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Great Close Hill

Located in Malham Moor, Craven District Coordinates: 54°05′50″ N 2°09′03″ W

Map showing the location of Great Close Hill Great Close Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
465 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Craven
0.9 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
LBA Leeds Bradford Airport41 km
MME Teesside International Airport66 km

About Great Close Hill

Great Close Hill is a mountain. Location: Malham Moor, Craven District. Elevation: 465 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (41 km). Nearby sights include Abbot Hills and Malham Tarn.

Climate of Great Close Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 151 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
December (153 mm)
Driest month
May (84 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 Great Close 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)14910312087849095116123143151153

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Great Close Hill

The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA), 41 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Burnley, 34 km to the south.

Airports

  • Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 41 kmsoutheast
  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 66 kmnortheast
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 84 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Burnley Population: 149.4K 34 kmsouth
  • Bradford Population: 366.2K 43 kmsoutheast
  • Blackburn Population: 146.5K 44 kmsouthwest
  • Leeds Population: 536.3K 52 kmsoutheast
  • Preston Population: 313.3K 52 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Great Close Hill

Within 100 km: 742 historic and cultural sites, 1,876 natural sites, 294 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km157 places

  • Great Britain Island 15 kmSE
  • Bird Island Island 20 kmSW
  • Lud Stream Islands Island 21 kmSE
  • Mill Island Island 16 kmSE

25–60 km906 places

  • The Island Island 36 kmNE
  • Tuft Rock Island 59 kmNW
  • The Island Island 45 kmE
  • Batt Island Island 28 kmNE

60–100 km1,849 places

  • High Moor Mountain 66 kmW
  • Formby Beach Beach 86 kmSW
  • Ainsdale Beach Beach 81 kmSW
  • St Anne's Beach Beach 70 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Craven Village, Malham
    0.9 km SW
  • Malham Village, Craven District
    2.6 km S
  • Langscar Village, Malham
    2.6 km SW
  • Malham Village, Malham
    3.9 km S
  • Bordley Village, Craven District
    4 km E
  • Bordley Village, Bordley
    4.4 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

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