Skelfhill Pen
Located in The Scottish Borders, Scotland Coordinates: 55°19′08″ N 2°52′53″ W
- Elevation
- 532 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EDI Edinburgh Airport77 km
- NCL Newcastle International Airport82 km
About Skelfhill Pen
Skelfhill Pen is a mountain. Location: The Scottish Borders, Scotland. Elevation: 532 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (77 km). Nearby sights include Skelfhill Fell and Cauldcleuch Head.
Climate of Skelfhill Pen
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 145 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- January (155 mm)
- Driest month
- May (82 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).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 12° | 15° | 16° | 16° | 13° | 10° | 6° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | -1° | 0° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 7° | 6° | 3° | 0° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 155 | 114 | 128 | 84 | 82 | 86 | 94 | 108 | 121 | 146 | 145 | 154 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Skelfhill Pen
The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 77 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 73 km to the north.
Airports
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 77 kmnorthwest
- Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 82 kmeast
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 109 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 73 kmnorth
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 90 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 106 kmnorthwest
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 106 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 128 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Skelfhill Pen
Within 100 km: 697 historic and cultural sites, 2,830 natural sites, 666 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km342 places
- Shaws Upper Loch Lake 16 kmN
- Shaws Under Loch Lake 17 kmN
- Shaws Lochs Lake 17 kmN
- Moodlaw Loch Lake 15 kmW
25–60 km1,397 places
- Kirkland Scar Island 45 kmSW
- Wooden Anna Island 43 kmNE
- Fishgarth Holm Island 53 kmS
- Coathouse Island Island 51 kmS
60–100 km2,454 places
- Powillimount Beach Beach 65 kmSW
- Burntisland Beach Beach 85 kmN
- Cramond beach Beach 78 kmN
- Portobello Beach Beach 72 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Priesthaugh Village, The Scottish Borders3.5 km NE
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Teviothead Village, The Scottish Borders4.3 km NW
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Hawick Town, The Scottish Borders13 km NE -
Newmill Village, The Scottish Borders7.5 km N
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Branxholme Village, The Scottish Borders8.9 km N
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Craik Village, The Scottish Borders11 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Skelfhill Fell Mountain, The Scottish Borders1.7 km SE
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Cauldcleuch Head Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.8 km SE
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Skelfhill Craig Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.6 km NE
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Southdean Rig Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.6 km N
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Wether Law Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.7 km SW
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Far Height Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.7 km NW
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Staney Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.9 km N
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Millstone Edge Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.9 km S
Sources & licences
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