Careg y Big
Located in Llansantffraid Glyn Ceiriog, Wrexham Coordinates: 52°56′55″ N 3°10′13″ W
- Elevation
- 418 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport48 km
- MAN Manchester Airport74 km
About Careg y Big
Careg y Big is a mountain. Location: Llansantffraid Glyn Ceiriog, Wrexham. Elevation: 418 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (48 km). Nearby sights include Craig-y-dduallt and Pen-y-coed.
Photos of Careg y Big
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Ruabon Mountain Richard Law · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Chirk Castle Llywelyn2000 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Climate of Careg y Big
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 135 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -1°)
- Wettest month
- November (135 mm)
- Driest month
- May (75 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) | 5° | 5° | 7° | 10° | 13° | 16° | 18° | 18° | 15° | 11° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | -1° | 1° | 2° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 2° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 125 | 93 | 105 | 80 | 75 | 83 | 75 | 94 | 106 | 118 | 135 | 133 |
How to get to Careg y Big
The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 48 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Birkenhead, 51 km to the north.
Airports
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 48 kmnortheast
- Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 74 kmnortheast
- Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 111 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Birkenhead Population: 325.3K 51 kmnorth
- Liverpool Population: 496.8K 53 kmnorth
- Telford Population: 155.6K 57 kmsoutheast
- St Helens Population: 183.2K 63 kmnortheast
- Newcastle-under-Lyme Population: 127.7K 63 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Careg y Big
Within 100 km: 776 historic and cultural sites, 2,280 natural sites, 193 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km304 places
- Newton Mere Lake 22 kmE
- Crose Mere Lake 23 kmE
- Sweat Mere Lake 24 kmE
- Mwdwl-eithin Mountain 24 kmW
25–60 km1,217 places
- Thurstaston Beach Beach 43 kmN
- Hilbre Island Island 49 kmN
- Little Eye Island 47 kmN
- Wigg Island Island 55 kmNE
60–100 km1,728 places
- Anglesey Island 86 kmNW
- Porth Towyn Beach Beach 98 kmW
- Traeth Lligwy Beach 86 kmNW
- Formby Beach Beach 69 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Llangollen Village, Llangollen2.2 km N
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Llansantffraid Glyn Ceiriog Village, Llansantffraid Glyn Ceiriog2.1 km SW
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Llangollen Municipality, Denbighshire2.3 km N
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Pontfadog Village, Glyntraian2.5 km SE
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Llwynmawr Village, Glyntraian2.8 km S
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Cefn Mawr Village, Cefn7.1 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Craig-y-dduallt Mountain, Llangollen1.9 km E
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Pen-y-coed Mountain, Llangollen2.1 km NE
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Barber's Hill Mountain, Llangollen2.7 km NW
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Y Foel Mountain, Llansantffraid Glyn Ceiriog2.7 km W
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Pant Hill Mountain, Glyntraian3.1 km S
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Castell Dinas Bran Mountain, Llangollen3.5 km N
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Graig-wen Mountain, Glyntraian3.7 km SE
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Llwyn Twr Mountain, Llangollen3.7 km N
Sources & licences
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