Skip to content
Geonivora
Mountain

Black Fell

Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 55°23′19″ N 3°30′02″ W

Map showing the location of Black Fell Black Fell
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
467 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Moffat
7 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport63 km
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport69 km

About Black Fell

Black Fell is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 467 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (63 km). Nearby sights include Devil’s Beef Tub and Campland Hill.

Climate of Black Fell

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 16°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
January (182 mm)
Driest month
April (87 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 Fell
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°9°12°15°16°16°13°10°6°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°1°4°7°9°8°6°4°1°0°
Precipitation (mm)18213014287888794114143173171180

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Black Fell

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 63 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 66 km to the north.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 63 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 69 kmwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 80 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 66 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 71 kmnorthwest
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 125 kmnorth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 129 kmeast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 145 kmeast

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

Day trips from Black Fell

Within 100 km: 515 historic and cultural sites, 2,891 natural sites, 782 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km493 places

  • Townfoot Loch Lake 19 kmSW
  • Talla Reservoir Lake 12 kmNE
  • Loch Skeen Lake 13 kmNE
  • Saint Marys Loch Lake 23 kmNE

25–60 km1,345 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 55 kmS
  • Green Island Island 55 kmSW
  • Kirkland Scar Island 53 kmSE
  • Goat Island Island 59 kmSE

60–100 km2,350 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 99 kmNW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 73 kmW
  • Troon Beach Beach 75 kmW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 96 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Moffat Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    7 km SE
  • Roundstonefoot Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    9.5 km E
  • Beattock Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    9.6 km S
  • Glenbreck Village, The Scottish Borders
    8.8 km N
  • Stanshielrig Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    10 km S
  • Elvanfoot Village, South Lanarkshire
    11 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: