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Featherbed Top

Located in Hope Woodlands, High Peak District Coordinates: 53°25′32″ N 1°51′55″ W

Map showing the location of Featherbed Top Featherbed Top
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
544 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Glossop
5.9 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
MAN Manchester Airport29 km
LBA Leeds Bradford Airport51 km

About Featherbed Top

Featherbed Top is a mountain. Location: Hope Woodlands, High Peak District. Elevation: 544 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Manchester Airport (29 km). Nearby sights include Higher Shelf Stones and Mill Hill.

Climate of Featherbed Top

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 130 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
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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Climate of Featherbed Top
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°8°13°15°17°17°14°10°7°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°1°4°7°9°9°7°4°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)127941048278868097100123130132

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Featherbed Top

The nearest airport is Manchester Airport (MAN), 29 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Stockport, 20 km to the west.

Airports

  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 29 kmwest
  • Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 51 kmnorth
  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 66 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Stockport Population: 139.1K 20 kmwest
  • Oldham Population: 237.1K 21 kmnorthwest
  • Manchester Population: 569K 25 kmwest
  • Huddersfield Population: 149K 25 kmnorth
  • Sheffield Population: 556.5K 27 kmeast

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

Day trips from Featherbed Top

Within 100 km: 662 historic and cultural sites, 970 natural sites, 181 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km217 places

  • Woodhead Reservoir Lake 6 kmN
  • Valehouse Reservoir Lake 8 kmNW
  • Torside Reservoir Lake 7 kmN
  • Rhodeswood Reservoir Lake 7 kmNW

25–60 km570 places

  • Beal Island Island 56 kmNE
  • Saint George's Island Island 27 kmW
  • The Island Island 49 kmNW
  • Don Island Island 33 kmE

60–100 km1,026 places

  • Great Britain Island 65 kmN
  • Thurstaston Beach Beach 86 kmW
  • Formby Beach Beach 83 kmW
  • Ainsdale Beach Beach 82 kmW

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