- Elevation
- 691 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 Peden Head
Peden Head is a mountain. Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Elevation: 691 m. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (55 km). Nearby sights include Green Lowther and Dungrain Law.
Climate of Peden Head
This month · November
A wet month
Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 185 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -2°)
- 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° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 14° | 12° | 8° | 5° | 3° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | -2° | 0° | 2° | 5° | 7° | 7° | 5° | 3° | 0° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 196 | 137 | 151 | 90 | 93 | 89 | 95 | 118 | 154 | 185 | 185 | 192 |
How to get to Peden Head
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 159 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Peden Head
Within 100 km: 393 historic and cultural sites, 2,831 natural sites, 805 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km431 places
- New Island Island 22 kmNW
- Townfoot Loch Lake 16 kmS
- Talla Reservoir Lake 23 kmNE
- Gameshope Loch Lake 22 kmE
25–60 km1,437 places
- Powillimount Beach Beach 57 kmS
- Ayr Beach Beach 58 kmW
- Green Island Island 47 kmSW
- Cottage Island Island 43 kmSE
60–100 km2,161 places
- Isle of Arran Island 99 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 Lanarkshire3.3 km NW
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Wanlockhead Village, Dumfries and Galloway3.1 km W
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Elvanfoot Village, South Lanarkshire6.7 km NE
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Sanquhar Village, Dumfries and Galloway13 km W -
Durisdeermill Village, Dumfries and Galloway8.5 km S
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Crawford Village, South Lanarkshire9.6 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Green Lowther Mountain, South Lanarkshire0.6 km SW
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Dungrain Law Mountain, South Lanarkshire0.9 km NE
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Green Trough Mountain, South Lanarkshire1.2 km SW
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Lowther Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire2.2 km SW
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Crooked Bank Mountain, South Lanarkshire1.7 km S
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Dun Law Mountain, South Lanarkshire1.7 km NE
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Stake Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire2.2 km W
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Glen Ea's Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire2.2 km N
Sources & licences
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