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Mountain

Garcrogo Hill

Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 55°05′45″ N 4°00′07″ W

Map showing the location of Garcrogo Hill Garcrogo Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
242 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Drumwhirn
2.3 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport58 km
GLA Glasgow Airport91 km

About Garcrogo Hill

Garcrogo Hill is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 242 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (58 km). Nearby sights include Barlay Hill and Larglear Hill.

Climate of Garcrogo Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 165 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (165 mm)
Driest month
June (77 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).

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Climate of Garcrogo Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°10°13°16°17°17°14°11°7°5°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°5°8°10°9°7°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)16410812178887777104137161165164

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Garcrogo Hill

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 58 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 87 km to the north.

Airports

  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 58 kmnorthwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 91 kmnorth
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 103 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 87 kmnorth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 108 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 135 kmsouthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 153 kmeast
  • Blackpool Population: 145K 155 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Garcrogo Hill

Within 100 km: 328 historic and cultural sites, 2,747 natural sites, 666 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km400 places

  • Green Island Island 9 kmSW
  • Grainyford Isle Island 20 kmS
  • Germany Isle Island 23 kmSW
  • Danevale Island Island 14 kmS

25–60 km1,174 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 35 kmSE
  • Ayr Beach Beach 58 kmNW
  • Murrays Isles Island 34 kmSW
  • Hestan Island Island 32 kmS

60–100 km2,167 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 97 kmNW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 95 kmNW
  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 72 kmS
  • Troon Beach Beach 65 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Drumwhirn Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    2.3 km E
  • Corsock Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    4.8 km SE
  • Holmhead Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    6.3 km N
  • Holy Croft Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    6.8 km W
  • Balmaclellan Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    7.1 km W
  • Moniaive Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    12 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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