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Mosshope Fell

Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 55°20′52″ N 3°34′30″ W

Map showing the location of Mosshope Fell Mosshope Fell
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
479 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Moffat
8.6 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport66 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport68 km

About Mosshope Fell

Mosshope Fell is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 479 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (66 km). Nearby sights include Earlside and Gill Knowe.

Climate of Mosshope 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 Mosshope Fell
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°8°12°14°16°16°13°10°6°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°1°4°6°8°8°6°4°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)18213014287888794114143173171180

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Mosshope Fell

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 66 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 71 km to the north.

Airports

  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 66 kmwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 68 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 80 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 71 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 72 kmnorthwest
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 130 kmnorth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 132 kmeast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 148 kmeast

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

Day trips from Mosshope Fell

Within 100 km: 492 historic and cultural sites, 2,910 natural sites, 777 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km471 places

  • Townfoot Loch Lake 13 kmSW
  • Talla Reservoir Lake 19 kmNE
  • Loch Skeen Lake 19 kmNE
  • Gameshope Loch Lake 15 kmNE

25–60 km1,398 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 51 kmS
  • Hestan Island Island 59 kmS
  • Green Island Island 48 kmSW
  • Kirkland Scar Island 51 kmSE

60–100 km2,310 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 97 kmNW
  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 96 kmS
  • Ayr Beach Beach 69 kmW
  • Troon Beach Beach 72 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Moffat Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    8.6 km E
  • Stanshielrig Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    8.4 km SE
  • Beattock Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    9 km SE
  • Thornhill Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    18 km SW
  • Leadhills Village, South Lanarkshire
    14 km NW
  • Durisdeer Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    11 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

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