Pen y Castell, Caerhun — Elevation, map and nearby sights

About Pen y Castell

Pen y Castell is a mountain. Location: Caerhun, Conwy. Elevation: 624 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (73 km). Nearby sights include Penygadair and Drum.

Photos of Pen y Castell

Pen Llithrig y Wrach Terry Hughes · CC BY-SA 2.0
Carneddau see below · CC BY-SA 2.0
Vale of Conway Porius1 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Climate of Pen y Castell

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 160 mm

Hottest month: July (day 16°)
Coldest month: February (night -1°)
Wettest month: November (160 mm)
Driest month: May (77 mm)

4° -1°

6° 0°

8° 1°

12° 4°

14° 6°

16° 8°

13° 7°

10° 4°

7° 2°

5° 0°

Jan

142

Feb

105

Mar

121

Apr

85

May

77

Jun

84

Jul

87

Aug

104

Sep

119

Oct

144

Nov

160

Dec

153

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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Climate of Pen y Castell
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	4°	4°	6°	8°	12°	14°	16°	16°	13°	10°	7°	5°
Average low (°C)	-1°	-1°	0°	1°	4°	6°	8°	8°	7°	4°	2°	0°
Precipitation (mm)	142	105	121	85	77	84	87	104	119	144	160	153

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Pen y Castell

The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 73 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Birkenhead, 64 km to the east.

Airports

Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 73 kmeast
Isle of Man Airport (IOM) Castletown, Rushen 109 kmnorthwest
Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 110 kmeast

Nearby large cities

Birkenhead Population: 325.3K 64 kmeast
Liverpool Population: 496.8K 67 kmeast
St Helens Population: 183.2K 83 kmeast
Blackpool Population: 145K 89 kmnortheast
Warrington Population: 172.3K 91 kmeast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Pen y Castell

Within 100 km: 403 historic and cultural sites, 1,567 natural sites, 165 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km306 places

Puffin Island Island 15 kmNW
Gored Gôch Island 18 kmW
Ynys Castell Island 16 kmW
Ynys y Big Island 16 kmW

25–60 km784 places

Anglesey Island 29 kmW
Porth Towyn Beach Beach 58 kmSW
Traeth Lligwy Beach 29 kmNW
Thurstaston Beach Beach 54 kmE

60–100 km1,045 places

British Isles Island 89 kmN
Whistling Sands Beach 68 kmSW
Traeth Penllech Beach 62 kmSW
Formby Beach Beach 68 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Dolgarrog Village, Dolgarrog
5 km E
Llanbedr-y-cennin Village, Caerhun
3.2 km E
Llanfairfechan Village, Llanfairfechan
7.4 km NW
Pwll-du Village, Dolgarrog
3.3 km SE
Tal-y-bont Village, Caerhun
4.5 km E
Penmaenmawr Village, Penmaenmawr
7.3 km N

Pen y Castell

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Penygadair Mountain, Caerhun
1.3 km NE
Drum Mountain, Caerhun
1.5 km NW
Carnedd y Ddelw Mountain, Aber
2.2 km NW
Foel-fras Mountain, Aber
2.7 km W
Pen y Gaer Mountain, Caerhun
2.8 km E
Waen Bryn-gwenith Mountain, Caerhun
2.9 km SE
Llwytmor Mountain, Aber
3.3 km W
Foel Lwyd Mountain, Caerhun
3.4 km N