Cairn Toul, Aberdeenshire — Elevation, map and nearby sights

About Cairn Toul

Cairn Toul is a mountain. Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Elevation: 1,291 m.

From Wikipedia

Cairn Toul (Scottish Gaelic: Càrn an t-Sabhail, 'hill of the barn') is the 4th-highest mountain in Scotland and all of the British Isles, after Ben Nevis, Ben Macdui and Braeriach. The summit is 1,291 metres (4,236 feet) above sea level. It is in the western massif of the Cairngorms, linked by a bealach at about 1125 m to Braeriach. The mountain towers above the Lairig Ghru pass. Cairn Toul is often climbed together with other peaks.

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At a glance

Topographic prominence: 166 m

Source: Wikidata

Photos of Cairn Toul

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Climate of Cairn Toul

This month · November

A wet month

Day 1° · Night -4° · Rain 176 mm

Hottest month: July (day 11°)
Coldest month: February (night -7°)
Wettest month: January (208 mm)
Driest month: June (93 mm)

-1° -6°

-2° -7°

0° -6°

3° -5°

7° -2°

10° 1°

11° 3°

8° 1°

4° -2°

1° -4°

-1° -6°

Jan

208

Feb

136

Mar

157

Apr

98

May

99

Jun

93

Jul

95

Aug

111

Sep

147

Oct

179

Nov

176

Dec

177

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

Climate of Cairn Toul
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	-1°	-2°	0°	3°	7°	10°	11°	11°	8°	4°	1°	-1°
Average low (°C)	-6°	-7°	-6°	-5°	-2°	1°	3°	3°	1°	-2°	-4°	-6°
Precipitation (mm)	208	136	157	98	99	93	95	111	147	179	176	177

How to get to Cairn Toul

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 58 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) (93 km). The nearest large city is Dundee, 79 km to the southeast.

Airports

Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 58 kmnorth
Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 79 kmsoutheast
Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) Aberdeen 93 kmeast

Nearby large cities

Dundee Population: 148.2K 79 kmsoutheast
Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 98 kmeast
Edinburgh Population: 515K 127 kmsouth
Glasgow Population: 626.4K 137 kmsouth
Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 266 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Cairn Toul

Within 100 km: 87 historic and cultural sites, 3,935 natural sites, 692 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km413 places

Eilean na Cluanaich Island 24 kmW
Tom Dubh Island 15 kmNW
Eilean Dubh Island 15 kmNW
Ballochbuie Island Island 20 kmW

25–60 km1,694 places

Eilean nan Faoileag Island 50 kmNW
Bàn Eilean Island 55 kmW
Eilean an Righ Island 47 kmW
Isle of Spar Island 55 kmS

60–100 km2,607 places

Balbithan Island Island 86 kmE
Findlays Seat Mountain 65 kmNE
Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 78 kmN
Sunnyside Beach Beach 91 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Aviemore Village, Highland
17 km NW
Muir Village, Aberdeenshire
12 km SE
Achlean Village, Highland
11 km W
Rothiemurchus Village, Highland
12 km NW
Glenmore Village, Highland
12 km N
Kingussie Village, Highland
21 km W

Cairn Toul

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Stob Coire an t-Saighdeir Mountain, Aberdeenshire
0.9 km S
Sgor an Lochain Uaine Mountain, Aberdeenshire
1 km NW
Lochan Uaine Lake, Aberdeenshire
0.9 km NW
The Devil's Point Mountain, Aberdeenshire
2.5 km SE
Ben Macdui Mountain, Moray
3.1 km NE
Braeriach Mountain, Aberdeenshire
2.9 km N
Carn a' Mhaim Mountain, Aberdeenshire
3.7 km SE
Monadh Mor Mountain, Highland
3.9 km SW