Higher Shelf Stones
Located in Charlesworth, High Peak District Coordinates: 53°26′59″ N 1°52′03″ W
- Elevation
- 622 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- MAN Manchester Airport30 km
- LBA Leeds Bradford Airport48 km
About Higher Shelf Stones
Higher Shelf Stones is a mountain. Location: Charlesworth, High Peak District. Elevation: 622 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Manchester Airport (30 km). Nearby sights include Bleaklow Hill and Featherbed Top.
Photos of Higher Shelf Stones
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Mouselow Castle Bob Harvey · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Ardotalia Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Climate of Higher Shelf Stones
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 130 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- December (132 mm)
- Driest month
- May (78 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 3° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 12° | 15° | 17° | 16° | 13° | 10° | 6° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | -1° | 1° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 1° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 127 | 94 | 104 | 82 | 78 | 86 | 80 | 97 | 100 | 123 | 130 | 132 |
How to get to Higher Shelf Stones
The nearest airport is Manchester Airport (MAN), 30 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Oldham, 19 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 30 kmwest
- Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 48 kmnorth
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 67 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Oldham Population: 237.1K 19 kmnorthwest
- Stockport Population: 139.1K 20 kmwest
- Huddersfield Population: 149K 23 kmnorth
- Manchester Population: 569K 25 kmwest
- Sheffield Population: 556.5K 28 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Higher Shelf Stones
Within 100 km: 648 historic and cultural sites, 973 natural sites, 179 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km222 places
- Woodhead Reservoir Lake 4 kmN
- Valehouse Reservoir Lake 6 kmNW
- Torside Reservoir Lake 4 kmNW
- Rhodeswood Reservoir Lake 5 kmNW
25–60 km570 places
- Beal Island Island 54 kmNE
- Saint George's Island Island 26 kmW
- The Island Island 47 kmNW
- Heron Island Island 59 kmNE
60–100 km1,008 places
- Great Britain Island 62 kmN
- Thurstaston Beach Beach 86 kmW
- Formby Beach Beach 83 kmW
- Ainsdale Beach Beach 81 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Glossop Town, High Peak District5.5 km W -
Hadfield Village, High Peak District7.1 km W -
High Peak Town, Edale9.2 km S
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Crowden Village, Tintwistle4.9 km N -
Longdendale Town, Tameside9 km W
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Hollingworth Neighbourhood, Tameside8.3 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Bleaklow Hill Mountain, Charlesworth1.3 km N
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Featherbed Top Mountain, Hope Woodlands2.7 km S
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Alport Moor Mountain, Hope Woodlands3.1 km E
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Shire Hill Mountain, Charlesworth3.6 km W
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Torside Castle Historic site, Charlesworth2.2 km NW
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Longdendale Natural site, England4.8 km NW
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Woodhead Reservoir Lake, England3.7 km N
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Brownhill Mountain, High Peak District5.1 km SW
Sources & licences
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