Cats Tor
Located in Hartington Upper Quarter, High Peak District Coordinates: 53°16′48″ N 2°00′33″ W
- Elevation
- 522 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- MAN Manchester Airport20 km
- LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport56 km
About Cats Tor
Cats Tor is a mountain. Location: Hartington Upper Quarter, High Peak District. Elevation: 522 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Manchester Airport (20 km). Nearby sights include Shining Tor and Waggonshaw Brow.
Photos of Cats Tor
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Axe Edge Dave Dunford · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Cats Tor
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 106 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -1°)
- Wettest month
- November (106 mm)
- Driest month
- April (67 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 4° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 12° | 15° | 17° | 17° | 14° | 10° | 7° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -1° | 0° | 1° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 1° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 99 | 73 | 82 | 67 | 67 | 78 | 70 | 86 | 85 | 102 | 106 | 104 |
How to get to Cats Tor
The nearest airport is Manchester Airport (MAN), 20 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Stockport, 17 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 20 kmnorthwest
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 56 kmwest
- East Midlands Airport (EMA) Nottingham, Leicestershire 68 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Stockport Population: 139.1K 17 kmnorthwest
- Manchester Population: 569K 27 kmnorthwest
- Salford Population: 129.8K 30 kmnorthwest
- Oldham Population: 237.1K 30 kmnorth
- Stoke-on-Trent Population: 258.4K 33 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Cats Tor
Within 100 km: 709 historic and cultural sites, 1,108 natural sites, 175 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km202 places
- Woodhead Reservoir Lake 25 kmNE
- Valehouse Reservoir Lake 22 kmN
- Torside Reservoir Lake 24 kmN
- Rhodeswood Reservoir Lake 23 kmN
25–60 km552 places
- Horninglow island Island 59 kmSE
- Saint George's Island Island 27 kmNW
- The Island Island 52 kmNW
- Don Island Island 46 kmE
60–100 km1,238 places
- Great Britain Island 80 kmN
- Thurstaston Beach Beach 76 kmW
- Formby Beach Beach 79 kmNW
- Ainsdale Beach Beach 79 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Whaley Bridge Town, Whaley Bridge5.9 km N
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Rainow Municipality, Cheshire East2.9 km W
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Kettleshulme Municipality, Cheshire East2.9 km N
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Ginclough Village, Rainow3.6 km W
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Bottom-of-the-Oven Village, Macclesfield Forest and Wildboarclough4 km SW
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Kettleshulme Village, Kettleshulme4.1 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Shining Tor Mountain, Macclesfield Forest and Wildboarclough2.2 km S
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Waggonshaw Brow Mountain, Rainow2.2 km W
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Charles Head Mountain, Rainow3.2 km NW
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Ely Brow Mountain, Rainow3.7 km SW
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Whitehills Mountain, Macclesfield Forest and Wildboarclough4.2 km SW
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Billinge Hill Mountain, Rainow4.2 km NW
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Burbage Edge Mountain, High Peak District4.4 km SE
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Combs Head Mountain, Hartington Upper Quarter4.6 km E
More nature in United Kingdom
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Axe Edge Mountain, Hartington Upper Quarter7.6 km SE
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Axe Edge Moor Mountain, Hartington Upper Quarter6.6 km SE
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Thirkelow Rocks Mountain, Hartington Upper Quarter8.7 km SE
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Booth Hill Mountain, Hartington Upper Quarter9.8 km SE
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Hollins Hill Mountain, Hartington Upper Quarter10 km SE
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Hind Low Mountain, Hartington Upper Quarter11 km SE
Sources & licences
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