Mountain

Hard Rigg

Located in West Allen, Northumberland Coordinates: 54°49′59″ N 2°23′27″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 546 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Alston; 4.1 km SW
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: July; See the climate
Airports: NCL Newcastle International Airport50 km; MME Teesside International Airport72 km

About Hard Rigg

Hard Rigg is a mountain. Location: West Allen, Northumberland. Elevation: 546 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (50 km). Nearby sights include Ayle Common and Pike Rigg.

Climate of Hard Rigg

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 171 mm

Hottest month: July (day 17°)
Coldest month: January (night -2°)
Wettest month: January (181 mm)
Driest month: June (92 mm)

3° -2°

4° -1°

6° -1°

8° 1°

12° 3°

15° 6°

17° 8°

16° 8°

13° 6°

10° 4°

6° 1°

4° -1°

Jan

181

Feb

127

Mar

142

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

103

Aug

120

Sep

134

Oct

163

Nov

171

Dec

177

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 Hard Rigg
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	3°	4°	6°	8°	12°	15°	17°	16°	13°	10°	6°	4°
Average low (°C)	-2°	-1°	-1°	1°	3°	6°	8°	8°	6°	4°	1°	-1°
Precipitation (mm)	181	127	142	96	94	92	103	120	134	163	171	177

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Hard Rigg

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 50 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 52 km to the east.

Airports

Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 50 kmnortheast
Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 72 kmsoutheast
Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 118 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 52 kmeast
Sunderland Population: 170.1K 65 kmeast
Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 80 kmeast
Burnley Population: 149.4K 115 kmsouth
Blackburn Population: 146.5K 121 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Hard Rigg

Within 100 km: 849 historic and cultural sites, 2,515 natural sites, 464 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km192 places

Broomhaugh Island Island 25 kmNE
Holm Wrangle Island 23 kmW
Tindale Tarn Lake 16 kmNW
Greenlee Lough Lake 21 kmN

25–60 km1,211 places

Kirkland Scar Island 52 kmW
Michell's Island Island 54 kmSE
Wood Howe Island 46 kmSW
Seamew Crag Island 60 kmSW

60–100 km2,425 places

Great Britain Island 96 kmS
High Moor Mountain 84 kmSW
Roanhead Beach Beach 93 kmSW
St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 87 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Alston Village, Alston Moor
4.1 km SW
Ayle Village, Knaresdale with Kirkhaugh
3.4 km W
Blagill Village, Alston Moor
1.8 km SW
Carrshield Village, West Allen
5.4 km E
Ninebanks Village, West Allen
5.5 km NE
Nenthall Village, Alston Moor
2.9 km S

Hard Rigg

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Ayle Common Mountain, Knaresdale with Kirkhaugh
3.4 km NW
Pike Rigg Mountain, Knaresdale with Kirkhaugh
5.5 km N
Alston Moor Mountain, Alston Moor
5 km S
The Dodd Mountain, West Allen
5.1 km SE
Brownley Hill Mountain, West Allen
5.6 km E
Corby Gates Landmark, Alston Moor
2.4 km SW
Park Fell Mountain, Alston Moor
6.2 km SW
Little Heaplaw Mountain, Knaresdale with Kirkhaugh
6.4 km W

Hard Rigg

Sources & licences

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

Data last updated: November 3, 2026