Mountain

Emley Moor

Located in Denby Dale, Kirklees Coordinates: 53°36′41″ N 1°40′08″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 266 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Shelley; 1.6 km SW
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: LBA Leeds Bradford Airport28 km; MAN Manchester Airport50 km

About Emley Moor

Emley Moor is a mountain. Location: Denby Dale, Kirklees. Elevation: 266 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (28 km). Nearby sights include Emley Moor Temporary Broadcasting Mast and Emley Moor TV Tower.

Climate of Emley Moor

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 105 mm

Hottest month: July (day 19°)
Coldest month: February (night 0°)
Wettest month: December (113 mm)
Driest month: July (63 mm)

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Jan

111

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

105

Dec

113

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 Emley Moor
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	6°	8°	10°	14°	17°	19°	19°	16°	12°	8°	6°
Average low (°C)	1°	0°	2°	3°	6°	9°	11°	11°	9°	6°	3°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	111	81	87	72	64	76	63	79	82	99	105	113

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Emley Moor

The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA), 28 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Huddersfield, 9 km to the northwest.

Airports

Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 28 kmnorth
Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 50 kmsouthwest
Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 84 kmwest

Nearby large cities

Huddersfield Population: 149K 9 kmnorthwest
Wakefield Population: 109.8K 14 kmnortheast
Bradford Population: 366.2K 21 kmnorth
Leeds Population: 536.3K 22 kmnorth
Sheffield Population: 556.5K 29 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Emley Moor

Within 100 km: 640 historic and cultural sites, 967 natural sites, 192 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km156 places

Calder Island Island 12 kmNE
Stennard Island Island 14 kmNE
Woodhead Reservoir Lake 19 kmSW
Valehouse Reservoir Lake 24 kmSW

25–60 km620 places

Great Britain Island 48 kmNW
The Island Island 56 kmN
The Island Island 60 kmNE
Howden Dyke Island Island 55 kmE

60–100 km1,023 places

Formby Beach Beach 95 kmW
Ainsdale Beach Beach 92 kmW
St Anne's Beach Beach 91 kmW
The Island Island 70 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Shelley Town, Kirkburton
1.6 km SW
Skelmanthorpe Village, Denby Dale
2.6 km SE
Emley Village, Denby Dale
2.5 km E
Kirkburton Village, Kirkburton
2.3 km W
Clayton West Town, Denby Dale
4.2 km SE
Flockton Village, Kirkburton
2.9 km NE

Emley Moor

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Emley Moor Temporary Broadcasting Mast Landmark, Denby Dale
0.2 km E
Emley Moor TV Tower Landmark, Denby Dale
0.3 km E
Pool Hill Mountain, Denby Dale
4.9 km SE
Hoyland Hill Mountain, High Hoyland
5.6 km SE
Farnley Moor Mountain, Holme Valley
6 km W
Round Wood Hill Mountain, Kirklees
6.1 km NW
Haw Cliff Mountain, Kirkburton
6.1 km SW
Castle Hill Mountain, Kirklees
7 km W

Emley Moor

Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 3, 2026