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Mountain

High Rake

Located in Great Longstone, Derbyshire Dales District Coordinates: 53°15′26″ N 1°41′18″ W

Map showing the location of High Rake High Rake
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
391 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Great Longstone
1.9 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
MAN Manchester Airport41 km
EMA East Midlands Airport53 km

About High Rake

High Rake is a mountain. Location: Great Longstone, Derbyshire Dales District. Elevation: 391 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Manchester Airport (41 km). Nearby sights include Wardlow Hay Cop and Longstone Moor.

Climate of High Rake

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 110 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
December (113 mm)
Driest month
May (71 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 Rake
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°4°7°9°13°16°18°18°15°11°7°5°
Average low (°C)0°-1°1°2°5°8°10°10°8°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)1088087747180718786104110113

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to High Rake

The nearest airport is Manchester Airport (MAN), 41 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Chesterfield, 18 km to the east.

Airports

  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 41 kmwest
  • East Midlands Airport (EMA) Nottingham, Leicestershire 53 kmsoutheast
  • Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 68 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Chesterfield Population: 113.1K 18 kmeast
  • Sheffield Population: 556.5K 20 kmnortheast
  • Rotherham Population: 117.6K 29 kmnortheast
  • Mansfield Population: 172K 35 kmsoutheast
  • Stockport Population: 139.1K 36 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from High Rake

Within 100 km: 641 historic and cultural sites, 884 natural sites, 166 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km218 places

  • Ladybower Reservoir Lake 14 kmN
  • Howden Reservoir Lake 20 kmN
  • Derwent Reservoir Lake 18 kmN
  • Dale Dyke Reservoir Lake 18 kmN

25–60 km516 places

  • Horninglow island Island 50 kmS
  • Saint George's Island Island 45 kmNW
  • Don Island Island 29 kmNE
  • Barton Island Island 51 kmSE

60–100 km957 places

  • Great Britain Island 85 kmN
  • Thurstaston Beach Beach 97 kmW
  • Formby Beach Beach 100 kmW
  • Ainsdale Beach Beach 99 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Great Longstone Village, Great Longstone
    1.9 km SW
  • Rowland Village, Derbyshire Dales District
    1.5 km S
  • Stoney Middleton Village, Derbyshire Dales District
    1.9 km NE
  • Rowland Village, Rowland
    1 km SE
  • Eyam Village, Eyam
    3.2 km N
  • Hassop Village, Derbyshire Dales District
    2.5 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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