- Elevation
- 471 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- MAN Manchester Airport30 km
- LBA Leeds Bradford Airport61 km
About Eldon Hill
Eldon Hill is a mountain. Location: Peak Forest, High Peak District. Elevation: 471 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Manchester Airport (30 km). Nearby sights include Slitherstone Hill and Gautries Hill.
Photos of Eldon Hill
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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 Eldon Hill
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 110 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -1°)
- Wettest month
- December (113 mm)
- Driest month
- May (71 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° | 9° | 13° | 15° | 18° | 17° | 14° | 11° | 7° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -1° | 0° | 2° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 2° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 108 | 80 | 87 | 74 | 71 | 80 | 71 | 87 | 86 | 104 | 110 | 113 |
How to get to Eldon Hill
The nearest airport is Manchester Airport (MAN), 30 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Stockport, 24 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 30 kmwest
- Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 61 kmnorth
- East Midlands Airport (EMA) Nottingham, Leicestershire 65 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Stockport Population: 139.1K 24 kmnorthwest
- Sheffield Population: 556.5K 25 kmeast
- Chesterfield Population: 113.1K 29 kmeast
- Oldham Population: 237.1K 31 kmnorthwest
- Manchester Population: 569K 32 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Eldon Hill
Within 100 km: 647 historic and cultural sites, 950 natural sites, 174 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km229 places
- Woodhead Reservoir Lake 18 kmN
- Valehouse Reservoir Lake 18 kmNW
- Torside Reservoir Lake 18 kmN
- Rhodeswood Reservoir Lake 18 kmN
25–60 km537 places
- Horninglow island Island 59 kmS
- Saint George's Island Island 33 kmNW
- The Island Island 57 kmNW
- Don Island Island 33 kmE
60–100 km1,005 places
- Great Britain Island 76 kmN
- Thurstaston Beach Beach 88 kmW
- Formby Beach Beach 88 kmW
- Ainsdale Beach Beach 88 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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High Peak Town, Edale4.7 km N
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Chapel en le Frith Town, Chapel-en-le-Frith5.7 km W
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Peak Forest Village, Peak Forest1.9 km S
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Castleton Village, High Peak District3 km NE
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Dove Holes Village, Chapel-en-le-Frith5.1 km SW
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Sparrowpit Village, Chapel-en-le-Frith2.6 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Slitherstone Hill Mountain, Peak Forest1.1 km NE
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Gautries Hill Mountain, Peak Forest1.7 km W
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Bradwell Moor Mountain, Castleton1.9 km SE
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Lord's Seat Mountain, Edale2.4 km N
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Peak District National Park Natural site, Edale2.6 km N
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Mam Tor Mountain, Castleton2.7 km NE
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Bee Low Mountain, Peak Forest2.9 km SW
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Barker Bank Mountain, Edale4.2 km NE
Sources & licences
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