- Elevation
- 725 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport54 km
- EDI Edinburgh Airport68 km
About Lowther Hill
Lowther Hill is a mountain. Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Elevation: 725 m.
Lowther Hill is a hill in the Lowther Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. Although the hill lends its name to the range, it is the second highest point of the Lowther Hills and lies on the border between Lanarkshire and Dumfries and Galloway, east of the town of Sanquhar, however the true summit lies just within Lanarkshire.
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Climate of Lowther Hill
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 Lowther Hill
The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 54 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 63 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 54 kmwest
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 68 kmnorth
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 70 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 63 kmnorthwest
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 73 kmnortheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 131 kmnorth
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 144 kmeast
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 160 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Lowther Hill
Within 100 km: 389 historic and cultural sites, 2,818 natural sites, 805 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km419 places
- New Island Island 22 kmNW
- Townfoot Loch Lake 15 kmS
- Gameshope Loch Lake 24 kmE
- Queensberry Mountain 15 kmSE
25–60 km1,453 places
- Powillimount Beach Beach 55 kmS
- Ayr Beach Beach 57 kmW
- Green Island Island 44 kmSW
- Kirkland Scar Island 60 kmSE
60–100 km2,140 places
- Isle of Arran Island 98 kmW
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 85 kmNW
- St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 99 kmS
- Troon Beach Beach 60 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Leadhills Village, South Lanarkshire4.3 km N
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Wanlockhead Village, Dumfries and Galloway2.7 km NW
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Sanquhar Village, Dumfries and Galloway11 km W -
Durisdeermill Village, Dumfries and Galloway6.6 km S
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Enterkinfoot Village, Dumfries and Galloway7.5 km SW -
Durisdeer Village, Dumfries and Galloway7.1 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Green Lowther Mountain, South Lanarkshire1.6 km NE
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Green Trough Mountain, South Lanarkshire1 km NE
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East Mount Lowther Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway1.4 km SW
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Cold Moss Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway1.6 km SE
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Crooked Bank Mountain, South Lanarkshire1.6 km E
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Stake Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire1.9 km NW
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Comb Head Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway1.9 km SE
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Middle Moor Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.1 km W
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources