- Elevation
- 606 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EDI Edinburgh Airport49 km
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport68 km
About Glenwhappen Rig
Glenwhappen Rig is a mountain. Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Elevation: 606 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (49 km). Nearby sights include Gathersnow Hill and Hillshaw Head.
Climate of Glenwhappen Rig
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 137 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- January (144 mm)
- Driest month
- April (74 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 3° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 11° | 14° | 16° | 15° | 12° | 9° | 5° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | -1° | 0° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 7° | 5° | 3° | 0° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 144 | 104 | 116 | 74 | 74 | 79 | 84 | 99 | 121 | 140 | 137 | 144 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Glenwhappen Rig
The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 49 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 52 km to the north.
Airports
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 49 kmnorth
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 68 kmwest
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 71 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 52 kmnorth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 61 kmnorthwest
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 111 kmnorth
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 134 kmsoutheast
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 151 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Glenwhappen Rig
Within 100 km: 462 historic and cultural sites, 2,844 natural sites, 797 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km491 places
- Talla Reservoir Lake 7 kmSE
- Loch Skeen Lake 15 kmSE
- Saint Marys Loch Lake 20 kmE
- Loch of the Lowes Lake 19 kmE
25–60 km1,292 places
- Cramond beach Beach 53 kmN
- Portobello Beach Beach 55 kmNE
- Inchcolm Island 58 kmN
- Cottage Island Island 51 kmS
60–100 km2,320 places
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 94 kmW
- Powillimount Beach Beach 70 kmS
- Ayr Beach Beach 72 kmW
- Troon Beach Beach 73 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Gathersnow Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire0.5 km E
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Hillshaw Head Mountain, The Scottish Borders1.3 km SW
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Coomb Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders1.7 km E
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Moss Law Mountain, The Scottish Borders1.8 km N
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Coomb Dod Mountain, South Lanarkshire2.1 km S
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Glengary Knowe Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.4 km E
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Knock Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire2.7 km NW
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Backwater Rig Mountain, South Lanarkshire3 km SW
Sources & licences
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