- Elevation
- 442 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- NCL Newcastle International Airport33 km
- MME Teesside International Airport93 km
About Tosson Hill
Tosson Hill is a mountain. Location: Hepple, Northumberland. Elevation: 442 m.
Tosson Hill is the highest hill in the Simonside Hills to the south of Rothbury in Northumberland, England. The summit lies about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) west of Simonside, the best-known summit of the Simonside Hills. It has an elevation of 441.7 m (1,449 ft) and a prominence of 249.1 m (817 ft) and is classed as a Marilyn. The summit is about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) west of the edge of the Forestry Commission-owned Simonside Forest, and unlike the rest of the Simonside hills there was no public access to the summit.
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At a glance
- Topographic prominence
- 247 m
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Tosson Hill
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Cartington Castle Mike Searle · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of Tosson Hill
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 88 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- January (89 mm)
- Driest month
- April (60 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 4° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 12° | 15° | 17° | 17° | 14° | 10° | 7° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | -1° | 1° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 1° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 89 | 64 | 74 | 60 | 62 | 61 | 64 | 79 | 72 | 82 | 88 | 86 |
How to get to Tosson Hill
The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 33 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 42 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 33 kmsoutheast
- Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 93 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 115 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 42 kmsoutheast
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 57 kmsoutheast
- Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 92 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 107 kmnorthwest
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 146 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Tosson Hill
Within 100 km: 639 historic and cultural sites, 1,488 natural sites, 359 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km243 places
- Carr's Island Island 15 kmE
- Gold Island Island 25 kmSW
- Cushat Law Mountain 17 kmNW
- The Cheviot Mountain 24 kmNW
25–60 km822 places
- Cocklawburn Beach Beach 50 kmN
- Cheswick Sands Beach 49 kmN
- Longhoughton Beach Beach 31 kmNE
- South Wamses Island 46 kmNE
60–100 km1,421 places
- Seacliff Beach Beach 95 kmNW
- Seaton Carew Beach Beach 86 kmSE
- Redcar Beach Beach 94 kmSE
- Kirkland Scar Island 84 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Thropton Village, Thropton4.6 km NE
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Hepple Village, Hepple3.1 km NW
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Whitton and Tosson Municipality, Northumberland3.1 km E
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Rothbury Village, Rothbury6.5 km NE
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Great Tosson Village, Whitton and Tosson3.3 km NE
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Flotterton Village, Hepple4.3 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Simonside Mountain, Whitton and Tosson2 km E
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Darden Rigg Mountain, Hepple2.4 km SW
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Harehaugh Hill Mountain, Harbottle4.4 km W
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Wreighill Pike Mountain, Hepple4.6 km NW
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Dues Hill Mountain, Harbottle5.4 km W
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High Rigg Pele Landmark, Hepple3 km SW
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Hepple Tower Landmark, Hepple3 km NW
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Garleigh Hill Mountain, Hesleyhurst5.7 km E
Sources & licences
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