- Elevation
- 555 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport34 km
- MAN Manchester Airport69 km
About Moel Famau
Moel Famau is a mountain. Location: Cilcain, Flintshire. Elevation: 555 m.
Moel Famau is the highest hill in the Clwydian Range and the highest point (county top) of the county of Flintshire in Wales (both the historic county and the current council area). It lies on the boundary between Denbighshire and Flintshire. The hill, which also gives its name to the Moel Famau country park, has been classed as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty since 1985. It is also surrounded by several well-preserved Iron Age hill forts.
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At a glance
- Topographic prominence
- 278 m
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Moel Famau
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Climate of Moel Famau
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 114 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- November (114 mm)
- Driest month
- May (65 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 4° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 12° | 15° | 17° | 16° | 14° | 10° | 7° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | -1° | 1° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 1° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 98 | 74 | 87 | 69 | 65 | 74 | 65 | 84 | 93 | 98 | 114 | 106 |
How to get to Moel Famau
The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 34 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Birkenhead, 31 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 34 kmnortheast
- Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 69 kmeast
- Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 128 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Birkenhead Population: 325.3K 31 kmnortheast
- Liverpool Population: 496.8K 34 kmnortheast
- St Helens Population: 183.2K 48 kmnortheast
- Warrington Population: 172.3K 52 kmnortheast
- Wigan Population: 175.4K 60 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Moel Famau
Within 100 km: 645 historic and cultural sites, 2,060 natural sites, 197 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km239 places
- Thurstaston Beach Beach 22 kmN
- Little Eye Island 24 kmN
- Llyn Brân Lake 20 kmW
- Alwen Reservoir Lake 23 kmW
25–60 km950 places
- Formby Beach Beach 47 kmN
- Ainsdale Beach Beach 52 kmN
- Puffin Island Island 55 kmW
- Hilbre Island Island 26 kmN
60–100 km1,713 places
- Anglesey Island 73 kmW
- Traeth Penllech Beach 100 kmW
- Porth Towyn Beach Beach 96 kmW
- Traeth Lligwy Beach 71 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Llanbedr-Dyffryn-Clwyd Village, Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd3.5 km S
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Pentre Village, Cilcain2.6 km NE
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Bryn y Castell Village, Cilcain2.7 km NE
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Cilcain Village, Cilcain3 km NE
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Tre-lan Village, Cilcain3.2 km N
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Llangynhafal Municipality, Denbighshire2.6 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Moel Dywyll Mountain, Cilcain1.1 km NW
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Clwydian Range Mountain, Wales3.2 km N -
Foel Fenlli Mountain, Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd2.6 km S
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Moel Arthur Mountain, Nannerch3.7 km NW -
Moel Llys-y-coed Mountain, Cilcain3 km N
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Moel Eithinen Mountain, Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd3.5 km S
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Cefn Mawr Mountain, Gwernymynydd4 km E
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Moel Plas-yw Mountain, Nannerch4.3 km N
Sources & licences
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