Mountain

Whitwell Moor

Located in Stocksbridge, Sheffield Coordinates: 53°28′18″ N 1°37′33″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 359 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Stocksbridge; 2.5 km NE
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: LBA Leeds Bradford Airport44 km; MAN Manchester Airport46 km

About Whitwell Moor

Whitwell Moor is a mountain. Location: Stocksbridge, Sheffield. Elevation: 359 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (44 km). Nearby sights include Briery Busk and Bolsterstone Castle.

Climate of Whitwell Moor

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 107 mm

Hottest month: July (day 19°)
Coldest month: February (night 0°)
Wettest month: December (117 mm)
Driest month: July (65 mm)

5° 0°

7° 1°

10° 2°

14° 5°

16° 8°

19° 10°

18° 10°

15° 8°

12° 5°

8° 2°

6° 1°

Jan

113

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

100

Nov

107

Dec

117

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 Whitwell Moor
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	5°	5°	7°	10°	14°	16°	19°	18°	15°	12°	8°	6°
Average low (°C)	0°	0°	1°	2°	5°	8°	10°	10°	8°	5°	2°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	113	84	88	74	66	78	65	80	82	100	107	117

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Whitwell Moor

The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA), 44 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Sheffield, 15 km to the southeast.

Airports

Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 44 kmnorth
Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 46 kmwest
East Midlands Airport (EMA) Nottingham, Leicestershire 74 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Sheffield Population: 556.5K 15 kmsoutheast
Rotherham Population: 117.6K 18 kmeast
Huddersfield Population: 149K 22 kmnorthwest
Wakefield Population: 109.8K 25 kmnorth
Chesterfield Population: 113.1K 28 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Whitwell Moor

Within 100 km: 611 historic and cultural sites, 885 natural sites, 178 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km178 places

Don Island Island 18 kmE
Calder Island Island 23 kmN
Stennard Island Island 25 kmN
Woodhead Reservoir Lake 16 kmW

25–60 km571 places

Howden Dyke Island Island 58 kmNE
Beal Island Island 40 kmNE
Saint George's Island Island 42 kmW
Heron Island Island 47 kmNE

60–100 km925 places

Great Britain Island 64 kmNW
Formby Beach Beach 98 kmW
Ainsdale Beach Beach 97 kmW
St Anne's Beach Beach 98 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Stocksbridge Town, Stocksbridge
2.5 km NE
East Whitwell Neighbourhood, Stocksbridge
1.8 km E
Smithy Moor Neighbourhood, Stocksbridge
1.9 km NE
Garden Village Neighbourhood, Stocksbridge
1.9 km NE
Shay House Neighbourhood, Stocksbridge
2.1 km NE
Horner House Neighbourhood, Stocksbridge
2.2 km NE

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Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Briery Busk Mountain, Stocksbridge
2.8 km NE
Bolsterstone Castle Historic site, Stocksbridge
2.3 km E
Edge Mount Mountain, Bradfield
5.1 km SE
Little Don River River, England
4 km E
Hartcliff Hill Mountain, Penistone
5.3 km NW
Margery Hill Mountain, Bradfield
6.2 km W
Wharncliffe Chase Mountain, Wortley
6.5 km E
High Stones Mountain, Bradfield
6.8 km SW

Whitwell Moor

Sources & licences

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

Data last updated: November 3, 2026