- Elevation
- 861 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- DND Dundee Airport60 km
- ABZ Aberdeen International Airport68 km
About Creag Liath
Creag Liath is a mountain. Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Elevation: 861 m. The nearest airport is Dundee Airport (60 km). Nearby sights include Meall Coire na Saobhaidhe and Lochnagar.
Photos of Creag Liath
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Lochnagar Colin Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Broad Cairn Gwen and James Anderson · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Cairn Bannoch David Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Creag Liath
This month · November
A wet month
Day 4° · Night -2° · Rain 144 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -4°)
- Wettest month
- January (175 mm)
- Driest month
- June (80 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 1° | 1° | 3° | 6° | 10° | 13° | 15° | 14° | 11° | 7° | 4° | 2° |
| Average low (°C) | -4° | -4° | -3° | -2° | 1° | 4° | 6° | 6° | 4° | 1° | -2° | -3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 175 | 114 | 126 | 86 | 86 | 80 | 80 | 95 | 123 | 156 | 144 | 145 |
How to get to Creag Liath
The nearest airport is Dundee Airport (DND), 60 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) (68 km). The nearest large city is Dundee, 59 km to the south.
Airports
- Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 60 kmsouth
- Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) Aberdeen 68 kmeast
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 79 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 59 kmsouth
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 72 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 114 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 139 kmsouthwest
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 245 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Creag Liath
Within 100 km: 95 historic and cultural sites, 3,088 natural sites, 564 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km464 places
- Loch Wharral Lake 19 kmSE
- Loch Vrotachan Lake 16 kmSW
- Shechernich Loch Lake 23 kmS
- Loch Muick Lake 7 kmSE
25–60 km1,373 places
- Eilean na Cluanaich Island 53 kmW
- Island of Clunie Island 46 kmS
- Heathery Isle Island 57 kmN
- Island Roary Island 53 kmN
60–100 km1,910 places
- Balbithan Island Island 62 kmNE
- Findlays Seat Mountain 66 kmN
- Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 82 kmN
- Sunnyside Beach Beach 84 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Inver Village, Aberdeenshire4.3 km N
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Invergelder Village, Aberdeenshire4.5 km N
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Carnaquheen Village, Aberdeenshire6.2 km N
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Easter Balmoral Village, Aberdeenshire6.3 km N
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Spittal of Glenmuick Village, Aberdeenshire7.1 km SE
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Crathie Kirk Village, Aberdeenshire7.1 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Meall Coire na Saobhaidhe Mountain, Aberdeenshire0.9 km S
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Lochnagar Mountain, Aberdeenshire2.1 km S
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Balmoral Forest Natural site, Aberdeenshire1.5 km SE
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Lochnagar NW Top Mountain, Aberdeenshire1.6 km W
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Meall an Tionail Mountain, Aberdeenshire2.1 km W
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Cnapan Nathraichean Mountain, Aberdeenshire2.2 km W
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Cnap a' Choire Bhuidhe Mountain, Aberdeenshire2.4 km NW
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Cac Carn Mor Mountain, Aberdeenshire2.5 km S
Sources & licences
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