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Mountain

Loch Fell

Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 55°19′47″ N 3°18′33″ W

Loch Fell
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Elevation
688 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Moffat
8.4 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport69 km
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport83 km

About Loch Fell

Loch Fell is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 688 m.

From Wikipedia

Loch Fell is a hill in the Ettrick Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. Close to the Southern Upland Way, routes of ascent frequently incorporate its track and it is almost always climbed along with the neighbouring hills.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Topographic prominence
124 m

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Loch Fell

This month · November

A wet month

Day 5° · Night -1° · Rain 164 mm

Hottest month
July (day 15°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
December (180 mm)
Driest month
May (86 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 Loch Fell
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°3°5°7°11°13°15°15°12°9°5°3°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°-2°-1°2°5°6°6°4°2°-1°-3°
Precipitation (mm)17713114288869099115135166164180

How to get to Loch Fell

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 69 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 70 km to the north.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 69 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 83 kmwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 93 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 70 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 84 kmnorthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 115 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 129 kmnorth
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 132 kmeast

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

Day trips from Loch Fell

Within 100 km: 625 historic and cultural sites, 3,021 natural sites, 754 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km463 places

  • Henderland Island Island 25 kmS
  • Talla Reservoir Lake 18 kmN
  • Loch Skeen Lake 12 kmN
  • Saint Marys Loch Lake 19 kmNE

25–60 km1,359 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 52 kmS
  • Kirkland Scar Island 43 kmS
  • Little Corby Island Island 56 kmSE
  • Goat Island Island 46 kmSE

60–100 km2,578 places

  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 95 kmS
  • Ayr Beach Beach 86 kmW
  • Troon Beach Beach 89 kmW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 82 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Moffat Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    8.4 km W
  • Roundstonefoot Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    4.8 km NW
  • Davington Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    7.7 km SE
  • Beattock Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    9.4 km W
  • Holm Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    11 km SE
  • Eskdalemuir Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    11 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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