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Axe Edge

Located in Hartington Upper Quarter, High Peak District Coordinates: 53°13′14″ N 1°57′10″ W

Axe Edge
Dave Dunford · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
549 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Buxton
5 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
MAN Manchester Airport26 km
EMA East Midlands Airport60 km

About Axe Edge

Axe Edge is a mountain. Location: Hartington Upper Quarter, High Peak District. Elevation: 549 m.

From Wikipedia

Axe Edge Moor is the major moorland southwest of Buxton in the Peak District, England. It is mainly gritstone (Namurian shale and sandstone). Its highest point (551 metres (1,808 ft)) is at grid reference SK035706. This is slightly lower than Shining Tor (which is some 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) to the northwest, across the modest dip of the incipient Goyt Valley). The moor is the source of the River Dove, River Manifold, River Dane, River Wye and River Goyt.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Axe Edge

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 2° · Rain 123 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
November (123 mm)
Driest month
May (77 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 Axe Edge
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°3°6°8°12°15°17°17°14°10°6°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°1°4°7°9°9°7°4°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)1188796797785789595116123123

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Axe Edge

The nearest airport is Manchester Airport (MAN), 26 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Stockport, 25 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 26 kmnorthwest
  • East Midlands Airport (EMA) Nottingham, Leicestershire 60 kmsoutheast
  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 61 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Stockport Population: 139.1K 25 kmnorthwest
  • Stoke-on-Trent Population: 258.4K 29 kmsouthwest
  • Newcastle-under-Lyme Population: 127.7K 31 kmsouthwest
  • Manchester Population: 569K 35 kmnorthwest
  • Chesterfield Population: 113.1K 36 kmeast

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

Day trips from Axe Edge

Within 100 km: 709 historic and cultural sites, 1,103 natural sites, 158 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km204 places

  • Ladybower Reservoir Lake 24 kmNE
  • Kinder Scout Mountain 19 kmN
  • The Cloud Mountain 14 kmSW
  • Shining Tor Mountain 6 kmNW

25–60 km544 places

  • Horninglow island Island 51 kmSE
  • Saint George's Island Island 35 kmNW
  • The Island Island 60 kmNW
  • Don Island Island 46 kmNE

60–100 km1,222 places

  • Great Britain Island 87 kmN
  • Thurstaston Beach Beach 80 kmW
  • Formby Beach Beach 85 kmNW
  • Ainsdale Beach Beach 86 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Buxton Town, High Peak District
    5 km NE
  • Dove Head Village, Hartington Upper Quarter
    0.9 km SE
  • Brand Side Village, Hartington Upper Quarter
    1.2 km SE
  • Hilltop Village, Quarnford
    1 km S
  • Quarnford Village, Staffordshire Moorlands
    3 km SW
  • Ladmanlow Village, High Peak District
    2.6 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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