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Pike Fell

Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 55°14′10″ N 2°55′30″ W

Map showing the location of Pike Fell Pike Fell
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
499 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ewes
4.8 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport82 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport84 km

About Pike Fell

Pike Fell is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 499 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (82 km). Nearby sights include Salter Grain Hill and Cockplay Hill.

Climate of Pike Fell

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 145 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
January (155 mm)
Driest month
May (82 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 Pike Fell
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°6°9°12°15°17°16°13°10°6°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-1°0°3°6°8°8°6°3°0°-1°
Precipitation (mm)15511412884828694108121146145154

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Pike Fell

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 82 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 82 km to the north.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 82 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 84 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 109 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 82 kmnorth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 89 kmeast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 105 kmeast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 109 kmnorthwest
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 131 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Pike Fell

Within 100 km: 727 historic and cultural sites, 3,072 natural sites, 709 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km332 places

  • Goat Island Island 24 kmS
  • Shaws Upper Loch Lake 24 kmN
  • Moodlaw Loch Lake 18 kmNW
  • Kingside Loch Lake 19 kmN

25–60 km1,370 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 57 kmSW
  • Kirkland Scar Island 36 kmSW
  • Wooden Anna Island 51 kmNE
  • Fishgarth Holm Island 45 kmS

60–100 km2,806 places

  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 94 kmSW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 94 kmN
  • Cramond beach Beach 86 kmN
  • Portobello Beach Beach 81 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Ewes Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    4.8 km SW
  • Langholm Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    11 km SW
  • Newcastleton Village, The Scottish Borders
    9.5 km SE
  • Burnfoot Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    9.3 km SW
  • Sandholm Village, The Scottish Borders
    9.2 km SE
  • Bentpath Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    11 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

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