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Mountain

Pen Cerrig-calch

Located in Crickhowell, Powys Coordinates: 51°53′41″ N 3°08′24″ W

Map showing the location of Pen Cerrig-calch Pen Cerrig-calch
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
701 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Crickhowell
3.9 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport57 km
BRS Bristol Airport64 km

About Pen Cerrig-calch

Pen Cerrig-calch is a mountain. Location: Crickhowell, Powys. Elevation: 701 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (57 km). Nearby sights include Pen Allt-mawr and Pen Twyn Glas.

Climate of Pen Cerrig-calch

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 143 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night -2°)
Wettest month
December (155 mm)
Driest month
July (70 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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Climate of Pen Cerrig-calch
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°3°6°8°12°14°17°16°14°10°6°4°
Average low (°C)-1°-2°-1°1°4°6°9°9°7°4°1°0°
Precipitation (mm)1541101158682837097112129143155

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Pen Cerrig-calch

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 57 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newport, 36 km to the south.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 57 kmsouth
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 64 kmsoutheast
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 114 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Newport Population: 161.5K 36 kmsouth
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 46 kmsouth
  • Bristol Population: 479K 62 kmsoutheast
  • Gloucester Population: 132.4K 62 kmeast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 63 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Pen Cerrig-calch

Within 100 km: 1,012 historic and cultural sites, 2,306 natural sites, 155 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km293 places

  • Llangorse Lake Lake 9 kmNW
  • Talybont Reservoir Lake 12 kmW
  • Pen y Fan Mountain 20 kmW
  • Sugar Loaf Mountain 7 kmSE

25–60 km1,336 places

  • Flat Holm Island 57 kmS
  • Barry Island Island 56 kmS
  • Sully Island Island 56 kmS
  • Denny Island Island 48 kmSE

60–100 km1,844 places

  • Kilve Beach Beach 78 kmS
  • Tresaith Beach Beach 98 kmW
  • Llangrannog's Beach Beach 96 kmW
  • Ynys Lochtyn Island 96 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Crickhowell Village, Crickhowell
    3.9 km S
  • Llangattock Village, Llangattock
    4.8 km S
  • Danygrug Neighbourhood, Crickhowell
    3.5 km S
  • Ffynnonau Neighbourhood, Crickhowell
    3.5 km S
  • Llanbedr Village, The Vale of Grwyney
    3 km SE
  • Cwm-du Village, Llanfihangel Cwmdu with Bwlch and Cathedine
    3 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Pen Allt-mawr Mountain, Llanfihangel Cwmdu with Bwlch and Cathedine
    2.1 km NW
  • Pen Twyn Glas Mountain, Llanfihangel Cwmdu with Bwlch and Cathedine
    3.3 km N
  • Coed Cefn Mountain, The Vale of Grwyney
    4 km S
  • Crug Mawr Mountain, The Vale of Grwyney
    4.6 km E
  • Maes Celyn Motte Historic site, Crickhowell
    3.1 km S
  • Tretower Castle Historic site, Llanfihangel Cwmdu with Bwlch and Cathedine
    3.4 km W
  • Myarth Mountain, Llanfihangel Cwmdu with Bwlch and Cathedine
    4.8 km W
  • Alisby Castle Historic site, Crickhowell
    4.2 km S

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