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Black Hill

Located in Malham Moor, Craven District Coordinates: 54°05′30″ N 2°12′23″ W

Map showing the location of Black Hill Black Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
468 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Settle
5.3 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
LBA Leeds Bradford Airport44 km
MME Teesside International Airport69 km

About Black Hill

Black Hill is a mountain. Location: Malham Moor, Craven District. Elevation: 468 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (44 km). Nearby sights include Back Scar and Grizedales.

Climate of Black Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 161 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
December (162 mm)
Driest month
May (85 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 Black Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°9°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)15710512689859399121130153161162

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Black Hill

The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA), 44 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Burnley, 33 km to the south.

Airports

  • Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 44 kmsoutheast
  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 69 kmnortheast
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 83 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Burnley Population: 149.4K 33 kmsouth
  • Blackburn Population: 146.5K 42 kmsouthwest
  • Bradford Population: 366.2K 45 kmsoutheast
  • Preston Population: 313.3K 49 kmsouthwest
  • Leeds Population: 536.3K 54 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Black Hill

Within 100 km: 749 historic and cultural sites, 1,876 natural sites, 293 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km162 places

  • Great Britain Island 17 kmSE
  • Bird Island Island 17 kmSW
  • Lud Stream Islands Island 24 kmSE
  • Mill Island Island 19 kmE

25–60 km948 places

  • The Island Island 39 kmNE
  • Tuft Rock Island 56 kmNW
  • The Island Island 49 kmE
  • Batt Island Island 31 kmNE

60–100 km1,808 places

  • High Moor Mountain 62 kmW
  • Formby Beach Beach 83 kmSW
  • Ainsdale Beach Beach 78 kmSW
  • St Anne's Beach Beach 66 kmSW

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