Mountain

Caton Moor

Located in Roeburndale, Lancaster Coordinates: 54°04′11″ N 2°38′15″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 361 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Caton-with-Littledale; 2.7 km SW
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: July–August; See the climate
Airports: LBA Leeds Bradford Airport68 km; LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport83 km

About Caton Moor

Caton Moor is a mountain. Location: Roeburndale, Lancaster. Elevation: 361 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (68 km). Nearby sights include The Cragg and River Wenning.

Climate of Caton Moor

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 166 mm

Hottest month: July (day 17°)
Coldest month: January (night -1°)
Wettest month: November (166 mm)
Driest month: May (83 mm)

4° -1°

5° -1°

7° 1°

9° 2°

13° 5°

16° 8°

17° 10°

17° 9°

14° 7°

11° 5°

7° 2°

5° 0°

Jan

153

Feb

Mar

125

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

100

Aug

121

Sep

138

Oct

158

Nov

166

Dec

163

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 Caton Moor
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	4°	5°	7°	9°	13°	16°	17°	17°	14°	11°	7°	5°
Average low (°C)	-1°	-1°	1°	2°	5°	8°	10°	9°	7°	5°	2°	0°
Precipitation (mm)	153	98	125	86	83	92	100	121	138	158	166	163

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Caton Moor

The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA), 68 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Preston, 34 km to the south.

Airports

Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 68 kmeast
Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 83 kmsouth
Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 84 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Preston Population: 313.3K 34 kmsouth
Blackburn Population: 146.5K 37 kmsouth
Blackpool Population: 145K 39 kmsouthwest
Burnley Population: 149.4K 40 kmsoutheast
Bolton Population: 141.3K 56 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Caton Moor

Within 100 km: 699 historic and cultural sites, 1,754 natural sites, 267 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km223 places

Bird Island Island 17 kmSE
Charley Island Island 23 kmN
The Island Island 15 kmN
Holme Island Island 22 kmNW

25–60 km1,213 places

Great Britain Island 42 kmE
High Moor Mountain 36 kmNW
Ainsdale Beach Beach 59 kmSW
St Anne's Beach Beach 44 kmSW

60–100 km1,284 places

British Isles Island 90 kmW
Thurstaston Beach Beach 88 kmS
Formby Beach Beach 64 kmSW
St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 79 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Caton-with-Littledale Village, Lancaster
2.7 km SW
Claughton Village, Lancaster
2.4 km NW
Claughton Village, Claughton
2.4 km NW
Hornby-with-Farleton Village, Lancaster
3.9 km N
Caton Village, Caton-with-Littledale
5.4 km W
Hornby Village, Hornby-with-Farleton
4.8 km N

Caton Moor

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

The Cragg Mountain, Caton-with-Littledale
4.2 km SW
River Wenning River, England
3.5 km N
River Hindburn River, England
3.6 km N
Ward's Stone Mountain, Caton-with-Littledale
5.3 km S
River Roeburn River, England
4.2 km NE
Windy Bank Mountain, Hornby-with-Farleton
5.6 km N
Grit Fell Mountain, Over Wyresdale
5.8 km SW
Clougha Pike Mountain, Caton-with-Littledale
6 km SW

Caton Moor

Sources & licences

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

Data last updated: November 3, 2026