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Purdom Pikes

Located in Kielder, Northumberland Coordinates: 55°13′12″ N 2°37′23″ W

Map showing the location of Purdom Pikes Purdom Pikes
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
454 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kielder
2.9 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport63 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport94 km

About Purdom Pikes

Purdom Pikes is a mountain. Location: Kielder, Northumberland. Elevation: 454 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (63 km). Nearby sights include Kielder Forest and Water and Kielder Viaduct.

Climate of Purdom Pikes

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 136 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
January (144 mm)
Driest month
April (78 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 Purdom Pikes
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°9°12°15°17°16°13°10°7°5°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-1°1°3°6°8°8°6°4°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)14410311478808289104114137136139

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Purdom Pikes

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 63 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 70 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 63 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 94 kmnorthwest
  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 110 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 70 kmsoutheast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 87 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 89 kmnorthwest
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 114 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 126 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Purdom Pikes

Within 100 km: 715 historic and cultural sites, 2,801 natural sites, 608 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km230 places

  • Goat Island Island 24 kmSW
  • Catcleugh Reservoir Lake 17 kmNE
  • Kielder Water Lake 9 kmSE
  • Rubers Law Mountain 24 kmN

25–60 km1,304 places

  • Kirkland Scar Island 47 kmSW
  • Wooden Anna Island 44 kmN
  • Broomhaugh Island Island 44 kmSE
  • Fishgarth Holm Island 43 kmS

60–100 km2,590 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 71 kmSW
  • Cramond beach Beach 95 kmNW
  • Portobello Beach Beach 87 kmN
  • Gullane Beach Beach 92 kmN

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