Skip to content
Geonivora
Mountain

Black Mountain

Located in Bettws-y-Crwyn, Shropshire Coordinates: 52°26′28″ N 3°11′25″ W

Map showing the location of Black Mountain Black Mountain
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
448 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Bettws y Crwyn
1.8 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BHX Birmingham Airport98 km
LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport102 km

About Black Mountain

Black Mountain is a mountain. Location: Bettws-y-Crwyn, Shropshire. Elevation: 448 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (98 km). Nearby sights include Cefn Hill and Pen Hendre.

Climate of Black Mountain

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 150 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
December (163 mm)
Driest month
July (75 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Black Mountain
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°10°13°16°18°18°15°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°-1°1°2°5°7°9°9°7°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)1601131228778867599112132150163

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Black Mountain

The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (BHX), 98 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Telford, 57 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 98 kmeast
  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 102 kmnorth
  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 117 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Telford Population: 155.6K 57 kmnortheast
  • Worcester Population: 101.7K 72 kmsoutheast
  • Wolverhampton Population: 263.7K 74 kmeast
  • Dudley Population: 199.1K 76 kmeast
  • West Bromwich Population: 103.1K 82 kmeast

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

Day trips from Black Mountain

Within 100 km: 956 historic and cultural sites, 2,767 natural sites, 175 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km440 places

  • Rhydd Hywel Mountain 17 kmW
  • Beacon Hill Mountain 7 kmS
  • Great Rhos Mountain 19 kmS
  • Stiperstones Mountain 23 kmNE

25–60 km1,467 places

  • The Island Island 38 kmSE
  • Lake Vyrnwy Lake 45 kmNW
  • Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 33 kmSW
  • Newton Mere Lake 56 kmNE

60–100 km1,991 places

  • Tresaith Beach Beach 97 kmW
  • Llangrannog's Beach Beach 93 kmW
  • Thurstaston Beach Beach 100 kmN
  • Ynys Tywyn Island 83 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: