Combs Head
Located in Hartington Upper Quarter, High Peak District Coordinates: 53°16′43″ N 1°56′26″ W
- Elevation
- 503 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- MAN Manchester Airport24 km
- LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport61 km
About Combs Head
Combs Head is a mountain. Location: Hartington Upper Quarter, High Peak District. Elevation: 503 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Manchester Airport (24 km). Nearby sights include Black Edge and Burbage Edge.
Photos of Combs Head
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Axe Edge Dave Dunford · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Combs Head
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 7° · 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 4° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 13° | 15° | 17° | 17° | 14° | 10° | 7° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -1° | 0° | 2° | 5° | 7° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 2° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 118 | 87 | 96 | 79 | 77 | 85 | 78 | 95 | 95 | 116 | 123 | 123 |
How to get to Combs Head
The nearest airport is Manchester Airport (MAN), 24 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Stockport, 21 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 24 kmwest
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 61 kmwest
- East Midlands Airport (EMA) Nottingham, Leicestershire 65 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Stockport Population: 139.1K 21 kmnorthwest
- Manchester Population: 569K 30 kmnorthwest
- Oldham Population: 237.1K 31 kmnorth
- Salford Population: 129.8K 33 kmnorthwest
- Sheffield Population: 556.5K 34 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Combs Head
Within 100 km: 685 historic and cultural sites, 1,053 natural sites, 172 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km210 places
- Woodhead Reservoir Lake 23 kmN
- Valehouse Reservoir Lake 22 kmN
- Torside Reservoir Lake 23 kmN
- Rhodeswood Reservoir Lake 22 kmN
25–60 km550 places
- Horninglow island Island 56 kmS
- Saint George's Island Island 30 kmNW
- The Island Island 55 kmNW
- Don Island Island 42 kmNE
60–100 km1,150 places
- Great Britain Island 80 kmN
- Thurstaston Beach Beach 80 kmW
- Formby Beach Beach 83 kmNW
- Ainsdale Beach Beach 83 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Buxton Town, High Peak District3.1 km SE -
Chapel en le Frith Town, Chapel-en-le-Frith5.4 km N
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Nithen End Neighbourhood, High Peak District2.1 km SE
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River's Vale Neighbourhood, High Peak District2.4 km S
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The Park Neighbourhood, High Peak District2.6 km SE
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Dove Holes Village, Chapel-en-le-Frith4.2 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Black Edge Mountain, Chapel-en-le-Frith2.6 km NE
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Burbage Edge Mountain, High Peak District2.7 km SW
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Grin Low Mountain, High Peak District4.2 km S
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Axe Edge Mountain, Hartington Upper Quarter6.5 km S
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Cats Tor Mountain, Hartington Upper Quarter4.6 km W
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Waterswallows Hill Mountain, Green Fairfield4.8 km E
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Shining Tor Mountain, Macclesfield Forest and Wildboarclough5 km SW
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Dove Holes Hill Mountain, Peak Forest5 km NE
Sources & licences
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