Mountain

Skipton Moor

Located in Skipton, Craven District Coordinates: 53°57′15″ N 1°58′50″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 373 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Skipton; 2.5 km W
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: LBA Leeds Bradford Airport23 km; MAN Manchester Airport70 km

About Skipton Moor

Skipton Moor is a mountain. Location: Skipton, Craven District. Elevation: 373 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (23 km). Nearby sights include Haw Park and Skipton Castle.

Photos of Skipton Moor

Skipton Castle Davegill70 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Climate of Skipton Moor

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 117 mm

Hottest month: July (day 18°)
Coldest month: January (night 0°)
Wettest month: December (122 mm)
Driest month: May (69 mm)

5° 0°

7° 1°

9° 2°

13° 5°

16° 8°

18° 10°

15° 8°

11° 5°

8° 2°

6° 1°

Jan

120

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

109

Nov

117

Dec

122

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 Skipton Moor
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	5°	5°	7°	9°	13°	16°	18°	18°	15°	11°	8°	6°
Average low (°C)	0°	0°	1°	2°	5°	8°	10°	10°	8°	5°	2°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	120	85	94	73	69	78	72	91	95	109	117	122

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Skipton Moor

The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA), 23 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bradford, 23 km to the southeast.

Airports

Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 23 kmsoutheast
Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 70 kmsouth
Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 71 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Bradford Population: 366.2K 23 kmsoutheast
Burnley Population: 149.4K 24 kmsouthwest
Leeds Population: 536.3K 33 kmsoutheast
Huddersfield Population: 149K 36 kmsouth
Blackburn Population: 146.5K 40 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Skipton Moor

Within 100 km: 684 historic and cultural sites, 1,665 natural sites, 266 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km131 places

Great Britain Island 5 kmN
Lud Stream Islands Island 8 kmNE
Mill Island Island 10 kmN
Beanlands Island Island 12 kmE

25–60 km784 places

The Island Island 38 kmNE
Bird Island Island 29 kmW
The Island Island 38 kmNE
Beal Island Island 58 kmSE

60–100 km1,700 places

High Moor Mountain 81 kmW
Formby Beach Beach 85 kmSW
Ainsdale Beach Beach 81 kmSW
St Anne's Beach Beach 73 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Skipton Town, Skipton
2.5 km W
Embsay Village, Embsay with Eastby
2.6 km N
Greatwood Neighbourhood, Skipton
1.5 km W
Middle Town Neighbourhood, Skipton
2.1 km W
Horse Close Neighbourhood, Skipton
2.2 km W
Cross Hills Town, Kildwick
5.4 km S

Skipton Moor

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Haw Park Mountain, Skipton
2.1 km N
Skipton Castle Historic site, Skipton
2.5 km NW
High Crag Mountain, Embsay with Eastby
4.7 km N
Haw Pike Mountain, Draughton
4.8 km E
Gib Mountain, Glusburn and Cross Hills
5.6 km SW
Brown Bank Mountain, Embsay with Eastby
6.3 km N
Great Britain Island, England
5.3 km N
Crier Hill Mountain, Beamsley
7 km E

Skipton Moor

Sources & licences

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

Data last updated: November 3, 2026