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Crigdon Hill

Located in Alwinton, Northumberland Coordinates: 55°20′30″ N 2°13′18″ W

Map showing the location of Crigdon Hill Crigdon Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
379 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Alwinton
6.2 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport48 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport99 km

About Crigdon Hill

Crigdon Hill is a mountain. Location: Alwinton, Northumberland. Elevation: 379 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (48 km). Nearby sights include Long Hill and Ridlees Cairn.

Climate of Crigdon Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 158 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
January (171 mm)
Driest month
April (90 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 Crigdon Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°7°9°13°16°18°17°14°11°7°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°1°4°7°8°8°6°4°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)171118131909590101121134163158155

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Crigdon Hill

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 48 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 56 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 48 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 99 kmnorthwest
  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 106 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 56 kmsoutheast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 72 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 92 kmnorthwest
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 106 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 134 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Crigdon Hill

Within 100 km: 651 historic and cultural sites, 1,831 natural sites, 438 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km286 places

  • Yetholm Loch Lake 24 kmN
  • Catcleugh Reservoir Lake 13 kmW
  • Kielder Water Lake 25 kmSW
  • Yeavering Bell Mountain 25 kmN

25–60 km1,002 places

  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 46 kmN
  • Cheswick Sands Beach 46 kmNE
  • Longhoughton Beach Beach 42 kmE
  • South Wamses Island 50 kmNE

60–100 km1,632 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 100 kmSW
  • Cramond beach Beach 98 kmNW
  • Portobello Beach Beach 88 kmNW
  • Gullane Beach Beach 87 kmNW

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