- Elevation
- 1,040 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- INV Inverness Airport60 km
- DND Dundee Airport76 km
About Little Cairngorm
Little Cairngorm is a mountain. Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Elevation: 1,040 m. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (60 km). Nearby sights include Derry Cairngorm and Cairngorms National Park.
Photos of Little Cairngorm
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Ben Macdui Mick Knapton at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Cairn Toul Graham Ellis · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Beinn Bhreac Stuart Meek · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Derry Cairngorm Mick Knapton at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Beinn a' Chaorainn Mick Knapton at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Little Cairngorm
This month · November
A wet month
Day 3° · Night -3° · Rain 165 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 13°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -5°)
- Wettest month
- January (198 mm)
- Driest month
- June (88 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) | 0° | 0° | 1° | 5° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 10° | 6° | 3° | 1° |
| Average low (°C) | -5° | -5° | -4° | -3° | 0° | 3° | 5° | 5° | 3° | 0° | -3° | -4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 198 | 129 | 147 | 94 | 93 | 88 | 89 | 106 | 140 | 172 | 165 | 166 |
How to get to Little Cairngorm
The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 60 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) (87 km). The nearest large city is Dundee, 76 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 60 kmnorthwest
- Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 76 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) Aberdeen 87 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 76 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 93 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 126 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 138 kmsouth
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 263 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Little Cairngorm
Within 100 km: 87 historic and cultural sites, 3,741 natural sites, 661 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km427 places
- Tom Dubh Island 20 kmW
- Eilean Dubh Island 20 kmNW
- Loch Vrotachan Lake 21 kmSE
- Loch Vaa Lake 23 kmNW
25–60 km1,633 places
- Eilean nan Faoileag Island 54 kmNW
- Island of Dundurcas Island 60 kmNE
- Eilean an Righ Island 53 kmW
- Isle of Spar Island 58 kmSW
60–100 km2,429 places
- Balbithan Island Island 80 kmE
- Findlays Seat Mountain 62 kmNE
- Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 77 kmN
- Sunnyside Beach Beach 87 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Muir Village, Aberdeenshire8.7 km SE
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Corriemulzie Village, Aberdeenshire12 km SE
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Inverey Village, Aberdeenshire12 km SE
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Aviemore Village, Highland20 km NW
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Auchendryne Neighbourhood, Aberdeenshire14 km SE
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Braemar Village, Aberdeenshire14 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Derry Cairngorm Mountain, Aberdeenshire0.8 km N
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Cairngorms National Park Natural site, Aberdeenshire1.6 km SE
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Carn Crom Mountain, Aberdeenshire1.9 km S
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Sgurr an Lochan Uaine Mountain, Aberdeenshire1.9 km N
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Carn a' Mhaim Mountain, Aberdeenshire3.3 km SW -
Ben Macdui Mountain, Moray3.6 km NW -
Sron Riach Mountain, Aberdeenshire2.1 km W
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Beinn Bhreac Mountain, Aberdeenshire3.9 km E
More nature in United Kingdom
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Beinn a' Chaorainn Mountain, Aberdeenshire4.8 km NE
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The Devil's Point Mountain, Aberdeenshire4.9 km SW -
Cairn Toul Mountain, Aberdeenshire5.7 km W
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Beinn Bhrotain Mountain, Aberdeenshire8.3 km SW -
Braeriach Mountain, Aberdeenshire7.2 km W
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Glen Lui Natural site, Aberdeenshire6.9 km SE
Sources & licences
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