- Elevation
- 516 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EDI Edinburgh Airport29 km
- GLA Glasgow Airport64 km
About Black Mount
Black Mount is a mountain. Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Elevation: 516 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (29 km). Nearby sights include White Hill and Broomie Law.
Photos of Black Mount
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Catstone Callum Black · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Bleak Law Eileen Henderson · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Black Mount
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 111 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- December (117 mm)
- Driest month
- April (64 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 3° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 12° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 13° | 9° | 6° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | -1° | 1° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 0° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 116 | 84 | 96 | 64 | 65 | 72 | 74 | 84 | 102 | 115 | 111 | 117 |
How to get to Black Mount
The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 29 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 33 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 29 kmnorth
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 64 kmwest
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 73 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 33 kmnortheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 53 kmwest
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 91 kmnorth
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 143 kmsoutheast
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 159 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Black Mount
Within 100 km: 387 historic and cultural sites, 2,967 natural sites, 787 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km381 places
- Threipmuir Reservoir Lake 20 kmNE
- Talla Reservoir Lake 24 kmS
- Roseberry Reservoir Lake 25 kmNE
- Portmore Loch Lake 18 kmE
25–60 km1,325 places
- Burntisland Beach Beach 43 kmN
- Cramond beach Beach 33 kmN
- Portobello Beach Beach 36 kmNE
- Gullane Beach Beach 55 kmNE
60–100 km2,435 places
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 92 kmW
- Powillimount Beach Beach 90 kmS
- Ayr Beach Beach 79 kmW
- Troon Beach Beach 77 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Walston Village, South Lanarkshire2.1 km W
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Dunsyre Village, South Lanarkshire2.3 km N
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Dolphinton Village, South Lanarkshire2.7 km E
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Elsrickle Village, South Lanarkshire3.2 km SW
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Candy Mill Village, South Lanarkshire4.4 km S
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Biggar Village, South Lanarkshire9.2 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
White Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire1.4 km NE
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Broomie Law Mountain, South Lanarkshire2.4 km N
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Broomy Law Mountain, South Lanarkshire3.1 km S
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Dunsyre Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire3.2 km N
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Shaw Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders3.5 km E
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Kippit Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders3.5 km NE
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Sandy Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders3.6 km SE
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Easthills Mountain, South Lanarkshire3.8 km NW
More nature in United Kingdom
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Bleak Law Mountain, South Lanarkshire5.5 km N
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Cairn Knowe Mountain, South Lanarkshire5.1 km N
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Horse Law Mountain, South Lanarkshire5.8 km NW
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Henshaw Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire8.7 km N -
The Pike Mountain, South Lanarkshire6.6 km N
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Mid Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire4 km N
Sources & licences
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