Mountain

Wheathead Height

Located in Blacko, Pendle District Coordinates: 53°52′52″ N 2°14′44″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 389 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Barrowford; 4.3 km SE
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: LBA Leeds Bradford Airport39 km; MAN Manchester Airport59 km

About Wheathead Height

Wheathead Height is a mountain. Location: Blacko, Pendle District. Elevation: 389 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (39 km). Nearby sights include Stang Top Moor and Weets Hill.

Climate of Wheathead Height

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 139 mm

Hottest month: July (day 18°)
Coldest month: January (night -1°)
Wettest month: November (139 mm)
Driest month: May (72 mm)

4° -1°

5° -1°

7° 1°

9° 2°

13° 5°

16° 8°

18° 10°

17° 10°

14° 8°

11° 5°

7° 2°

5° 0°

Jan

133

Feb

Mar

107

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

106

Sep

112

Oct

132

Nov

139

Dec

139

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 Wheathead Height
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	4°	5°	7°	9°	13°	16°	18°	17°	14°	11°	7°	5°
Average low (°C)	-1°	-1°	1°	2°	5°	8°	10°	10°	8°	5°	2°	0°
Precipitation (mm)	133	86	107	76	72	84	85	106	112	132	139	139

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Wheathead Height

The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA), 39 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Burnley, 9 km to the south.

Airports

Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 39 kmeast
Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 59 kmsouth
Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 73 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

Burnley Population: 149.4K 9 kmsouth
Blackburn Population: 146.5K 21 kmsouthwest
Preston Population: 313.3K 33 kmsouthwest
Bradford Population: 366.2K 34 kmeast
Bolton Population: 141.3K 35 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Wheathead Height

Within 100 km: 692 historic and cultural sites, 1,744 natural sites, 265 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km151 places

Great Britain Island 21 kmNE
Bird Island Island 17 kmNW
Pickup Bank Reservoir Lake 23 kmSW
Malham Tarn Lake 24 kmN

25–60 km785 places

St Anne's Beach Beach 54 kmW
The Island Island 55 kmNE
The Island Island 57 kmNE
Batt Island Island 52 kmNE

60–100 km1,765 places

High Moor Mountain 69 kmNW
Thurstaston Beach Beach 85 kmSW
Formby Beach Beach 66 kmSW
Ainsdale Beach Beach 62 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Barrowford Town, Barrowford
4.3 km SE
Middop Village, Ribble Valley District
1.9 km N
Blacko Village, Blacko
1.9 km SE
Twiston Village, Ribble Valley District
2.4 km W
Roughlee Booth Village, Pendle District
2.7 km S
Barley-with-Wheatley Booth Village, Pendle District
2.8 km SW

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Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Stang Top Moor Mountain, Barley-with-Wheatley Booth
1.8 km SW
Weets Hill Mountain, Bracewell and Brogden
2.7 km NE
Pendle Hill Mountain, Barley-with-Wheatley Booth
3.7 km W
Colne Edge Mountain, Colne
4.6 km E
Rigg of England Mountain, Old Laund Booth
5.3 km SW
Worsaw Hill Mountain, Worston
6.1 km W
The Ridge Mountain, Worston
7 km W
Marsden Height Mountain, Brierfield
7.2 km S

Wheathead Height

Sources & licences

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

Data last updated: November 3, 2026