- Elevation
- 732 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport55 km
- EDI Edinburgh Airport66 km
About Green Lowther
Green Lowther is a mountain. Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Elevation: 732 m.
Green Lowther is a hill in the Lowther Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. It is the highest point of the Lowther Hills and lies in Lanarkshire, east of the town of Sanquhar. A microwave array once stood at the summit, however a telecommunications mast remains next to a transmitter station.
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Climate of Green Lowther
This month · November
A wet month
Day 5° · Night -1° · Rain 185 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -3°)
- Wettest month
- January (196 mm)
- Driest month
- June (89 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) | 2° | 2° | 4° | 7° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 14° | 11° | 8° | 5° | 3° |
| Average low (°C) | -3° | -3° | -2° | -1° | 2° | 5° | 7° | 7° | 5° | 2° | -1° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 196 | 137 | 151 | 90 | 93 | 89 | 95 | 118 | 154 | 185 | 185 | 192 |
How to get to Green Lowther
The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 55 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 62 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 55 kmwest
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 66 kmnorth
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 69 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 62 kmnorthwest
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 71 kmnortheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 129 kmnorth
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 143 kmeast
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 160 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Green Lowther
Within 100 km: 390 historic and cultural sites, 2,827 natural sites, 807 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km422 places
- New Island Island 22 kmNW
- Townfoot Loch Lake 16 kmS
- Talla Reservoir Lake 24 kmNE
- Gameshope Loch Lake 23 kmE
25–60 km1,446 places
- Powillimount Beach Beach 56 kmS
- Ayr Beach Beach 58 kmW
- Green Island Island 46 kmSW
- Cottage Island Island 42 kmSE
60–100 km2,156 places
- Isle of Arran Island 98 kmW
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 86 kmNW
- Troon Beach Beach 61 kmW
- Hunterston Sands Beach 82 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Leadhills Village, South Lanarkshire3.4 km NW
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Wanlockhead Village, Dumfries and Galloway2.7 km W
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Elvanfoot Village, South Lanarkshire7.3 km NE
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Sanquhar Village, Dumfries and Galloway12 km W -
Durisdeermill Village, Dumfries and Galloway8.1 km S
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Enterkinfoot Village, Dumfries and Galloway9.1 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Peden Head Mountain, South Lanarkshire0.6 km NE
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Green Trough Mountain, South Lanarkshire0.6 km SW
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Lowther Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire1.6 km SW
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Crooked Bank Mountain, South Lanarkshire1.4 km SE
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Dungrain Law Mountain, South Lanarkshire1.5 km NE
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Stake Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire1.8 km W
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Mine Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire2.1 km NW
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Dun Law Mountain, South Lanarkshire2.3 km NE
Sources & licences
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