- Elevation
- 636 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- MAN Manchester Airport28 km
- LBA Leeds Bradford Airport55 km
About Kinder Scout
Kinder Scout is a mountain. Location: Edale, High Peak District. Elevation: 636 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Manchester Airport (28 km). Nearby sights include Brown Knoll and Vale of Edale.
Photos of Kinder Scout
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Vale of Edale The original uploader was Bpa at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Peveril Castle Darren Copley from Sheffield · CC BY 2.0 -
Castleton Town Defences Douglal · CC BY-SA 4.0
Climate of Kinder Scout
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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Kinder Scout
The nearest airport is Manchester Airport (MAN), 28 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Stockport, 19 km to the west.
Airports
- Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 28 kmwest
- Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 55 kmnorth
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 66 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Stockport Population: 139.1K 19 kmwest
- Oldham Population: 237.1K 24 kmnorthwest
- Manchester Population: 569K 27 kmnorthwest
- Sheffield Population: 556.5K 27 kmeast
- Huddersfield Population: 149K 30 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Kinder Scout
Within 100 km: 670 historic and cultural sites, 963 natural sites, 184 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km213 places
- Woodhead Reservoir Lake 11 kmN
- Valehouse Reservoir Lake 11 kmNW
- Torside Reservoir Lake 11 kmN
- Rhodeswood Reservoir Lake 11 kmN
25–60 km566 places
- Beal Island Island 59 kmNE
- Saint George's Island Island 28 kmW
- The Island Island 51 kmNW
- Don Island Island 34 kmE
60–100 km1,038 places
- Great Britain Island 69 kmN
- Thurstaston Beach Beach 85 kmW
- Formby Beach Beach 84 kmW
- Ainsdale Beach Beach 83 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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High Peak Town, Edale2.4 km SE
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Upper Booth Village, Edale2.7 km SE
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Chapel en le Frith Town, Chapel-en-le-Frith7.4 km SW
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Hayfield Village, High Peak District3.4 km W
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Hayfield Village, Hayfield5.2 km W
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Barber Booth Village, Edale3.8 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Brown Knoll Mountain, Chinley, Buxworth and Brownside2.5 km S
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Vale of Edale Natural site, England3.5 km E
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Mill Hill Mountain, Hope Woodlands4 km NW
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South Head Mountain, Chinley, Buxworth and Brownside4.1 km SW
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Mount Famine Mountain, Hayfield4.1 km SW
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Featherbed Top Mountain, Hope Woodlands4.6 km N
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Peak District National Park Natural site, Edale4.5 km SE
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Lord's Seat Mountain, Edale4.7 km SE
Sources & licences
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