
Coldest month: February (night 0°)
Wettest month: December (79 mm)
Driest month: July (54 mm)

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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 Bessalone
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	6°	9°	11°	15°	18°	20°	20°	17°	13°	9°	7°
Average low (°C)	0°	0°	2°	3°	6°	9°	11°	10°	8°	6°	3°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	74	56	60	56	55	63	54	64	64	72	74	79

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Bessalone

The nearest airport is East Midlands Airport (EMA), 25 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Derby, 13 km to the south.

Airports

East Midlands Airport (EMA) Nottingham, Leicestershire 25 kmsouth
Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 64 kmnorthwest
Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 68 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Derby Population: 270.5K 13 kmsouth
Mansfield Population: 172K 21 kmnortheast
Nottingham Population: 323.6K 23 kmsoutheast
Chesterfield Population: 113.1K 23 kmnorth
Burton-on-Trent Population: 122.2K 29 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Bessalone

Within 100 km: 610 historic and cultural sites, 777 natural sites, 124 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km130 places

Barton Island Island 23 kmSE
Holme Nook Island 10 kmS
Holmes's Islands Island 20 kmW
Lees Moor Mountain 21 kmNW

25–60 km506 places

Newark Island Island 43 kmE
Horninglow island Island 28 kmS
Don Island Island 43 kmN
Torksey Island Island 56 kmNE

60–100 km875 places

Read's Island Island 94 kmNE
Whitton Island Island 91 kmNE
Howden Dyke Island Island 86 kmNE
Beal Island Island 78 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Belper Town, Belper
2.2 km SW
Far Laund Neighbourhood, Belper
0.8 km S
Heage Village, Ripley
1.8 km NE
White Moor Neighbourhood, Belper
1.5 km SE
Scotches Neighbourhood, Belper
1.6 km SW
Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood, Belper
1.7 km W

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Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Pinchom's Hill Mountain, Kilburn
2.9 km S
Firestone Hill Mountain, Hazelwood
3.8 km SW
Thorphill Mountain, South Wingfield
4.1 km N
Ripley Mountain, Ripley
4.2 km E
The Tors Mountain, Crich
4.2 km N
River Amber River, Ripley
2.3 km N
Alport Height Mountain, Ashleyhay
5.7 km NW
Crich Beacon Mountain, Crich
6.1 km N

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Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 3, 2026