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Mountain

Sails

Located in High Abbotside, Richmondshire District Coordinates: 54°21′51″ N 2°17′48″ W

Map showing the location of Sails Sails
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
667 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Cotterdale
3.7 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
MME Teesside International Airport59 km
LBA Leeds Bradford Airport69 km

About Sails

Sails is a mountain. Location: High Abbotside, Richmondshire District. Elevation: 667 m. The nearest airport is Teesside International Airport (59 km). Nearby sights include Lunds Fell and Hugh Seat.

Climate of Sails

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 173 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
December (177 mm)
Driest month
May (95 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Sails
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°3°5°8°11°14°16°16°13°9°6°3°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-1°0°3°6°8°8°6°3°0°-1°
Precipitation (mm)176122142979596106127140164173177

How to get to Sails

The nearest airport is Teesside International Airport (MME), 59 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) (69 km). The nearest large city is Burnley, 63 km to the south.

Airports

  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 59 kmeast
  • Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 69 kmsoutheast
  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 85 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Burnley Population: 149.4K 63 kmsouth
  • Blackburn Population: 146.5K 69 kmsouth
  • Preston Population: 313.3K 72 kmsouth
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 73 kmeast
  • Bradford Population: 366.2K 73 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Sails

Within 100 km: 933 historic and cultural sites, 1,820 natural sites, 323 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km192 places

  • Semer Water Lake 16 kmSE
  • Wild Boar Fell Mountain 5 kmNW
  • Whernside Mountain 17 kmSW
  • Pen-y-ghent Mountain 23 kmS

25–60 km1,272 places

  • Great Britain Island 45 kmSE
  • High Moor Mountain 57 kmW
  • The Island Island 44 kmE
  • Tuft Rock Island 41 kmW

60–100 km1,612 places

  • Ainsdale Beach Beach 98 kmSW
  • St Anne's Beach Beach 84 kmSW
  • Roanhead Beach Beach 66 kmW
  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 86 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Cotterdale Village, High Abbotside
    3.7 km SE
  • Mallerstang Village, Westmorland and Furness
    4.7 km NW
  • Garsdale Head Village, Garsdale
    5 km SW
  • Aisgill Village, Mallerstang
    3.6 km W
  • Hawes Village, Richmondshire District
    7.5 km S
  • Garsdale Village, Westmorland and Furness
    7.5 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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