- Elevation
- 692 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EDI Edinburgh Airport66 km
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport85 km
About Ettrick Pen
Ettrick Pen is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 692 m.
Ettrick Pen is a hill in the Ettrick Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. A remote peak, It lies southwest of the village of Ettrick, on the border of the Scottish Borders and Dumfries and Galloway. The highest of the Ettrick Hills, it is crossed by the Southern Upland Way and is a prominent landmark from many directions. Its summit is topped by an ancient cairn.
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At a glance
- Topographic prominence
- 358 m
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Ettrick Pen
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Loch Fell Iangpark · CC BY-SA 4.0
Climate of Ettrick Pen
This month · November
A wet month
Day 5° · Night -1° · Rain 174 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -3°)
- Wettest month
- January (189 mm)
- Driest month
- May (93 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 2° | 2° | 4° | 7° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 12° | 8° | 5° | 3° |
| Average low (°C) | -3° | -3° | -2° | -1° | 2° | 5° | 7° | 7° | 5° | 2° | -1° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 189 | 138 | 153 | 96 | 93 | 96 | 103 | 121 | 144 | 176 | 174 | 189 |
How to get to Ettrick Pen
The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 66 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 66 kmnorth
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 85 kmwest
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 93 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 66 kmnorth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 84 kmnorthwest
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 113 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 125 kmnorth
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 130 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Ettrick Pen
Within 100 km: 637 historic and cultural sites, 2,969 natural sites, 749 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km479 places
- Talla Reservoir Lake 17 kmNW
- Loch Skeen Lake 9 kmN
- Shaws Upper Loch Lake 22 kmNE
- Shaws Under Loch Lake 23 kmNE
25–60 km1,335 places
- Powillimount Beach Beach 55 kmS
- Kirkland Scar Island 46 kmS
- Wooden Anna Island 60 kmNE
- Little Corby Island Island 57 kmSE
60–100 km2,541 places
- St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 99 kmS
- Ayr Beach Beach 88 kmW
- Troon Beach Beach 91 kmW
- Burntisland Beach Beach 79 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Roundstonefoot Village, Dumfries and Galloway6 km W
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Moffat Village, Dumfries and Galloway12 km W -
Davington Village, Dumfries and Galloway7.4 km SE
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Birkhill Village, Dumfries and Galloway8.3 km N
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Holm Village, Dumfries and Galloway11 km SE
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Eskdalemuir Village, Dumfries and Galloway11 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Hopetoun Craig Mountain, The Scottish Borders1.5 km SW
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Dob's Craig Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway1.5 km E
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Phawhope Kips Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway1.5 km NE
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Bushie Law Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.3 km NW
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Wind Fell Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.6 km SW
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Loch Fell Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway4.1 km SW
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Pot Law Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.8 km NW
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Broadgair Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders3.1 km N
Sources & licences
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